Adams County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meAdams County economy
2.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
51,927
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
105,183
people in Adams County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$81,071
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Adams County ranks
Where Adams County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #9Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.7% · of 100
Adams 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 1.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 3.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.7%, down 0.9 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−537 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Adams County
- 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.
Adams County layoffs
2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
455
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Knouse Foods Cooperative, Inc. | Franklin | 148 | Closure | State record |
| Effective | Bowhead Logistics Management, LLC | Franklin | 307 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Adams 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.
- Penske Truck Leasing53 open roles
- Worley Group15 open roles
- Meet Greater Reading13 open roles
- Penske Truck Leasing / Penske Logistics12 open roles
- Sargent & Lundy11 open roles
- Amazon9 open roles
- FirstEnergy Akron8 open roles
- Albright College6 open roles
- NextPath Career Partners6 open roles
- EnerSys4 open roles
Largest employers headquartered in Adams County
- Penske Truck Leasing20,001–100,000 employees
- EnerSys5,001–20,000 employees
Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.
Colleges in Adams County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| United Lutheran Seminary | Gettysburg | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Adams 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).
- South Central Workforce Development Board
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry, York
Cities in Adams 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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