Huntingdon County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

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Show me jobs near meHuntingdon County economy
3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
19,594
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
43,844
people in Huntingdon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$65,429
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Huntingdon 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 6.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.0%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
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- 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.
Huntingdon County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Huntingdon 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.
Employers hiring most in Huntingdon 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.
- Anglian Water1 open role
- B.E. Smith1 open role
- Confidential1 open role
- Upstream Rehabilitation1 open role
Colleges in Huntingdon County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata College | Huntingdon | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Huntingdon 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).
- Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Board
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset
PA CareerLink - Huntingdon County
Huntingdon · Comprehensive · 814-641-6408
Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm
Cities in Huntingdon 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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