Lehigh Valley:
Come here. Start here. Grow here.
Lehigh Valley, 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. We are a two-county region in eastern Pennsylvania consisting of 62 distinct municipalities and three cities: Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton.
Site Selection magazine has recognized Lehigh Valley as the best performing region of its size for economic development in the Northeastern United States for the past three years. To learn more about the Lehigh Valley economy and the great strides it made in the past year, check out the 2019 LVEDC Annual Report.
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By the Numbers
$41.2 Billion
2018 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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$65,119
Median Household Income
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672,907
Population
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358,000
Labor Force
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26.1% 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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$7.3 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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85,000 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.
Featured Events
- Mar16
2021 Annual Meeting
The LVEDC Virtual Annual Meeting will highlight the economic development projects and activity from 2020 and recognize the companies and individuals that have contributed to the region’s growth. Join us as we celebrate the success stories of 2020 and look ahead to new initiatives in 2021 and beyond. Sponsorship is available, please email Liz M [...]
News & Blog
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Amorphic Tech Brings ‘New Age Manufacturing’ into Skeleton of Old
Entrepreneurship, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on March 5, 2021
Read MoreAmorphic Tech Ltd.’s facility in Allentown could be a metaphor for its founder’s philosophy on advanced manufacturing: buildi[…]
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March 2021 Issue of LVStartup Has Been Released
Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on March 5, 2021
Read MoreThe March 2021 issue of LVstartup, a monthly e-newsletter about entrepreneurs and startups in the Lehigh Valley, has been rel[…]
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In Search of ‘Talent and Motivation,’ Factory and Moravian College Cement Partnership
Entrepreneurship, Success Stories, Talent Supply, Uncategorized - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on March 2, 2021
Read MoreAs former Freshpet CEO, Richard Thompson believes among the key ingredients in business are “talent and motivation.” Both pla[…]