Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2008
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for January 2008, among all Pennsylvania cities, New Castle had the highest unemployment rate (8.7%), followed by Chester (8.4%), and Hazleton (8.3%).
The chart below shows the top 63 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania cities.
You can see similar information for other states and the ranking of all cities in the United States.
Related Topics: Pennsylvania BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2008
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | New Castle | 8.7 |
| 2 | Chester | 8.4 |
| 3 | Hazleton | 8.3 |
| 4 | Reading | 8 |
| 5 | Allentown | 7.8 |
| 5 | Johnstown | 7.8 |
| 6 | York | 7.5 |
| 6 | York | 7.5 |
| 7 | Easton | 7.1 |
| 8 | Philadelphia | 7 |
| 8 | Williamsport | 7 |
| 9 | Erie | 6.8 |
| 10 | Wilkes-Barre | 6.6 |
| 11 | Bethlehem | 6.3 |
| 11 | Bethlehem | 6.3 |
| 12 | Harrisburg | 6.2 |
| 13 | Bristol | 6.1 |
| 13 | Altoona | 6.1 |
| 13 | Norristown | 6.1 |
| 14 | Lancaster | 6 |
| 14 | Scranton | 6 |
| 15 | West Mifflin | 5.9 |
| 16 | Lebanon | 5.7 |
| 17 | Bensalem | 5.4 |
| 17 | Warminster | 5.4 |
| 17 | Whitehall | 5.4 |
| 18 | Penn Hills | 5.3 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | 5.3 |
| 18 | Plum | 5.3 |
| 19 | Upper Darby | 5.2 |
| 20 | Falls | 5.1 |
| 21 | North Huntingdon | 4.9 |
| 21 | Ridley | 4.9 |
| 21 | Upper Moreland | 4.9 |
| 22 | Millcreek | 4.7 |
| 23 | Monroeville | 4.6 |
| 24 | Shaler | 4.5 |
| 25 | Hempfield | 4.4 |
| 25 | Ross | 4.4 |
| 26 | Abington | 4.2 |
| 26 | Exeter | 4.2 |
| 26 | Middletown | 4.2 |
| 26 | Bethel Park | 4.2 |
| 27 | Cheltenham | 4.1 |
| 27 | Horsham | 4.1 |
| 27 | Lower Providence | 4.1 |
| 27 | Northampton | 4.1 |
| 27 | Spring | 4.1 |
| 28 | Manheim | 4 |
| 28 | State College | 4 |
| 29 | Radnor | 3.8 |
| 30 | McCandless | 3.7 |
| 31 | Lower Macungie | 3.6 |
| 31 | Lower Paxton | 3.6 |
| 31 | Mount Lebanon | 3.6 |
| 32 | Upper Dublin | 3.5 |
| 33 | Haverford | 3.4 |
| 33 | Upper Merion | 3.4 |
| 34 | Cranberry | 3.2 |
| 34 | Hampden | 3.2 |
| 34 | Tredyffrin | 3.2 |
| 35 | Lower Makefield | 3.1 |
| 36 | Lower Merion | 3 |