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Employed residents in Bethlehem, PA

Employed residents in Bethlehem, PA was 38,130 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons38,130
Change on 2024+0.1%
Rank5th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high38,1302025
Series low30,7651995

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Employed residents in Bethlehem, PA, 1990 to 2025

30K32K34K36K38K40K19901996200220082014202020251990: 32,149 persons1991: 31,806 persons1992: 31,315 persons1993: 31,782 persons1994: 31,774 persons1995: 30,765 persons1996: 30,980 persons1997: 31,657 persons1998: 32,001 persons1999: 32,180 persons2000: 32,882 persons2001: 32,985 persons2002: 32,947 persons2003: 32,692 persons2004: 32,837 persons2005: 32,965 persons2006: 33,121 persons2007: 33,216 persons2008: 32,984 persons2009: 31,896 persons2010: 32,778 persons2011: 33,154 persons2012: 33,769 persons2013: 34,058 persons2014: 34,471 persons2015: 34,986 persons2016: 35,572 persons2017: 35,578 persons2018: 35,917 persons2019: 36,318 persons2020: 34,213 persons2021: 36,268 persons2022: 37,058 persons2023: 37,810 persons2024: 38,096 persons2025: 38,130 persons30K32K34K36K38K40K19902002201420251990: 32,149 persons1991: 31,806 persons1992: 31,315 persons1993: 31,782 persons1994: 31,774 persons1995: 30,765 persons1996: 30,980 persons1997: 31,657 persons1998: 32,001 persons1999: 32,180 persons2000: 32,882 persons2001: 32,985 persons2002: 32,947 persons2003: 32,692 persons2004: 32,837 persons2005: 32,965 persons2006: 33,121 persons2007: 33,216 persons2008: 32,984 persons2009: 31,896 persons2010: 32,778 persons2011: 33,154 persons2012: 33,769 persons2013: 34,058 persons2014: 34,471 persons2015: 34,986 persons2016: 35,572 persons2017: 35,578 persons2018: 35,917 persons2019: 36,318 persons2020: 34,213 persons2021: 36,268 persons2022: 37,058 persons2023: 37,810 persons2024: 38,096 persons2025: 38,130 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202538,130
202438,096
202337,810
202237,058
202136,268
202034,213
201936,318
201835,917
201735,578
201635,572
201534,986
201434,471
201334,058
201233,769
201133,154
201032,778
200931,896
200832,984
200733,216
200633,121
200532,965
200432,837
200332,692
200232,947
200132,985
200032,882
199932,180
199832,001
199731,657
199630,980
199530,765
199431,774
199331,782
199231,315
199131,806
199032,149

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Bethlehem, PA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Bethlehem, PA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bethlehem-pa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Bethlehem, PA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bethlehem-pa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Bethlehem, PA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/bethlehem-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the employed residents in Bethlehem, PA?

Employed residents in Bethlehem, PA was 38,130 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.1% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Bethlehem, PA?

38,130 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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