Lackawanna County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLackawanna County economy
3.4%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.6% the month before
105,925
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
215,834
people in Lackawanna County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,691
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lackawanna 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 3.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 0.5% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.4%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,293 jobs), transportation & warehousing (+1,075 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−478 jobs), finance & insurance (−461 jobs)
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Lackawanna County layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
60
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | PharmaCann, Inc. | Lackawanna | 60 | Closure | State record |
Employers hiring most in Lackawanna 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.
- General Dynamics OTS7 open roles
- Bank of America3 open roles
- Lockheed Martin Services3 open roles
- Bazooka Candy Brands2 open roles
- Canpack US2 open roles
- EDI Staffing2 open roles
- Geisinger2 open roles
- Geisinger Medical Center2 open roles
- General Dynamics2 open roles
- Lockheed Martin2 open roles
Colleges in Lackawanna County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lackawanna College | Scranton | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Marywood University | Scranton | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| University of Scranton | Scranton | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | Scranton | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton | Dunmore | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Yeshivath Beth Moshe | Scranton | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lackawanna 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).
PA CareerLink - Lackawanna County
Scranton · Comprehensive · 570-963-4671
Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
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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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