Bucks County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bucks County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 161 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Bucks County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
354,013
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
645,993
people in Bucks County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$111,951
median household income
Source: Census ACS
49%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Bucks County ranks

Where Bucks County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#15Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.9% · of 100
#23Best county job markets for job seekers in the Northeast52 / 100 · of 51
#23Counties with the highest share of white-collar workers in the Northeast49% · of 100

Bucks County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 4.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+8,364 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+2,657 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−1,512 jobs), professional & technical (−781 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Bucks County

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Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Bucks County layoffs

2
Layoff notices, last 12 months
367
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Bucks County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Sep 16, 2026	Transform Warehouse Operations, LLC	Bucks	147	Closure	State record
Effective Aug 1, 2026	Chandler Hall Health Services	Bucks	220	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bucks 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.

L3HARRIS Technologies9 open roles
Amazon5 open roles
Langan5 open roles
QNB Bank5 open roles
Harris Health Strategic Fund4 open roles
The US Oncology Network4 open roles
Temple University3 open roles
The Addison of Woodbourne Place3 open roles
Air2 open roles
Applied Industrial Technologies2 open roles

Colleges in Bucks County

Colleges in Bucks County
College	City	Type	Students
Cairn University-Langhorne	Langhorne	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Delaware Valley University	Doylestown	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Won Institute of Graduate Studies	Warminster	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Bucks County Workforce Development Board
Bucks

PA CareerLink - Bucks County at Trevose
Trevose · Comprehensive · 267-580-3501
M-F 8:30am-4:00pm

Cities in Bucks County

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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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