Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for December 2020, among all Pennsylvania counties, Philadelphia had the highest unemployment rate (11.6%), followed by Fayette (10.9%), and Forest (10.1%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Pennsylvania counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2020
Philadelphia
Fayette
Forest
Huntingdon
Luzerne
Lawrence
Erie
Cameron
Monroe
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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in December 2020
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Philadelphia 11.6
2 Fayette 10.9
3 Forest 10.1
4 Huntingdon 10
4 Luzerne 10
5 Lawrence 9.8
6 Erie 9.5
7 Cameron 9.4
8 Monroe 9.3
9 Armstrong 9.1
9 Beaver 9.1
10 Greene 9
10 Mercer 9
11 Somerset 8.8
12 Cambria 8.7
12 Elk 8.7
12 Mifflin 8.7
12 Potter 8.7
13 Clinton 8.6
13 McKean 8.6
13 Venango 8.6
14 Clearfield 8.5
14 Northumberland 8.5
14 Pike 8.5
15 Crawford 8.4
15 Tioga 8.4
15 Washington 8.4
16 Lackawanna 8.3
16 Lycoming 8.3
17 Carbon 8.2
17 Indiana 8.2
17 Sullivan 8.2
18 Fulton 8.1
18 Jefferson 8.1
18 Lehigh 8.1
18 Schuylkill 8.1
18 Wayne 8.1
18 Westmoreland 8.1
19 Clarion 8
20 Allegheny 7.9
21 Bedford 7.8
21 Berks 7.8
21 Dauphin 7.8
21 Delaware 7.8
21 Warren 7.8
22 Blair 7.7
23 Wyoming 7.5
24 Columbia 7.3
25 Northampton 7.1
26 Butler 6.9
27 Bradford 6.7
27 Juniata 6.7
27 Lebanon 6.7
28 Snyder 6.5
28 York 6.5
29 Bucks 6.4
30 Susquehanna 6.3
31 Franklin 6.1
31 Montgomery 6.1
31 Union 6.1
32 Montour 6
33 Lancaster 5.9
34 Cumberland 5.6
34 Perry 5.6
35 Centre 5.4
36 Adams 5.3
37 Chester 5.1