Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2023

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2023, among all Pennsylvania counties, Forest had the highest unemployment rate (7.2%), followed by Potter (6.9%), and Huntingdon (6.4%).

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 January 2023
Forest
Potter
Huntingdon
Cameron
Fayette
Lawrence
Clinton
Pike
McKean
Wayne
Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2023
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Rank County Unemployment Rate (%)
1 Forest 7.2
2 Potter 6.9
3 Huntingdon 6.4
4 Cameron 6.3
5 Fayette 6.1
6 Lawrence 5.9
7 Clinton 5.6
7 Pike 5.6
8 McKean 5.5
8 Wayne 5.5
9 Armstrong 5.4
9 Clearfield 5.4
9 Somerset 5.4
10 Beaver 5.3
10 Monroe 5.3
11 Clarion 5.2
12 Luzerne 5.1
12 Sullivan 5.1
12 Venango 5.1
13 Bedford 5
13 Cambria 5
13 Indiana 5
13 Jefferson 5
13 Tioga 5
13 Warren 5
13 Wyoming 5
14 Juniata 4.9
14 Mercer 4.9
14 Snyder 4.9
15 Carbon 4.8
15 Erie 4.8
15 Northumberland 4.8
16 Columbia 4.7
16 Crawford 4.7
17 Mifflin 4.6
17 Philadelphia 4.6
17 Schuylkill 4.6
18 Greene 4.5
18 Lackawanna 4.5
18 Lycoming 4.5
19 Westmoreland 4.4
20 Susquehanna 4.3
20 Washington 4.3
21 Blair 4.1
22 Bradford 4
22 Butler 4
22 Fulton 4
22 Lehigh 4
23 Allegheny 3.9
23 Berks 3.9
23 Elk 3.9
23 Northampton 3.9
24 Union 3.6
25 Dauphin 3.5
25 Delaware 3.5
25 Perry 3.5
26 Bucks 3.4
26 Montour 3.4
27 Centre 3.3
27 Franklin 3.3
27 York 3.3
28 Lebanon 3.2
29 Montgomery 3.1
30 Cumberland 3
30 Lancaster 3
31 Adams 2.9
32 Chester 2.8