Lehigh County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLehigh County economy
3.5%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.0% the month before
202,076
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
375,408
people in Lehigh County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,493
median household income
Source: Census ACS
39%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Where Lehigh County ranks
Where Lehigh County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #12Best county job markets for job seekers in the Northeast63 / 100 · of 51
- #12Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Northeast59 / 100 · of 51
- #15Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Northeast−1.5 points · of 97
- #16Counties where unemployment fell the most in the Mid-Atlantic−1.5 points · of 97
- #18Best county job markets for job seekers in the Mid-Atlantic59 / 100 · of 64
- #19Best counties for laid-off professionals in the Mid-Atlantic56 / 100 · of 64
Lehigh 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 3.2% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.7% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.5%, down 1.5 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+6,805 jobs), management of companies (+1,060 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−3,287 jobs), retail (−771 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Lehigh 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.
Lehigh County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lehigh 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 Lehigh 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.
- Lutron33 open roles
- PPL31 open roles
- Chobani6 open roles
- Lutron Electronics5 open roles
- Cintas4 open roles
- Honeywell International4 open roles
- ADP - Automatic Data Processing3 open roles
- Air Products3 open roles
- Bimbo Bakeries USA3 open roles
- Keystone Consulting Engineers3 open roles
Colleges in Lehigh County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest College | Allentown | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| DeSales University | Center Valley | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Muhlenberg College | Allentown | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley | Center Valley | Public 4-year | Under 1,000 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lehigh 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).
- Workforce Board Lehigh Valley
Lehigh, Northampton
PA CareerLink - Lehigh Valley
Allentown · Comprehensive · 610-437-5627
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cities in Lehigh County
Other Pennsylvania counties
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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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