Harrisburg, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Highway Project Manager - PennsylvaniaParsons
- Project Director - DE Highway Client Service LeaderHNTB
- Direct Care Program LeadMerakey
- Corporate Account Manager | HybridDayton Freight Lines
- Rheumatology Territory Business Manager, Scranton, PAArgenx
- Sr. OneSource Services Manager - Mid-Atlantic RegionPerkinElmer
- Safety Specialist ILove's Travel Stops
- Director of Land ProtectionNature Conservancy
- Regional Manager (Dental)Dental365
- Senior Manager of Enterprise Sales - GovEd, Comcast BusinessComcast
Employers hiring most in Harrisburg
- Capital Blue Cross10 open roles
- Michels9 open roles
- Michael Baker International6 open roles
- GSK5 open roles
- Hamilton Health Center4 open roles
- MYR Group4 open roles
- Woolpert4 open roles
- Abbott Laboratories3 open roles
- Cencora3 open roles
- KPMG3 open roles
Harrisburg layoffs
No layoff notices naming Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg University of Science and Technology | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Conferences in Harrisburg
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Harrisburg. 2 with dates announced.
- PA Digital Summit
Nov 18, 2026 · Harrisburg, PA
Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed
- PONL Annual Nursing Leadership Conference
Oct 28 to Oct 29, 2027 · Harrisburg, PA
Paid ticket. Attendee prices not yet posted; 2027 prospectus under construction.
Where Harrisburg ranks
Where Harrisburg placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Northeast29% · of 38
- #2Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Mid-Atlantic29% · of 53
- #5Best all-round cities for new graduates in the Northeast63 / 100 · of 26
- #5Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Northeast72 / 100 · of 26
- #6Best all-round cities for remote workers in the Mid-Atlantic76 / 100 · of 37
- #8Best college towns for junior jobs in the Northeast36% · of 50
Dauphin County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 3.9% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, down 1.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,766 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,655 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,933 jobs), admin & staffing (−1,425 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Harrisburg
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Harrisburg. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in Pennsylvania? How to file for unemployment in Pennsylvania (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- South Central Workforce Development Board
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry, York
PA CareerLink - Capitol Region
Harrisburg · Comprehensive · 717-783-3270
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday
Dauphin County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
150,236
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
287,484
people in Dauphin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,159
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Pennsylvania unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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