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Allegheny County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Allegheny County’s unemployment rate is 3.8%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,775 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Allegheny County economy

  • 3.8%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.8% the month before

  • 657,886

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 1,240,476

    people in Allegheny County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $76,393

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 51%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Allegheny County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Allegheny County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Allegheny 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.

  1. PNC Financial Services Group139 open roles
  2. Highmark Health66 open roles
  3. UPMC64 open roles
  4. GPAC62 open roles
  5. FNB Corp/Pa/33 open roles
  6. Confidential30 open roles
  7. Emerson27 open roles
  8. Creative Financial Staffing24 open roles
  9. Thermo Fisher Scientific22 open roles
  10. Aurora Innovation20 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Allegheny County

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

Colleges in Allegheny County

Colleges in Allegheny County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburghPublic 4-year20,000+
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year10,000–19,999
Duquesne UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Robert Morris UniversityMoon TownshipPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Carlow UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Chatham UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
La Roche UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Point Park UniversityPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and MethodiusPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater AlleghenyMcKeesportPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Pittsburgh Theological SeminaryPittsburghPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Conferences in Allegheny County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Allegheny County. 13 with dates announced.

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • National Head Start Conference & Expo

    May 3 to May 6, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2027)

    May 10 to May 14, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not yet posted on site.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jan 21, 2027

  • ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

    May 10 to May 14, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not yet posted on the site.

  • ASFPM Annual National Conference

    May 23 to May 27, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Ticket $655 to $1,225. Full in-person: ASFPM/PAFPM member $825 early (to Apr 15), $925 to May 15, $1,025 late; non-member $1,025…

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 2, 2026

  • AFS Annual Meeting

    Sep 26 to Sep 30, 2027 · Pittsburgh, PA

    Paid ticket. Early registration closes April 9, 2027; prices not seen.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Jan 29, 2027

Showing 12 of 14 conferences, 13 with dates announced.

All conferences

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • Eastside Neighborhood Employment Center

    Pittsburgh · Affiliate · 412-362-8580

    Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm

  • PA CareerLink Allegheny East

    Pittsburgh · Comprehensive

    Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-4PM, In addition, we still are offering virtual services.

  • PA CareerLink Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh · Comprehensive

    Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-4PM, In addition, we still are offering virtual services.

Cities in Allegheny County

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Allegheny County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Pennsylvania’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.