Delaware County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Delaware County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 240 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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

Delaware County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
546
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Delaware County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Oct 3, 2026	Essendant Management Services, LLC	Chester	150	Closure	State record
Effective Mar 29, 2026	BPM Limited	Chester	248	—	State record
Effective Mar 29, 2026	BPM Limited	Chester	148	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Delaware 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.

Lincoln National55 open roles
Lincoln Financial Group20 open roles
Main Line Health12 open roles
Incyte11 open roles
Airgas9 open roles
Wawa8 open roles
Chester-Upland School District7 open roles
Elwyn California6 open roles
West Pharmaceutical Services5 open roles
Cytokinetics4 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Delaware County

Devereux Foundation5,001–20,000 employees
Lincoln National5,001–20,000 employees

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

Colleges in Delaware County

Colleges in Delaware County
College	City	Type	Students
Villanova University	Villanova	Private nonprofit 4-year	10,000–19,999
Eastern University	Saint Davids	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Widener University	Chester	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Haverford College	Haverford	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Neumann University	Aston	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine	Media	Public 4-year	1,000–4,999
Swarthmore College	Swarthmore	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania	Cheyney	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Delaware County Workforce Development Board
Delaware

PA CareerLink - Delaware County at Chester City
Chester · Comprehensive · 610-447-3350
8am to 4:00pm Monday to Friday
PA CareerLink - Delaware County Community College
Media · Comprehensive · 610-723-1220
8:00am - 4:00pm, closed Fridays during summer semesters

Cities in Delaware County

Radnor112 jobs
Chester18 jobs
Media37 jobs
Chadds Ford18 jobs
Broomall17 jobs
Villanova16 jobs
Aston9 jobs
Eddystone4 jobs
Upper Darby3 jobs
Boothwyn3 jobs
Haverford
St. Davids

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Delaware 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.