Chester, PA jobs, layoffs and employers
Jobs in Chester
- Manager, MaintenanceVerano Holdings
- Water Program DirectorPQ
- Grants ManagerChester-Upland School District
- Assistant School PrincipalChester-Upland School District
- Medical Director Psychiatrist | Addiction Residential Services | KeyStone Center |Chester, PennsylvaniaUniversal Health Services
- Manager of Clinical ServicesUniversal Health Services
- Grants ManagerChester-Upland School District
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)Chester-Upland School District
- Assistant School PrincipalChester-Upland School District
- Supervisor of Special EducationChester-Upland School District
Employers hiring most in Chester
- Chester-Upland School District7 open roles
- Universal Health Services3 open roles
- Amergis Healthcare Staffing1 open role
- FullBloom1 open role
- Kimberly-Clark1 open role
- LHH1 open role
- PharmaForceIQ1 open role
- PQ1 open role
- Verano Holdings1 open role
- Widener1 open role
Chester layoffs
3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
546
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effective | Essendant Management Services, LLC | Chester | 150 | Closure | State record |
| Effective | BPM Limited | Chester | 248 | — | State record |
| Effective | BPM Limited | Chester | 148 | — | State record |
Colleges in Chester
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Widener University | Private nonprofit 4-year | 5,000–9,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Chester. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
PA CareerLink - Delaware County at Chester City
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Delaware County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
310,564
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
576,195
people in Delaware County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$88,576
median household income
Source: Census ACS
47%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures.