Luzerne County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Luzerne County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 89 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Luzerne County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
163,567
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
325,978
people in Luzerne County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,321
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Luzerne 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 1.3% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 2.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.1%, down 1.2 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+2,310 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: transportation & warehousing (−888 jobs), retail (−643 jobs)

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Luzerne County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Luzerne 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 Luzerne 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.

ShipMonk</em6 open roles
Geisinger5 open roles
Wilkes University5 open roles
Chewy4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Nextier Bank, National Association3 open roles
UGI3 open roles
Bimbo Bakeries USA2 open roles
Casella Waste Systems2 open roles
Geisinger Medical Center2 open roles

Colleges in Luzerne County

Colleges in Luzerne County
College	City	Type	Students
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre	Private non-profit 4-year	5,000–9,999
King's College	Wilkes-Barre	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Misericordia University	Dallas	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	Hazleton	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Dallas	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Luzerne 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).

Luzerne/Schuykill County Workforce Investment Board
Luzerne, Schuylkill

PA CareerLink - Luzerne County at Hazleton Center
Hazleton · Comprehensive · 570-459-3854
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Wednesday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
PA CareerLink - Luzerne County at Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes Barre · Comprehensive · 570-822-1101
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Wednesday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

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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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