Luzerne, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meLuzerne layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
218
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Federal Express Corporation | Luzerne | 63 | Closure | State record |
| Effective | Saks Fifth Avenue | Luzerne | 155 | Closure | State record |
Fayette 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 2.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 4.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.7%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+616 jobs), manufacturing (+413 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−353 jobs)
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Fayette, Westmoreland
Fayette County economy
3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.9% the month before
53,754
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
126,967
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,093
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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