Luzerne County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Luzerne County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 104 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Luzerne County economy

5.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
6.2% the month before
165,432
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
325,978
people in Luzerne County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$62,321
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Luzerne County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Luzerne County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Luzerne 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.

ShipMonk</em8 open roles
Veterans Health Administration6 open roles
Wilkes University5 open roles
Butler County Community College4 open roles
Nexstar Media Group4 open roles
Amazon3 open roles
Chewy3 open roles
Nextier Bank, National Association3 open roles
The PNC Financial Services Group3 open roles
Bimbo Bakeries2 open roles

Colleges in Luzerne County

Colleges in Luzerne County
College	City	Type	Students
Wilkes University	Wilkes-Barre	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
King's College	Wilkes-Barre	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Misericordia University	Dallas	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton	Hazleton	Public 4-year	Under 1,000
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre	Dallas	Public 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Luzerne/Schuykill County Workforce Investment Board
Luzerne, Schuylkill

PA CareerLink - Luzerne County at Hazleton Center
Hazleton · Comprehensive · 570-459-3854
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Wednesday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm
PA CareerLink - Luzerne County at Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes Barre · Comprehensive · 570-822-1101
Monday-Tuesday-Thursday-Friday: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Wednesday: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Cities in Luzerne County

Butler24 jobs
Wilkes-Barre23 jobs
Pittston18 jobs
Hazle13 jobs
Hazleton11 jobs
Dallas6 jobs
Nanticoke4 jobs
Mountain Top3 jobs

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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.