Somerset, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
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Show me jobs near meJobs in Somerset
- Engineering ManagerNew Day Executive Search
- Project Civil EngineerApex Companies
- Operations ManagerManpower
- Inside Sales RepresentativeRiggs Industries
- Associate Mechanical Engineer -(On Site)Drive
Employers hiring most in Somerset
- Apex Companies1 open role
- Drive1 open role
- Manpower1 open role
- New Day Executive Search1 open role
- Riggs Industries1 open role
Somerset layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
96
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | PA Potato Chip Manufacturing LLC | Somerset | 96 | Closure | State record |
Somerset 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 down 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
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Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Somerset. 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).
- Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Board
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset
PA CareerLink - Somerset County
Somerset · Comprehensive · 814-445-4161
8:00am to 4:00pm Mon - Thursday and Friday 9:00am to 4pm
Somerset County Office of Veterans Services
Somerset · Affiliate · 814-445-1551
Monday - Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm, closed daily from 12:00pm-1:00pm
Somerset County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
32,232
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
73,255
people in Somerset County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,378
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
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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