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Montgomery County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Montgomery County’s unemployment rate is 3.4%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 1,191 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Montgomery County economy

  • 3.4%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.4% the month before

  • 486,516

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 861,225

    people in Montgomery County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $111,521

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 54%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Montgomery County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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. Globus Medical62 open roles
  2. GSK44 open roles
  3. Hamilton Lane31 open roles
  4. Universal Health Services31 open roles
  5. Lockheed Martin24 open roles
  6. Lockheed Martin Services21 open roles
  7. Honeywell Aerospace16 open roles
  8. Robert Half16 open roles
  9. Veeco Instruments16 open roles
  10. CSL15 open roles

Largest employers headquartered in Montgomery County

Employee counts with a year are published figures (Wikidata). Other sizes are estimates from our company directory, not payroll counts.

Colleges in Montgomery County

Colleges in Montgomery County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
American College of Financial ServicesKing of PrussiaPrivate nonprofit 4-year5,000–9,999
Arcadia UniversityGlensidePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn MawrPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Gwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd ValleyPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbingtonPublic 4-year1,000–4,999
Salus UniversityElkins ParkPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Ursinus CollegeCollegevillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Westminster Theological SeminaryGlensidePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,000–4,999
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchBryn AthynPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Gratz CollegeMelrose ParkPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeWyncotePrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Rosemont CollegeRosemontPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-OverbrookAmblerPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchOrelandPrivate nonprofit 4-yearUnder 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

  • PA CareerLink - Montgomery County

    Norristown · Comprehensive · 610-270-3429

    Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm; Wed 10:30am - 4:30pm

Cities in Montgomery County

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Montgomery 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.