Somerset County, PA jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Somerset County’s unemployment rate is 4.2%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 12 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Somerset County economy

4.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
5.1% the month before
32,522
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
73,255
people in Somerset County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$59,378
median household income
Source: Census ACS
32%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Somerset County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
214
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
3
employers

WARN notices filed in Somerset County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Effective Nov 16, 2026	Kenco Logistic Services, LLC	Northampton	52	Closure	State record
Effective Feb 28, 2026	DHL Supply Chain	Northampton	66	Closure	State record
Effective Feb 13, 2026	PA Potato Chip Manufacturing LLC	Somerset	96	Closure	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Somerset 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.

Riggs Industries3 open roles
Drive2 open roles
Mako Recruiting2 open roles
48forty1 open role
48forty Solutions1 open role
AccountStaff1 open role
GoodwinRecruiting1 open role
Mako-Recruiting-LLC1 open role
Triumvirate Environmental1 open role
Vector Marketing1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Board
Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset

PA CareerLink - Somerset County
Somerset · Comprehensive · 814-445-4161
8:00am to 4:00pm Mon - Thursday and Friday 9:00am to 4pm
Somerset County Office of Veterans Services
Somerset · Affiliate · 814-445-1551
Monday - Friday, 8:30am to 4:00pm, closed daily from 12:00pm-1:00pm

Cities in Somerset County

Northampton3 jobs
Somerset4 jobs
Greenville1 jobs

Other Pennsylvania counties

All of Pennsylvania

Laid off or looking for work in Somerset 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.