Delaware County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delaware County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 213 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Delaware County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
310,040
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
576,195
people in Delaware County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,576
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Delaware 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 0.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 0.8% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.3%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,826 jobs), hotels & food (+1,280 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−1,297 jobs), finance & insurance (−1,225 jobs)

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Delaware County layoffs

3
Layoff notices, last 12 months
546
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

Layoff notices filed in Delaware County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Oct 3, 2026	Essendant Management Services, LLC	Chester	150	Closure	State record
Effective Mar 29, 2026	BPM Limited	Chester	248	—	State record
Effective Mar 29, 2026	BPM Limited	Chester	148	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Delaware 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.

Lincoln National53 open roles
Incyte12 open roles
Cytokinetics10 open roles
Lincoln Financial Group9 open roles
Main Line Health9 open roles
Wawa8 open roles
Barry Callebaut6 open roles
Elwyn California6 open roles
Lincoln Financial Services6 open roles
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company6 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Delaware County

Devereux Foundation5,001–20,000 employees
Lincoln National5,001–20,000 employees

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Delaware County

Colleges in Delaware County
College	City	Type	Students
Villanova University	Villanova	Private non-profit 4-year	10,000–19,999
Eastern University	Saint Davids	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Widener University	Chester	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Haverford College	Haverford	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Neumann University	Aston	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	Media	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Delaware County Workforce Development Board
Delaware

PA CareerLink - Delaware County at Chester City
Chester · Comprehensive · 610-447-3350
8am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday
PA CareerLink - Delaware County Community College
Media · Comprehensive · 610-723-1220
8:00am - 4:00pm, closed Fridays during summer semesters

Cities in Delaware County

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St. Davids

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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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