Jobs & Economy in Lancaster
Lancaster's economy runs genuinely diversified across healthcare, education, and manufacturing -- anchored by Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, the county's largest single employer, alongside a real, substantial and separately documented Amish-country tourism economy.
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Learn moreA real, diversified top-sector mix
Lancaster city's top three job sectors are Healthcare and Social Services, Educational Services, and Manufacturing, per the city's own comprehensive-plan data -- genuinely more diversified than several of this project's smaller, single-industry-dependent Tier A+ markets.
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital anchors the county's employer base
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital is Lancaster County's largest single employer per the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry's own Top 50 Employers list, followed by Mutual Assistance Group, Giant Food Stores, Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories, County of Lancaster government, the School District of Lancaster, Lancaster General Medical Group, and Willow Valley Retirement Communities.
Healthcare specifically is a real, fast-growing sector
Healthcare employs approximately 39,000 workers countywide -- roughly 14% of the local workforce -- with a real, disclosed projected 17% further expansion, a genuine growth signal for healthcare-sector job seekers specifically.
A real, continuing manufacturing/distribution base
High Companies, Armstrong World Industries, and Dart Container anchor a real, continuing manufacturing and distribution employment base within the county, alongside the healthcare-and-services core.
Key takeaways
- Lancaster's top sectors are Healthcare/Social Services, Educational Services, and Manufacturing.
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital is the county's largest single employer.
- Healthcare employs ~39,000 workers (~14% of the county workforce) with a projected 17% further expansion.
- High Companies, Armstrong World Industries, and Dart Container anchor a continuing manufacturing/distribution base.
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