Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2012
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for August 2012, among all Pennsylvania cities, Hazleton had the highest unemployment rate (15.6%), followed by Chester (15.4%), and York (14.7%).
The chart below shows the top 73 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 August 2012
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Hazleton | 15.6 |
| 2 | Chester | 15.4 |
| 3 | York | 14.7 |
| 3 | York | 14.7 |
| 4 | Allentown | 12.6 |
| 5 | Reading | 12.3 |
| 6 | Johnstown | 12.2 |
| 7 | Wilkes-Barre | 11.9 |
| 8 | Harrisburg | 11.6 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 11.4 |
| 10 | Easton | 11.3 |
| 11 | New Castle | 10.8 |
| 12 | Bristol | 10.2 |
| 12 | Lebanon | 10.2 |
| 13 | Lancaster | 10 |
| 14 | Scranton | 9.8 |
| 15 | Bethlehem | 9.3 |
| 15 | Bethlehem | 9.3 |
| 16 | Williamsport | 9.2 |
| 17 | Altoona | 9.1 |
| 17 | Erie | 9.1 |
| 18 | Warminster | 8.6 |
| 19 | West Mifflin | 8.5 |
| 20 | Upper Darby | 8.4 |
| 21 | Bensalem | 8.2 |
| 21 | Penn Hills | 8.2 |
| 22 | Whitehall | 8.1 |
| 22 | Norristown | 8.1 |
| 23 | Falls | 8 |
| 24 | Swatara | 7.9 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 7.9 |
| 25 | Springettsbury | 7.7 |
| 26 | State College | 7.6 |
| 27 | Monroeville | 7.5 |
| 28 | Cheltenham | 7.4 |
| 29 | Hempfield | 7.3 |
| 29 | Middletown | 7.3 |
| 29 | Ridley | 7.3 |
| 30 | Warrington | 7 |
| 31 | Shaler | 6.9 |
| 32 | Northampton | 6.8 |
| 32 | Upper Moreland | 6.8 |
| 32 | Plum | 6.8 |
| 33 | Lower Providence | 6.7 |
| 33 | North Huntingdon | 6.7 |
| 33 | Upper Macungie | 6.7 |
| 34 | Abington | 6.6 |
| 34 | Millcreek | 6.6 |
| 34 | Springfield | 6.6 |
| 35 | Spring | 6.5 |
| 36 | Radnor | 6.4 |
| 36 | Susquehanna | 6.4 |
| 37 | Lower Paxton | 6.3 |
| 38 | Exeter | 6.2 |
| 38 | Horsham | 6.2 |
| 38 | Manheim | 6.2 |
| 39 | Lower Macungie | 5.9 |
| 39 | Ross | 5.9 |
| 39 | Bethel Park | 5.9 |
| 40 | East Hempfield | 5.8 |
| 40 | Haverford | 5.8 |
| 41 | Lower Makefield | 5.6 |
| 41 | Moon | 5.6 |
| 41 | Upper Merion | 5.6 |
| 42 | Montgomery | 5.5 |
| 43 | McCandless | 5.4 |
| 43 | Upper Dublin | 5.4 |
| 44 | Lower Merion | 5.3 |
| 44 | Tredyffrin | 5.3 |
| 45 | Derry | 5 |
| 45 | Mount Lebanon | 5 |
| 46 | Cranberry | 4.8 |
| 46 | Hampden | 4.8 |