Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2024

Updated on January 26, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, for May 2024, among all Pennsylvania counties, Forest had the highest unemployment rate (4.5%), followed by Philadelphia (4.3%), and Pike (4.2%).

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.

Related Topics: Pennsylvania BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2024

Forest

Philadelphia

Pike

Fayette

Luzerne

Cameron

Monroe

Cambria

Indiana

Potter

Ranking of Pennsylvania Counties By Unemployment Rate in May 2024

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Forest	4.5
2	Philadelphia	4.3
3	Pike	4.2
4	Fayette	3.9
4	Luzerne	3.9
5	Cameron	3.8
5	Monroe	3.8
6	Cambria	3.7
6	Indiana	3.7
6	Potter	3.7
7	Clarion	3.6
7	Greene	3.6
7	Huntingdon	3.6
7	McKean	3.6
7	Schuylkill	3.6
8	Lawrence	3.5
8	Mercer	3.5
8	Northumberland	3.5
8	Sullivan	3.5
8	Tioga	3.5
8	Venango	3.5
9	Carbon	3.4
9	Columbia	3.4
10	Beaver	3.3
10	Berks	3.3
10	Clearfield	3.3
10	Clinton	3.3
10	Erie	3.3
10	Jefferson	3.3
10	Lackawanna	3.3
10	Lehigh	3.3
10	Somerset	3.3
10	Wayne	3.3
11	Allegheny	3.2
11	Armstrong	3.2
11	Crawford	3.2
11	Dauphin	3.2
11	Delaware	3.2
11	Lycoming	3.2
11	Northampton	3.2
11	Warren	3.2
11	Washington	3.2
11	Wyoming	3.2
12	Elk	3.1
12	Westmoreland	3.1
13	Bedford	3
13	Mifflin	3
13	York	3
14	Blair	2.9
14	Bradford	2.9
14	Bucks	2.9
15	Butler	2.8
15	Snyder	2.8
16	Cumberland	2.7
16	Franklin	2.7
16	Juniata	2.7
16	Lebanon	2.7
16	Montgomery	2.7
16	Montour	2.7
16	Perry	2.7
16	Susquehanna	2.7
17	Fulton	2.6
17	Lancaster	2.6
17	Union	2.6
18	Adams	2.5
18	Centre	2.5
18	Chester	2.5