Fayette County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Fayette County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Fayette County economy

5.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.2% the month before
54,723
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
126,967
people in Fayette County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$56,093
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Fayette County layoffs

2
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
218
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Fayette County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective May 2, 2026	Federal Express Corporation	Luzerne	63	Closure	State record
Effective Apr 11, 2026	Saks Fifth Avenue	Luzerne	155	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Fayette 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.

GPAC2 open roles
Lone Horse Ventures2 open roles
Confidential1 open role
FirstEnergy1 open role
Giant Eagle1 open role
Guttman Oil1 open role
Mid Penn Bank1 open role
MSP Hire1 open role
Nippon Sanso MATHESON1 open role
Omni Fiber1 open role

Colleges in Fayette County

Colleges in Fayette County
College	City	Type	Students
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly	Lemont Furnace	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Westmoreland/Fayette Workforce Investment Board
Fayette, Westmoreland

PA CareerLink - Fayette County
Lemont Furnace · Comprehensive · 724-434-5627
Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM

Cities in Fayette County

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All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Fayette 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.