Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2022

Updated on February 7, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2022, among all Pennsylvania cities, Chester had the highest unemployment rate (8.5%), followed by Johnstown (7.8%), and Hazleton (7.5%).

The chart below shows the top 25 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.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2022
Chester
8.5%
Johnstown
7.8%
Hazleton
7.5%
York
7%
Reading
6.8%
New Castle
6.7%
Wilkes-Barre
6.7%
Allentown
6.5%
Easton
6.1%
Lebanon
6.1%
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in August 2022
Rank
City
Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Chester 8.5
2 Johnstown 7.8
3 Hazleton 7.5
4 York 7
5 Reading 6.8
6 New Castle 6.7
6 Wilkes-Barre 6.7
7 Allentown 6.5
8 Easton 6.1
8 Lebanon 6.1
9 Altoona 6
9 Harrisburg 6
9 Philadelphia 6
10 Erie 5.9
11 Scranton 5.7
11 State College 5.7
12 Williamsport 5.6
13 Lancaster 5.4
14 West Mifflin 5.2
15 Bethlehem 5
16 Monroeville 4.7
16 Norristown 4.7
16 Pittsburgh 4.7
17 Plum 4.2
18 Bethel Park 4.1
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