Franklin County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Franklin County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 8 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 31 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Franklin County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
4.8% the month before
80,520
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
156,626
people in Franklin County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$74,946
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Franklin County layoffs

8
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
2,265
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
7
employers

WARN notices filed in Franklin County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Dec 31, 2026	Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack, LLC	Montgomery	169	—	State record
Effective Sep 28, 2026	Pottstown Hospital	Montgomery	160	—	State record
Effective Sep 21, 2026	Dometic	Montgomery	89	Closure	State record
Effective Aug 14, 2026	JBS Souderton	Montgomery	1,485	Closure	State record
Effective Apr 11, 2026	Saks Fifth Avenue	Montgomery	50	Closure	State record
Effective Apr 3, 2026	The GIANT Company, LLC.	Montgomery	105	Closure	State record
Effective Jan 12, 2026	BIOLYST Scientific	Montgomery	76	Closure	State record
Effective Jan 1, 2026	Pottstown Hospital	Montgomery	131	—	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Franklin 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.

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command5 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Farmers and Merchants Trust Company of Chambersburg3 open roles
Ventura Foods2 open roles
Addison Group1 open role
Akima Systems Engineering1 open role
Anonymous Company1 open role
Ascendo Resources1 open role
Ensco1 open role
Gentiva1 open role

Colleges in Franklin County

Colleges in Franklin County
College	City	Type	Students
Wilson College	Chambersburg	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto	Mont Alto	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

South Central Workforce Development Board
Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lebanon, Perry, York

PA CareerLinkÂ® Franklin County
Chambersburg · Affiliate · 717-264-4584
8:00am-4:30pm Mon.-Fri.

Cities in Franklin County

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Franklin County?

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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.