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Employed residents in Chester, PA

Employed residents in Chester, PA was 13,281 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons13,281
Change on 2024-0.4%
Rank20th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high15,7631990
Series low11,5082011

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Employed residents in Chester, PA, 1990 to 2025

11K12K13K14K15K16K19901996200220082014202020251990: 15,763 persons1991: 15,351 persons1992: 15,089 persons1993: 14,764 persons1994: 14,458 persons1995: 14,900 persons1996: 15,167 persons1997: 15,388 persons1998: 15,488 persons1999: 15,587 persons2000: 13,661 persons2001: 13,784 persons2002: 13,767 persons2003: 13,522 persons2004: 13,547 persons2005: 13,652 persons2006: 13,735 persons2007: 13,807 persons2008: 13,857 persons2009: 13,233 persons2010: 11,510 persons2011: 11,508 persons2012: 11,676 persons2013: 11,792 persons2014: 11,988 persons2015: 12,128 persons2016: 12,086 persons2017: 12,092 persons2018: 12,255 persons2019: 12,393 persons2020: 11,638 persons2021: 12,327 persons2022: 12,932 persons2023: 13,340 persons2024: 13,336 persons2025: 13,281 persons10K12K14K16K19902002201420251990: 15,763 persons1991: 15,351 persons1992: 15,089 persons1993: 14,764 persons1994: 14,458 persons1995: 14,900 persons1996: 15,167 persons1997: 15,388 persons1998: 15,488 persons1999: 15,587 persons2000: 13,661 persons2001: 13,784 persons2002: 13,767 persons2003: 13,522 persons2004: 13,547 persons2005: 13,652 persons2006: 13,735 persons2007: 13,807 persons2008: 13,857 persons2009: 13,233 persons2010: 11,510 persons2011: 11,508 persons2012: 11,676 persons2013: 11,792 persons2014: 11,988 persons2015: 12,128 persons2016: 12,086 persons2017: 12,092 persons2018: 12,255 persons2019: 12,393 persons2020: 11,638 persons2021: 12,327 persons2022: 12,932 persons2023: 13,340 persons2024: 13,336 persons2025: 13,281 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
202513,281
202413,336
202313,340
202212,932
202112,327
202011,638
201912,393
201812,255
201712,092
201612,086
201512,128
201411,988
201311,792
201211,676
201111,508
201011,510
200913,233
200813,857
200713,807
200613,735
200513,652
200413,547
200313,522
200213,767
200113,784
200013,661
199915,587
199815,488
199715,388
199615,167
199514,900
199414,458
199314,764
199215,089
199115,351
199015,763

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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, Chester, 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, Chester, 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/chester-pa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, Chester, 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/chester-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, Chester, 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/chester-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Chester, PA?

Employed residents in Chester, PA was 13,281 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.4% from 2024. That is the 20th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Chester, PA?

15,763 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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