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Pennsylvania jobs and job market: layoffs, colleges and workforce help

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. 9,744 open professional jobs are listed here. Employers filed 80 layoff notices in the last 12 months. Choose a county or city for the same picture closer to home.

Pennsylvania economy

  • 3.7%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 6,659,135

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 12,986,518

    people in Pennsylvania

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $76,081

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Pennsylvania layoffs

  • 80

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 12,435

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 74

    employers

WARN notices filed in Pennsylvania, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Effective Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack, LLCMontgomery169—State record
Effective Republic AmusementsCumberland48—State record
Effective Powered by FTGU, LLCLancaster67ClosureState record
Effective Ask Foods, LLCLebanon96ClosureState record
Effective Pavilion at BradfordMcKean80ClosureState record
Effective Kenco Logistic Services, LLCNorthampton52ClosureState record
Effective Jerith Manufacturing, LLCPhiladelphia61ClosureState record
Effective Mountain Valley Golf CourseSchuylkill111ClosureState record
Effective CJ Logistics America, LLCCumberland56ClosureState record
Effective Eos Energy Storage, LLCAllegheny251—State record

All layoff notices in the state

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Employers hiring most in Pennsylvania

Employers with the most open professional roles on our job board right now.

  1. GPAC342 open roles
  2. Confidential201 open roles
  3. PNC Financial Services Group193 open roles
  4. Highmark Health147 open roles
  5. GSK114 open roles
  6. UPMC86 open roles
  7. Amazon72 open roles
  8. Robert Half69 open roles
  9. Westinghouse Electric Company66 open roles
  10. Thermo Fisher Scientific49 open roles
  11. Giant Eagle48 open roles
  12. Lutron47 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Pennsylvania

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Higher education in Pennsylvania

  • 138

    public and private nonprofit colleges

    Source: IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education

  • about 710,000

    students enrolled

    Estimated from size bands

Largest colleges in Pennsylvania

Largest colleges in Pennsylvania
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Drexel UniversityPhiladelphiaPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity ParkPublic 4-year20,000+
Temple UniversityPhiladelphiaPublic 4-year20,000+
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphiaPrivate nonprofit 4-year20,000+
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburghPublic 4-year20,000+
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburgPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Pennsylvania State University-World CampusUniversity ParkPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Pennsylvania Western UniversityCaliforniaPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
Villanova UniversityVillanovaPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
West Chester University of PennsylvaniaWest ChesterPublic 4-year10,000–19,999
American College of Financial ServicesKing of PrussiaPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999

All 138 Pennsylvania colleges

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Pennsylvania. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

64 American Job Centers in Pennsylvania

Job fairs and business events in Pennsylvania

Hiring events, career workshops, small-business counseling and startup events from chambers, job centers, workforce boards, colleges and economic-development groups in Pennsylvania.

Conferences in Pennsylvania

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Pennsylvania, the ones worth a trip for hiring managers and job seekers. 43 with dates announced.

  • LeadingAge Annual Meeting + EXPO

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket $655 to $2,950. 2026 meeting regular rates: full provider member $1,275, non-member $1,725; daily provider $655 member /…

  • SOA ImpACT Annual Conference (SOA Annual Meeting & Exhibit)

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Ticket $950 to $2,300. Member $1,900-$2,100; non-member $2,100-$2,300; retired/academic/unemployed/government members $950 (rate…

  • SOA ImpACT Conference

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Ticket $1,900 to $2,300. Member $1,900 (to Sep 28) / $2,100 after; non-member $2,100 / $2,300; guest fee $275.

  • CAEL Conference

    Nov 3 to Nov 6, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Preconference workshops $599 member/$799 nonmember; main pass price not captured.

    Open call for speakers

  • Pennsylvania Conference for Women

    Nov 5, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket About $445. Early bird $445 per ticket; table of 10 $4,450; no standard group discount.

  • NTA Annual Conference on Taxation

    Nov 12 to Nov 14, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • PA Digital Summit

    Nov 18, 2026 · Harrisburg, PA

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed

  • UCEA Annual Convention

    Nov 18 to Nov 21, 2026 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. 2027 convention planned for Kansas City, Nov 17-20. Pricing not captured; contact convention@ucea.org.

    Open call for speakers

  • NCTE Annual Convention

    Nov 19 to Nov 22, 2026 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket $190 to $595. Nonmember $595, student $190 (requires student membership); group rate $530/person for 10+ teachers after…

  • ASCE2027

    Mar 1 to Mar 5, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket $949 to $1,559. Full registration: ASCE member $949 early bird (to Nov 16, 2026), $1,089 advanced (to Feb 4, 2027), $1,249…

    Open call for speakers

  • Forest Landowners Conference

    Mar 5 to Mar 6, 2027 · State College, PA

    Paid ticket. Biennial; registration expected to open December 2026; price not posted.

  • Reuters Events: Pharma USA

    Mar 10 to Mar 11, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not published; interest-registration form open.

  • AAHPM and HPNA Annual Assembly

    Mar 17 to Mar 20, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Life Sciences Accounting & Reporting Congress

    Mar 22 to Mar 24, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Save $500 by registering by 10/30/2026; prices not listed.

  • NAFA Institute & Expo

    Apr 5 to Apr 7, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Ticket $875 to $1,775. All-access, fleet manager: NAFA member $875 early bird (to Jan 15), $975 advanced, $1,075 regular;…

  • NPA Annual Conference

    Apr 9 to Apr 10, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration prices not yet posted.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Oct 9, 2026

  • AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo

    Apr 10 to Apr 13, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Pricing page exists; retired and novice nurse rates; groups of 3+ save $40 each.

    Open call for speakers

  • Educating Leaders

    Apr 14 to Apr 16, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket $1,000 to $1,200. Early $1,000 (12/8-1/15), advance $1,100, regular $1,200; workshops $275-$450.

  • IAMPHENOM

    Apr 20 to Apr 22, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Ticket $300 to $900. Tiered: $300 until Dec 31 2026, $500 until Jan 31 2027, $700 until Mar 15, $900 late; first 27 registrants…

  • Philadelphia Official Cybersecurity Summit

    Apr 22, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Free expo floor; session passes $325. Standard admission $325; registrations are reviewed for eligibility

  • Pittcon

    Apr 24 to Apr 28, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Ticket $450 to $600. Full pass $450, $600 after Mar 18, 2027; one-day $225 to $300.

  • ASGCT Annual Meeting

    May 3 to May 7, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Registration opens December 2026; fees not yet posted.

  • National Head Start Conference & Expo

    May 3 to May 6, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • TAtech North America

    May 4 to May 6, 2027 · Philadelphia, PA

    Paid ticket. Tickets sold through a third-party ticketing site; price not on event page.

Showing 24 of 50 conferences, 43 with dates announced.

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Pennsylvania counties

Each county page has its own unemployment, layoffs, job openings, employers, colleges and job centers.

Pennsylvania cities

Cities with open jobs, layoff notices, a job center or a college.

Laid off or looking for work in Pennsylvania?

See what to do first, what Pennsylvania unemployment benefits pay, and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS for population, income and unemployment; WARN notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Pennsylvania unemployment benefits.