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Mercer County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Mercer County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Mercer County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.0% the month before

  • 46,283

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 109,852

    people in Mercer County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $60,614

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 35%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Mercer County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Mercer 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 Mercer 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.

  1. Combined Systems1 open role
  2. Confidentiel1 open role
  3. Ferrellgas L P1 open role
  4. First National Bank1 open role
  5. FNB Corp/Pa/1 open role
  6. Giant Eagle1 open role
  7. Highmark Health1 open role
  8. Ivy Rehab1 open role
  9. MCAR1 open role
  10. Ulta Beauty1 open role

Colleges in Mercer County

Colleges in Mercer County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Grove City CollegeGrove CityPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State ShenangoSharonPublic 4-yearUnder 1,000
Thiel CollegeGreenvillePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • PA CareerLink - Mercer County

    Sharon · Comprehensive · 724-347-9257

    8:30am - 4:30pm Mon, Tue, Thurs. & Fri.; 10:00am to 4:30pm on Wednesday

Cities in Mercer County

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Mercer 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.