Westmoreland County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Westmoreland County’s unemployment rate is 2.9%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 106 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Westmoreland County economy

2.9%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
175,059
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
353,345
people in Westmoreland County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,468
median household income
Source: Census ACS
40%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Westmoreland County ranks

Where Westmoreland County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#16Counties with the lowest unemployment in the Mid-Atlantic2.9% · of 100

Westmoreland 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 down 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
Population down 1.4% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 2.9%, down 1.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+892 jobs), hotels & food (+752 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: retail (−995 jobs), admin & staffing (−954 jobs)

Learn and get funded in Westmoreland 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.

Westmoreland County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland 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.

FirstEnergy Akron12 open roles
Kennametal8 open roles
QTS Data Centers5 open roles
Apex Companies4 open roles
Re Build Manufacturing4 open roles
Giant Eagle3 open roles
Westinghouse Electric Company3 open roles
Alpha Agency2 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
Builders FirstSource2 open roles

Colleges in Westmoreland County

Colleges in Westmoreland County
College	City	Type	Students
Saint Vincent College	Latrobe	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Seton Hill University	Greensburg	Private non-profit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	Greensburg	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington	New Kensington	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
Saint Vincent Seminary	Latrobe	Private non-profit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Westmoreland/Fayette Workforce Investment Board
Fayette, Westmoreland

PA CareerLink - Alle-Kiski
New Kensington · Comprehensive
8am-4pm Monday-Friday; 9am-4pm Wednesday
PA CareerLink - Westmoreland County at Youngwood
Youngwood · Comprehensive · 724-755-2330
8am - 4pm Mon - Thurs; 9am - 4pm Fri

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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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