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 69th largest metropolitan region in the United States, with a $41.2 billion GDP larger than that of 112 nations. 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.
News & Blog
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Lehigh Valley’s Unemployment Rate Drops Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19, Economic Data - by Nicole Radzievich Mertz on June 30, 2020
Read MoreLehigh Valley’s unemployment rate fell from a historic high of 16.6% in April to 13.7% in May, consistent with the nationwide[…]
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LVEDC Looks Back on the First Six Months of 2020 in Lehigh Valley
COVID-19, Economic Data, Success Stories, Target Sectors - by Colin McEvoy on June 26, 2020
Read MoreThe first six months of 2020 have presented extraordinary economic challenges, not just in Lehigh Valley, but throughout the […]
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Allentown Plastics Company’s New Product Making Elevators Safer
COVID-19, Entrepreneurship - by Colin McEvoy on June 26, 2020
Read MoreAs the nation grapples with quarantines and millions of employees are telecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lehigh […]