Bedford County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Bedford County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Bedford County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
23,301
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
47,503
people in Bedford County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$60,302
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Bedford County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
52
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Bedford County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Apr 18, 2026	Green Leaf Medicals, LLC	Bedford	52	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Bedford 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.

Oshkosh2 open roles
Rockland Manufacturing2 open roles
Acts Retirement-Life Communities1 open role
Bethanna1 open role
Clemens Food Group1 open role
Dayton Freight1 open role
Robert Half1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Board
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset

PA CareerLink - Bedford County
Everett · Comprehensive · 814-623-6107
Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM; Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Cities in Bedford County

Bedford5 jobs
Southampton3 jobs
Harrison3 jobs
Everett1 jobs

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Bedford County?

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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.