Venango County's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 7.7 percent in October from September. That number was up one tenth of one percent from August but stands 2.2 percent above this time last year.
Venango County's civilian labor force declined by 200 in October to 24,200 but remained above the 23,900 figure posted for October 2015. Total nonfarm jobs in Venango County posted at 19,500 in October, the same as in September but 200 above August. The total number of nonfarm jobs in Venango county in October of 2015 stood modestly higher at 19, 600. Over the year there was a gain of 100 state government workers while local government showed a loss of 100 workers over the year.