Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2016
Updated on August 3, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for August 2016, among all Pennsylvania cities, Chester had the highest unemployment rate (10.6%), followed by New Castle (9.1%), and Johnstown (8.8%).
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 2016
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Chester | 10.6 |
| 2 | New Castle | 9.1 |
| 3 | Johnstown | 8.8 |
| 4 | Allentown | 8 |
| 5 | Hazleton | 7.9 |
| 6 | York | 7.8 |
| 6 | Williamsport | 7.8 |
| 6 | York | 7.8 |
| 7 | Erie | 7.5 |
| 8 | Harrisburg | 7.2 |
| 8 | Wilkes-Barre | 7.2 |
| 9 | Philadelphia | 7 |
| 9 | Reading | 7 |
| 10 | Lebanon | 6.8 |
| 10 | Scranton | 6.8 |
| 11 | Bristol | 6.7 |
| 11 | West Mifflin | 6.7 |
| 12 | Altoona | 6.4 |
| 12 | Easton | 6.4 |
| 13 | Bethlehem | 6.3 |
| 13 | Hempfield | 6.3 |
| 13 | Penn Hills | 6.3 |
| 13 | Bethlehem | 6.3 |
| 14 | State College | 6.2 |
| 15 | Lancaster | 5.9 |
| 16 | Upper Darby | 5.8 |
| 17 | Millcreek | 5.7 |
| 17 | North Huntingdon | 5.7 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 5.7 |
| 18 | Springettsbury | 5.6 |
| 18 | Monroeville | 5.6 |
| 19 | Bensalem | 5.3 |
| 19 | Shaler | 5.3 |
| 20 | Lower Providence | 5.2 |
| 20 | Swatara | 5.2 |
| 20 | Norristown | 5.2 |
| 21 | Falls | 5.1 |
| 21 | Lower Macungie | 5.1 |
| 21 | Middletown | 5.1 |
| 21 | Moon | 5.1 |
| 21 | Ross | 5.1 |
| 21 | Susquehanna | 5.1 |
| 21 | Whitehall | 5.1 |
| 22 | Ridley | 5 |
| 22 | Springfield | 5 |
| 22 | Warminster | 5 |
| 22 | Plum | 5 |
| 23 | Radnor | 4.9 |
| 24 | Northampton | 4.8 |
| 25 | Cheltenham | 4.7 |
| 25 | Warrington | 4.7 |
| 25 | Bethel Park | 4.7 |
| 26 | Abington | 4.6 |
| 26 | Exeter | 4.6 |
| 26 | Lower Paxton | 4.6 |
| 26 | McCandless | 4.6 |
| 26 | Montgomery | 4.6 |
| 26 | Upper Macungie | 4.6 |
| 27 | Spring | 4.4 |
| 27 | Upper Moreland | 4.4 |
| 28 | Haverford | 4.3 |
| 28 | Horsham | 4.3 |
| 29 | Manheim | 4.2 |
| 30 | Cranberry | 4.1 |
| 30 | Lower Merion | 4.1 |
| 30 | Upper Dublin | 4.1 |
| 31 | East Hempfield | 4 |
| 31 | Hampden | 4 |
| 32 | Lower Makefield | 3.8 |
| 32 | Mount Lebanon | 3.8 |
| 32 | Tredyffrin | 3.8 |
| 33 | Upper Merion | 3.6 |
| 34 | Derry | 3.5 |