Crawford County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meCrawford County economy
2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
37,094
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
83,189
people in Crawford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,254
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Crawford County ranks
Where Crawford County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #20Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.9% · of 100
Crawford 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 0.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+554 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Crawford 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.
Crawford County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
200
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Stoelzle Glass USA, Inc. | Beaver | 200 | — | State record |
Employers hiring most in Crawford 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.
- UniFirst2 open roles
- Allegheny College1 open role
- Alpha Agency1 open role
- Care Options for Kids1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Eaton1 open role
- Giant Eagle1 open role
- PAM Health1 open role
- Post Consumer Brands1 open role
- Texas Roadhouse1 open role
Colleges in Crawford County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny College | Meadville | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Crawford 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).
- NWPA Job Connect/Northwest Workforce Development Board
Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren
Cities in Crawford 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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