LABOR MARKET OVERVIEW
Hazleton Logistics in the Hazleton, PA labor market has a warehouse worker labor pool of over 13,000 people. The region’s large warehouse worker labor pool, high level of unemployment, high blue collar underemployment, and low area affluence help support the market’s capacity to sustain additional warehouse jobs.
HAZLETON LOGISTICS LABOR MARKET ADVANTAGES INCLUDE:
LARGE
WAREHOUSE WORKER LABOR POOL
HIGHER
UNEMPLOYMENT
$20.31
PER HOUR STARTING WAGE: FORKLIFT OPERATOR
LARGE
BLUE COLLAR UNDEREMPLOYMENT
LOW
AREA AFFLUENCE
$17.27
PER HOUR STARTING WAGE: FULFILLMENT SPECIALIST
LARGE
WAREHOUSE WORKER LABOR POOL
HIGHER
UNEMPLOYMENT
LARGE
BLUE COLLAR UNDEREMPLOYMENT
LOW
AREA AFFLUENCE
$20.31
PER HOUR STARTING WAGE: FORKLIFT OPERATOR
$17.27
PER HOUR STARTING WAGE: FULFILLMENT SPECIALIST
WAREHOUSE WORKER LABOR POOL DENSITY1
(PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE), 2023
