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Altoona, PA MSA labor market reports

Free archive of WageScape reports for Altoona, PA MSA. Latest free edition: Finance, October 2026 — Altoona finance pay splits sharply by role as hiring turns selective.

Finance

  • October 2026 — Altoona finance pay splits sharply by role as hiring turns selective.
  • September 2026 — Altoona finance pay diverges sharply from national gains.

Human Resources

  • October 2026 — Altoona recruiting pay falls as retention-focused roles climb.
  • September 2026 — Altoona's tight labor market still isn't moving wages.

Information Technology

  • October 2026 — Comcast layoffs meet a historically tight Altoona labor market.
  • September 2026 — Altoona's tight labor pool exposes a widening network-vs-sysadmin pay gap.

Life Sciences

  • October 2026 — Altoona's data and biostatistics pay outpaces the nation.
  • September 2026 — Altoona's tight labor market can't supply the talent Life Sci needs.

General Market Conditions

  • October 2026 — Altoona's labor market splits: factory floors tight, consumer pay soft.
  • September 2026 — Altoona holds steady at 3.7% unemployment while wages lag the nation.

Restaurant Industry

  • October 2026 — Altoona cook pay falls as server pay climbs — a widening kitchen gap.
  • September 2026 — Altoona kitchen pay slides as front-of-house wages climb.