Bethlehem, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Branch & Community Development ManagerCommunity Bank, National Association
- Commercial Insurance Account ManagerCommunity Bank, National Association
- Onsite Seeburger EDI Systems AnalystEDI Staffing
- Upper School Administrative AssistantMoravian Academy
- Fulfillment Area Manager - NightsQVC Group
- Senior Operations Manager - NightsQVC Group
- Area Mgr Site Quality OperationsQVC Group
- Fulfillment ICQA Team LeadQVC Group
- Operations Planning Area ManagerQVC Group
- Fulfillment Center Operations Manager - DaysQVC Group
Employers hiring most in Bethlehem
- Langan7 open roles
- QVC Group7 open roles
- Guardian Life Insurance4 open roles
- Moravian Academy3 open roles
- Rotatingmachinery3 open roles
- Abacus Staffing2 open roles
- Buzzi Unicem USA2 open roles
- Community Bank, National Association2 open roles
- Confidential2 open roles
- Flexport2 open roles
Bethlehem layoffs
No layoff notices naming Bethlehem in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Bethlehem
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh University | Private non-profit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Moravian University | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| International Institute for Restorative Practices | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Where Bethlehem ranks
Where Bethlehem placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #21Best college towns for junior jobs in the Northeast31% · of 50
- #22Best cities for junior jobs in the Northeast30% · of 70
Northampton County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 4.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.3%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+3,748 jobs), hotels & food (+918 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,137 jobs), admin & staffing (−435 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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- Workforce Board Lehigh Valley
Lehigh, Northampton
Northampton County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
171,493
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
315,927
people in Northampton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,687
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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