Northumberland County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Northumberland County economy

• 4.0%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  5.4% the month before

• 45,080

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 90,925

  people in Northumberland County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $57,948

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 31%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Northumberland County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Northumberland 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 Northumberland 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. Weis Markets9 open roles
2. Confidential1 open role
3. Dempsey Uniform & Linen1 open role
4. International Paper1 open role
5. MMS Group1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Board doing business as Advance Central PA

  Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union

• PA CareerLink - Northumberland/Snyder/Union Counties

  Sunbury · Comprehensive · 570-988-7300

  M, Tu, Th, F 8:30am-4:30pm; W 9am-4:30pm

Cities in Northumberland County

• Sunbury9 jobs
• Mount Carmel3 jobs

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