Lancaster County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLancaster County economy
2.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.5% the month before
297,770
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
555,151
people in Lancaster County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$83,703
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lancaster County ranks
Where Lancaster County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #2Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.5% · of 100
- #13Best county job markets for job seekers in the Northeast61 / 100 · of 51
- #16Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Northeast2.5% · of 100
- #19Best county job markets for job seekers in the Mid-Atlantic59 / 100 · of 64
- #25Counties with the most job openings per unemployed person in the Northeast3 per 100 · of 51
Lancaster 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 2.6% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 1.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.5%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,940 jobs), construction (+1,537 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−1,252 jobs), manufacturing (−1,202 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lancaster County
- 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.
Lancaster County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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.
- GSK7 open roles
- The Ephrata National Bank6 open roles
- UGI5 open roles
- Armstrong Elevator Company2 open roles
- Global Partners2 open roles
- IES Holdings2 open roles
- JPC Partners2 open roles
- Rethink First2 open roles
- Talmix2 open roles
- TRS Staffing Solutions2 open roles
Colleges in Lancaster County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millersville University of Pennsylvania | Millersville | Public 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
| Elizabethtown College | Elizabethtown | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Franklin and Marshall College | Lancaster | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Lancaster Bible College | Lancaster | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Saint Joseph's University - Lancaster | Lancaster | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Lancaster Theological Seminary | Lancaster | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
| Pennsylvania College of Art and Design | Lancaster | Private non-profit 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lancaster 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 - Lancaster County
Lancaster · Comprehensive · 717-509-5613
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M, T, W, Th, F. Closed first Wednesday of every other even month at 12:00pm
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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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