Northampton County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Northampton County’s unemployment rate is 4.1%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 175 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Northampton County economy

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.3% the month before
172,341
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
315,927
people in Northampton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$86,687
median household income
Source: Census ACS
42%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Northampton County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Northampton 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 Northampton 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.

Moravian University6 open roles
Aston Carter5 open roles
Langan5 open roles
Guardian Life Insurance4 open roles
Marquette University4 open roles
QVC Group4 open roles
Air Products3 open roles
ASGCO Manufacturing3 open roles
Coherent3 open roles
Confidential3 open roles

Colleges in Northampton County

Colleges in Northampton County
College	City	Type	Students
Lehigh University	Bethlehem	Private nonprofit 4-year	5,000–9,999
Lafayette College	Easton	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
Moravian University	Bethlehem	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
International Institute for Restorative Practices	Bethlehem	Private nonprofit 4-year	Under 1,000

Workforce development and job centers

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

Workforce Board Lehigh Valley
Lehigh, Northampton

Cities in Northampton County

Bethlehem121 jobs
Easton22 jobs
Freemansburg19 jobs
Nazareth9 jobs
Bath4 jobs

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Northampton 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.