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Unemployment Rate in Pennsylvania, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Pennsylvania, ranked. The highest is Philadelphia County at 8.1% and the lowest is Juniata County at 2.1%.

Pennsylvania: 5.3% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Pennsylvania: 4.9%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Philadelphia County8.1%
2Cameron County7.8%
3Carbon County7.5%
4Pike County7.5%
5Delaware County6.9%
6Monroe County6.9%
7Indiana County6.7%
8Bradford County6.3%
9Fayette County6.3%
10Columbia County6.0%
11Wayne County6.0%
12Clearfield County5.9%
13Lehigh County5.9%
14Susquehanna County5.9%
15Luzerne County5.8%
16Sullivan County5.8%
17Elk County5.7%
18Lawrence County5.7%
19Clinton County5.6%
20Greene County5.6%
21Schuylkill County5.6%
22Venango County5.6%
23Berks County5.4%
24Erie County5.4%
25Beaver County5.3%
26Mercer County5.3%
27Clarion County5.1%
28Lycoming County5.1%
29Allegheny County5.0%
30Crawford County5.0%
31Wyoming County5.0%
32Lackawanna County4.9%
33McKean County4.9%
34Somerset County4.9%
35Washington County4.8%
36Westmoreland County4.8%
37Cambria County4.7%
38Huntingdon County4.6%
39Northampton County4.6%
40Tioga County4.6%
41Dauphin County4.5%
42Montgomery County4.5%
43York County4.5%
44Blair County4.4%
45Bucks County4.4%
46Butler County4.4%
47Warren County4.4%
48Armstrong County4.3%
49Centre County4.3%
50Lebanon County4.3%
51Jefferson County4.2%
52Franklin County4.0%
53Bedford County3.9%
54Chester County3.8%
55Potter County3.8%
56Cumberland County3.7%
57Northumberland County3.7%
58Adams County3.4%
59Lancaster County3.4%
60Perry County3.1%
61Fulton County2.9%
62Montour County2.9%
63Mifflin County2.7%
64Forest County2.5%
65Snyder County2.4%
66Union County2.2%
67Juniata County2.1%

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Pennsylvania ranks 17th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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