Erie County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Erie County’s unemployment rate is 3.9%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 85 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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

Erie County 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 County, 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

Employers hiring most in Erie 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.

Erie Insurance7 open roles
PNC Financial Services Group6 open roles
Vertiv Holdings6 open roles
Gaudenzia4 open roles
Regal Rexnord4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Confidential3 open roles
Graco3 open roles
Highmark Health3 open roles
KYOCERA AVX Greenville3 open roles

Colleges in Erie County

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

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Erie County. 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

Cities in Erie County

Erie75 jobs
Corry5 jobs
Edinboro5 jobs

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Erie 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.