Bradford County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meBradford County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
26,546
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
59,971
people in Bradford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,482
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Bradford County ranks
Where Bradford County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #22Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.9% · of 100
Bradford 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 1.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+695 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−327 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.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Bradford County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
11
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Post Consumer Brands, LLC | Columbia | 11 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Bradford 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.
- Guthrie Cortland Medical Center13 open roles
- Qnity Electronics6 open roles
- FirstEnergy Akron3 open roles
- Guthrie2 open roles
- Opportunities2 open roles
- ADP1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- ELLWOOD Groups1 open role
- Steinbacher Goodall & Yurchak1 open role
- Superior Tire & Rubber1 open role
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Bradford 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).
- Northern Tier Workforce Development Board
Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming
PA CareerLink - Bradford/Sullivan Counties
Towanda · Comprehensive · 570-265-2171
Monday - Friday 8:30-12 and 1-4:30
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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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