Juniata County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meJuniata County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
11,136
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
23,419
people in Juniata County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$63,923
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Juniata 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 down 6.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 1.4 points from a year ago
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−417 jobs)
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Juniata County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Juniata 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.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Juniata 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).
- South Central Workforce Development Board
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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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