Blair County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBlair County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
57,451
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
121,854
people in Blair County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,594
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Blair County ranks
Where Blair County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #18Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.9% · of 100
Blair 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+406 jobs), construction (+305 jobs)
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- 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.
Blair County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Blair County 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.
Employers hiring most in Blair County
Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.
- Sheetz8 open roles
- Direct Marketing Solutions3 open roles
- UPMC3 open roles
- Vontier3 open roles
- Wieland Rolled Products North America3 open roles
- US Foods2 open roles
- Adelphoi Village1 open role
- Ameriprise Financial1 open role
- BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
- County of Blair1 open role
Colleges in Blair County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona | Altoona | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Blair County. 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 - Blair County
Altoona · Comprehensive · 814-940-6201
8:30am to 4:30pm Mon. - Thurs., 9:00am - 4:30pm Fri.
Cities in Blair County
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Pennsylvania unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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