Erie County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meErie County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
127,408
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
269,544
people in Erie County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,476
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Erie 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 2.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 1.8% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,217 jobs), finance & insurance (+512 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−741 jobs), retail (−386 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Erie County
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Erie County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
51
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Bush Industries, Inc. | Erie | 51 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Erie 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.
- Erie Insurance9 open roles
- PNC Financial Services Group5 open roles
- Vertiv Holdings5 open roles
- UPMC4 open roles
- Adecco3 open roles
- Amazon3 open roles
- Emerson3 open roles
- Gaudenzia3 open roles
- Confidential2 open roles
- Elkay2 open roles
Colleges in Erie County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gannon University | Erie | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | Erie | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Mercyhurst University | Erie | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | Erie | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Erie 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
PA CareerLink - Erie County
Erie · Comprehensive · 814-455-9966
M to F 8:30am to 4:30pm
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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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