Chester County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Chester County’s unemployment rate is 3.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 399 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Chester County economy

3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.2% the month before
311,295
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
540,896
people in Chester County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$123,041
median household income
Source: Census ACS
56%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Chester County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Chester 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 Chester 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.

West Pharmaceutical Services43 open roles
Vanguard20 open roles
Siemens Healthineers19 open roles
Avalo Therapeutics12 open roles
CubeSmart12 open roles
Bentley Systems10 open roles
Davita10 open roles
Samprasoft7 open roles
BNY6 open roles
Constellation Energy5 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Chester County

Ascensusabout 5,000 employees (2026)
Ametek5,001–20,000 employees
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.5,001–20,000 employees
CubeSmart1,001–5,000 employees

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

Colleges in Chester County

Colleges in Chester County
College	City	Type	Students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester	Public 4-year	10,000–19,999
Immaculata University	Immaculata	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Lincoln University	Lincoln University	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley	Malvern	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
University of Valley Forge	Phoenixville	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Chester County Department of Workforce Development
Chester

PA CareerLink - Chester County
Exton · Comprehensive · 610-280-1010
8:30am to 4:30pm

Cities in Chester County

Malvern123 jobs
Exton118 jobs
Berwyn52 jobs
Chesterbrook27 jobs
Kennett Square27 jobs
Downingtown12 jobs
Coatesville12 jobs
Phoenixville8 jobs
Paoli7 jobs
Devon5 jobs
Lionville3 jobs
West Chester
Lincoln University

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

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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.