Snyder County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meSnyder County economy
2.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.6% the month before
19,528
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
39,711
people in Snyder County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$68,435
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Snyder 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 0.0% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 2.8%, down 0.8 points from a year ago
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Snyder County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Snyder 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 Snyder 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.
- Susquehanna University2 open roles
- BAYADA Home Health Care1 open role
- Merakey1 open role
- Merakey Pennsylvania1 open role
Colleges in Snyder County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquehanna University | Selinsgrove | Private non-profit 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Snyder 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
Cities in Snyder 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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