Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2021

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2021, among all Pennsylvania cities, Hazleton had the highest unemployment rate (16.4%), followed by York (16.3%), and Reading (15.1%).

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 2021
Hazleton
York
Reading
Chester
Harrisburg
New Castle
Wilkes-Barre
Allentown
Johnstown
Lebanon
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2021
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Hazleton 16.4
2 York 16.3
3 Reading 15.1
4 Chester 14.9
5 Harrisburg 13.8
6 New Castle 13.1
7 Wilkes-Barre 12.3
8 Allentown 12.2
9 Johnstown 12
10 Lebanon 11.7
11 Erie 11
11 Lancaster 11
12 Philadelphia 10.8
13 Norristown 10.1
14 Williamsport 9.6
15 Easton 9.5
16 Scranton 9.1
17 West Mifflin 9
18 Altoona 8.8
19 Bethlehem 8.2
20 Pittsburgh 7.6
21 Monroeville 7.1
21 Plum 7.1
22 Bethel Park 6.2
23 State College 4.7