Lehigh Valley:
Come here. Start here. Grow here.
Lehigh Valley, located on the eastern border of Pennsylvania, 90 minutes west of New York City and 60 minutes north of Philadelphia, is the 65th largest metropolitan region in the United States, with a $43.3 billion GDP. Our two-county region is home to 675,000 people and includes the cities of Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.
Site Selection magazine recognized the Lehigh Valley as one of the top performing regions for economic development in the Northeast in 2020. In addition, we’ve ranked among the top regions of our size (population 200,000 to 1 million) for five years in a row. To learn more about the continuing transformation of our economy, check out the 2020 LVEDC Annual Report.
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By the Numbers
$43.3 Billion
2020 Gross Domestic Product
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10.6% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
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$3.8 Billion
Exports in 2019
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$66,865
Median Household Income
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676,700
Population
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347,612
Labor Force
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26.6% of Labor Force
Employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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5,073
Technology Patents
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14% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA
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$7.1 Billion
Manufacturing Contribution to GDP
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69th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population
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10,754 degrees awarded by Lehigh Valley colleges (2017-18 academic year)
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82,270 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors
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149,000
Population between ages 18 and 34
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Access to the lowest-cost loans available
The Lehigh Valley Lending Network (LVLN) is an award winning, nationally recognized unique partnership of local financial institutions with a goal to create efficiencies in accessing credit and other resources within the private commercial lending community. The LVLN also provides the client with resources to maximize the use of incentives available through the economic development community. Learn more.
News & Blog
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Facebook Interview Highlights Economic Development Issues in Lehigh Valley
Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on June 23, 2021
Read MoreDon Cunningham, President & CEO of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC), recently participated in a[…]
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With a ‘Rich History’ of Foreign Investment, Lehigh Valley Wins Spot in Competitive Economic Research Program
Economic Data, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on June 21, 2021
Read MoreThe Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (LVEDC) landed one of the 12 spots in a competitive economic research prog[…]
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Don Cunningham: Service Sector Workers Are in Short Supply
Columns, Talent Supply - by George Lewis on June 18, 2021
Read MoreThis column, written by LVEDC President & CEO Don Cunningham, originally appeared in The Morning Call and on the newspape[…]