Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2025
Updated on September 15, 2025.
According to data from the US BLS, for May 2025, among all Pennsylvania cities, the cities with the highest unemployment rate includes: Chester (5.3%), Hazleton (5.3%), and York (5%).
The chart below shows the top 73 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.
Related Topics: Pennsylvania BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Cities By Unemployment Rate in May 2025
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| Rank | City | Unemployment Rate (%) |
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| 1 | Chester | 5.3 |
| 1 | Hazleton | 5.3 |
| 2 | York | 5 |
| 2 | York | 5 |
| 3 | Philadelphia | 4.9 |
| 4 | Johnstown | 4.8 |
| 5 | Harrisburg | 4.7 |
| 5 | Reading | 4.7 |
| 6 | Allentown | 4.5 |
| 7 | Lebanon | 4.4 |
| 8 | New Castle | 4.3 |
| 9 | Wilkes-Barre | 4.2 |
| 10 | Williamsport | 4.1 |
| 11 | Scranton | 3.9 |
| 12 | Erie | 3.8 |
| 12 | Lancaster | 3.8 |
| 13 | Bethlehem | 3.7 |
| 13 | Bethlehem | 3.7 |
| 13 | State College | 3.7 |
| 14 | Penn Hills | 3.5 |
| 15 | Bristol | 3.3 |
| 15 | Easton | 3.3 |
| 15 | West Mifflin | 3.3 |
| 16 | Altoona | 3.2 |
| 17 | Springettsbury | 3.1 |
| 17 | Upper Darby | 3.1 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | 3.1 |
| 18 | Norristown | 3 |
| 19 | Monroeville | 2.9 |
| 20 | Bensalem | 2.8 |
| 20 | Millcreek | 2.8 |
| 20 | Radnor | 2.8 |
| 20 | Ridley | 2.8 |
| 20 | Swatara | 2.8 |
| 20 | Whitehall | 2.8 |
| 21 | Abington | 2.7 |
| 21 | Hempfield | 2.7 |
| 21 | Middletown | 2.7 |
| 21 | Warminster | 2.7 |
| 22 | Cheltenham | 2.6 |
| 22 | Falls | 2.6 |
| 22 | Lower Macungie | 2.6 |
| 22 | Lower Paxton | 2.6 |
| 22 | Manheim | 2.6 |
| 22 | Moon | 2.6 |
| 22 | Ross | 2.6 |
| 22 | Spring | 2.6 |
| 22 | Springfield | 2.6 |
| 22 | Susquehanna | 2.6 |
| 23 | Exeter | 2.5 |
| 23 | Northampton | 2.5 |
| 23 | North Huntingdon | 2.5 |
| 23 | Upper Moreland | 2.5 |
| 23 | Plum | 2.5 |
| 24 | Horsham | 2.4 |
| 24 | Lower Merion | 2.4 |
| 24 | Lower Providence | 2.4 |
| 24 | Shaler | 2.4 |
| 24 | Warrington | 2.4 |
| 24 | Bethel Park | 2.4 |
| 25 | East Hempfield | 2.3 |
| 25 | Hampden | 2.3 |
| 25 | Haverford | 2.3 |
| 25 | Montgomery | 2.3 |
| 25 | Upper Merion | 2.3 |
| 26 | Derry | 2.2 |
| 26 | Lower Makefield | 2.2 |
| 26 | McCandless | 2.2 |
| 26 | Mount Lebanon | 2.2 |
| 26 | Tredyffrin | 2.2 |
| 26 | Upper Dublin | 2.2 |
| 26 | Upper Macungie | 2.2 |
| 27 | Cranberry | 2 |