Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2020

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2020, among all Pennsylvania cities, Hazleton had the highest unemployment rate (8.7%), followed by York (7.9%), and New Castle (7.8%).

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 January 2020
Hazleton
York
New Castle
Reading
Chester
Johnstown
Wilkes-Barre
Harrisburg
Lebanon
Easton
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2020
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Hazleton 8.7
2 York 7.9
3 New Castle 7.8
3 Reading 7.8
4 Chester 7.4
5 Johnstown 7.3
6 Wilkes-Barre 7.2
7 Harrisburg 6.7
7 Lebanon 6.7
8 Easton 6.5
9 Allentown 6.3
10 Erie 6
11 Williamsport 5.9
12 Philadelphia 5.6
13 Scranton 5.5
14 Altoona 5.4
15 Bethlehem 5.3
15 Lancaster 5.3
16 Norristown 5.2
17 West Mifflin 5.1
18 Plum 4.7
19 Pittsburgh 4.5
20 Monroeville 4.2
21 State College 4
22 Bethel Park 3.7