Lawrence County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLawrence County economy
3.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.3% the month before
39,021
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
85,423
people in Lawrence County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,779
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lawrence County ranks
Where Lawrence County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #18Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Northeast8.1 per 10,000 · of 100
- #24Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mid-Atlantic8.1 per 10,000 · of 100
Lawrence 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 0.7% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 2.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.2%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+420 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lawrence 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.
Lawrence County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.
- Ecolab USA2 open roles
- AE Engineering1 open role
- Alpha Agency1 open role
- Client Staffing Solutions1 open role
- Ecolab1 open role
- KOB Solutions1 open role
- Merakey1 open role
- Merakey Pennsylvania1 open role
- Philips Recruiting Services1 open role
- Top Dog Recruiting1 open role
Colleges in Lawrence County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster College | New Wilmington | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lawrence 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).
- West Central Workforce Development Board
Lawrence, Mercer
PA CareerLink - Lawrence County
New Castle · Comprehensive
8:30am-4:30pm Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri; 10am-4:30pm Thurs
Cities in Lawrence 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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