Lebanon County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lebanon County’s unemployment rate is 2.8%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 6 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Lebanon County economy

2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
75,238
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
143,592
people in Lebanon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$76,350
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Lebanon County ranks

Where Lebanon County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#13Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.8% · of 100
#19Fastest-growing job markets in the Northeast+5.5% · of 100

Lebanon County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 5.5% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.8%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: manufacturing (+568 jobs), health care (+533 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Lebanon 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.

Lebanon County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Lebanon 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.

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Employers hiring most in Lebanon 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.

Wesco International2 open roles
Bell Company1 open role
Deutsche Post DHL1 open role
Lebanon Valley College1 open role
Sherwin Williams1 open role

Colleges in Lebanon County

Colleges in Lebanon County
College	City	Type	Students
Lebanon Valley College	Annville	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lebanon 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
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry, York

PA CareerLink - Lebanon County
Lebanon · Comprehensive · 717-274-2554
Mon - Fri, 8:00 am - 4:30pm

Cities in Lebanon County

Annville4 jobs

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Sources: 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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