Armstrong County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Armstrong County’s unemployment rate is 3.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Armstrong County economy

3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
30,054
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
65,069
people in Armstrong County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,295
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Armstrong 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 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.1%, down 1.2 points from a year ago

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Armstrong County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Armstrong 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.

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Employers hiring most in Armstrong 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.

American Civil Constructors1 open role
Busy Beaver Building Centers1 open role
Mastec1 open role
Sylvan America1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Armstrong 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).

Tri-County Workforce Investment Board
Armstrong, Butler, Indiana

PA CareerLink - Armstrong County
Kittanning · Comprehensive · 724-548-5693
M, T, TH, Fri - 8:30-4:00; Wed - 9:30 - 4:00

Cities in Armstrong County

Kittanning4 jobs

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Sources: 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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