Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2020

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December 2020, among all Pennsylvania cities, York had the highest unemployment rate (17.1%), followed by Hazleton (16.3%), and Reading (15.4%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania cities.

You can see similar ranking of all cities in the United States.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2020
York
Hazleton
Reading
Chester
Harrisburg
New Castle
Wilkes-Barre
Johnstown
Allentown
Lebanon
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in December 2020
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 York 17.1
2 Hazleton 16.3
3 Reading 15.4
4 Chester 15.3
5 Harrisburg 14.5
6 New Castle 13.5
7 Wilkes-Barre 13
8 Johnstown 12.8
9 Allentown 12.7
9 Lebanon 12.7
10 Erie 11.9
11 Philadelphia 11.5
12 Lancaster 11.2
13 Easton 10
13 Norristown 10
13 Williamsport 10
14 Scranton 9.5
15 Altoona 9.2
16 West Mifflin 9
17 Bethlehem 8.7
18 Pittsburgh 8.3
19 Monroeville 7.3
19 Plum 7.3
20 Bethel Park 6.5
21 State College 4.6