Carbon County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Carbon County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 4 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Carbon County economy

3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
33,161
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
65,191
people in Carbon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$67,877
median household income
Source: Census ACS
30%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Carbon County ranks

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

November 2026

#12Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
#16Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic8.9 per 10,000 · of 100
#22Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Northeast−1.4 points · of 97
#23Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mid-Atlantic−1.4 points · of 97

Carbon 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 7.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 1.7% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.4%, down 1.4 points from a year ago

Learn and get funded in Carbon County

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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.

Carbon County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Carbon 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.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Carbon 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.

Mauch Chunk Trust Company2 open roles
Keel Infrastructure1 open role
Terex1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Pocono Counties Workforce Development Board
Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne

PA Career Link - Carbon County
Nesquehoning · Comprehensive · 570-325-2701
M-F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Cities in Carbon County

Nesquehoning2 jobs

Other Pennsylvania counties

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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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