Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2022

Updated on June 22, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2022, among all Pennsylvania cities, Chester had the highest unemployment rate (7.7%), followed by Johnstown (7.2%), and York (6.9%).

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 2022
Chester
Johnstown
York
Hazleton
New Castle
Reading
Wilkes-Barre
Erie
Harrisburg
Allentown
Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in January 2022
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Rank City Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Chester 7.7
2 Johnstown 7.2
3 York 6.9
4 Hazleton 6.8
5 New Castle 6.5
6 Reading 6.4
6 Wilkes-Barre 6.4
7 Erie 6.2
8 Harrisburg 6
9 Allentown 5.9
9 Philadelphia 5.9
10 West Mifflin 5.6
11 Easton 5.2
11 Plum 5.2
12 Lancaster 5.1
13 Altoona 4.9
13 Norristown 4.9
13 Williamsport 4.9
14 Bethlehem 4.7
14 Lebanon 4.7
14 Scranton 4.7
15 Monroeville 4.3
16 Pittsburgh 4.2
17 Bethel Park 3.8
18 State College 3.5