Lycoming County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meLycoming County economy
3.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.4% the month before
52,951
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
113,570
people in Lycoming County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,412
median household income
Source: Census ACS
36%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Lycoming 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 down 1.3% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 3.1%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+824 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−313 jobs)
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Lycoming County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Lycoming 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 Lycoming 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.
- West Pharmaceutical Services4 open roles
- UPMC3 open roles
- Andritz Hydro2 open roles
- Pennsylvania College of Technology2 open roles
- Stantec2 open roles
- Top Echelon Network (recruiter member boards)2 open roles
- Wawa2 open roles
- AllSearch Professional Staffing1 open role
- Ambassador Home Improvements1 open role
- Applied Industrial Technologies1 open role
Colleges in Lycoming County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycoming College | Williamsport | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
| Pennsylvania College of Technology | Williamsport | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Lycoming 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).
- Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board doing business as Advance Central PA
Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union
PA CareerLink - Lycoming County
Williamsport · Comprehensive · 570-601-5465
M, T, Th, F 8:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 9:00am - 4:30pm
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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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