Schuylkill County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Schuylkill County economy

• 5.0%

  unemployment, Aug 2026

  5.9% the month before

• 68,059

  in the labor force

  Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

• 143,259

  people in Schuylkill County

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau

• $66,901

  median household income

  Source: Census ACS

• 31%

  of workers in white-collar occupations

  Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Schuylkill County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Schuylkill 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 Schuylkill 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. Tredegar4 open roles
2. Giant Eagle2 open roles
3. Hydro2 open roles
4. Advance Auto Parts1 open role
5. CVS Health1 open role
6. EPIC Insurance Brokers1 open role
7. ExcelliSearch1 open role
8. FirmaPak1 open role
9. FirstEnergy Akron1 open role
10. Gables Search Group1 open role

Colleges in Schuylkill County

Workforce development and job centers

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

• Luzerne/Schuykill County Workforce Investment Board

  Luzerne, Schuylkill

• PA CareerLink - Schuylkill County

  Pottsville · Comprehensive · 570-622-5253

  8:00 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday; 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Wednesdays

Cities in Schuylkill County

• New Castle13 jobs
• Pottsville8 jobs
• Schuylkill Haven

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