Erie, PA jobs, layoffs and employers

73 open professional jobs in Erie. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. Erie is in Erie County.

Jobs in Erie

Account Manager/Sales Engineer - Pittsburgh, Erie, PASandvik Internal
Manager Operations - PA Operations - ErieFirstEnergy Akron
Audit ManagerGPAC
Tax ManagerGPAC
Sr. Human Resources ManagerSchwan's
Chief Operating OfficerRobert Half
Chief Nursing OfficerConfidential
Product Marketing ManagerKYOCERA AVX Greenville
Facilities ManagerLogistics Plus
Facilities ManagerTops Staffing

Employers hiring most in Erie

Erie Insurance7 open roles
PNC Financial Services Group6 open roles
Gaudenzia4 open roles
Regal Rexnord4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Confidential3 open roles
Graco3 open roles
KYOCERA AVX Greenville3 open roles
Encompass Health2 open roles
GPAC2 open roles

Erie layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
51
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Erie, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Apr 30, 2026	Bush Industries, Inc.	Erie	51	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Colleges in Erie

Colleges in Erie
College	Type	Students
Gannon University	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Mercyhurst University	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

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

NWPA Job Connect/Northwest Workforce Development Board
Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Venango, Warren

PA CareerLink - Erie County
Erie · Comprehensive · 814-455-9966
M to F 8:30am to 4:30pm

Erie County economy

3.9%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
129,055
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
269,544
people in Erie County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$61,476
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

More cities in Erie County

Corry5 jobs
Edinboro5 jobs

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Sources: 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.