Wayne County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Wayne County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 35 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Wayne County economy

3.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
22,371
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
51,189
people in Wayne County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,182
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Wayne 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 1.1% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.0%, down 1.0 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+330 jobs)

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Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Wayne County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
96
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Wayne County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Dec 1, 2026	Ask Foods, LLC	Lebanon	96	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Wayne 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.

Haemonetics9 open roles
Schott3 open roles
WMH Alzheimer’s Support Group3 open roles
Casella Waste Systems2 open roles
Hitachi2 open roles
Learning Care Group2 open roles
NRG Business Marketing2 open roles
Aqua America1 open role
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania1 open role
DHL1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Pocono Counties Workforce Development Board
Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne

Workforce Alliance (A PA CareerLink (r) Affiliate
Honesdale · Affiliate · 570-390-7613
Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Cities in Wayne County

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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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