Layoff response
Dislocated Worker & Rapid Response
For Lehigh County residents laid off from warehousing, manufacturing, retail, or corporate roles — including workers affected by WARN-notice closures across the Lehigh Valley.
- Duration
- Immediate intake; retraining timelines vary
- Format
- Rapid Response sessions, then one-to-one career specialist support
- Location
- On-site at the affected employer, plus 555 Union Blvd, Allentown
- Cost
- No cost to eligible dislocated workers
Services included
- On-site Rapid Response briefing before or immediately after layoff
- Unemployment Compensation filing help and benefits navigation
- Skills transfer analysis into logistics tech, maintenance, and healthcare roles
- Retraining funded through Dislocated Worker ITAs
- Trade Adjustment Assistance screening where a trade-affected petition applies
Who qualifies in Lehigh Valley
- Terminated or laid off, or received notice of termination, from a Lehigh Valley employer
- Eligible for or exhausted Unemployment Compensation, or self-employed and unemployed due to economic conditions
- Also covers displaced homemakers and military spouses who lost employment due to a permanent relocation
- No income test — dislocation status is the qualifying factor
Eligibility summaries cover the Lehigh Valley workforce area, including Lehigh and Northampton counties. Final funding and enrollment decisions are made by each provider or PA CareerLink career specialist; Careerpath365 offers guidance and does not approve benefits. Named organizations are local resources and potential referral destinations, not an endorsement or confirmed partnership.