Lackawanna County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Lackawanna County’s unemployment rate is 4.6%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 62 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Lackawanna County economy

4.6%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.7% the month before
107,142
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
215,834
people in Lackawanna County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$64,691
median household income
Source: Census ACS
38%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Lackawanna County layoffs

1
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
60
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

WARN notices filed in Lackawanna County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective May 20, 2026	PharmaCann, Inc.	Lackawanna	60	Closure	State record

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Employers hiring most in Lackawanna 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.

Lockheed Martin7 open roles
General Dynamics OTS6 open roles
Baker Tilly3 open roles
Aston Carter2 open roles
ClearVision Optical2 open roles
Iicrc2 open roles
MSC Industrial Supply2 open roles
Adams Outdoor1 open role
Adams Outdoor Advertising1 open role
Altruix1 open role

Colleges in Lackawanna County

Colleges in Lackawanna County
College	City	Type	Students
Lackawanna College	Scranton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Marywood University	Scranton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
University of Scranton	Scranton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine	Scranton	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton	Dunmore	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
Yeshivath Beth Moshe	Scranton	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board
Lackawanna

PA CareerLink - Lackawanna County
Scranton · Comprehensive · 570-963-4671
Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Cities in Lackawanna County

Scranton35 jobs
Archbald10 jobs
Clarks Summit6 jobs
Moosic5 jobs
Olyphant5 jobs
La Plume

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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.