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Employed residents in State College, PA

Employed residents in State College, PA was 16,663 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,663
Change on 2024-0.5%
Rank15th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high17,8042008
Series low15,6311991

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Employed residents in State College, PA, 1990 to 2025

15.5K16K16.5K17K17.5K18K19901996200220082014202020251990: 15,697 persons1991: 15,631 persons1992: 15,840 persons1993: 15,880 persons1994: 15,738 persons1995: 15,981 persons1996: 16,442 persons1997: 16,734 persons1998: 16,516 persons1999: 16,299 persons2000: 16,873 persons2001: 17,098 persons2002: 17,722 persons2003: 17,292 persons2004: 17,254 persons2005: 17,326 persons2006: 17,286 persons2007: 17,746 persons2008: 17,804 persons2009: 17,532 persons2010: 15,766 persons2011: 15,813 persons2012: 15,781 persons2013: 15,837 persons2014: 15,718 persons2015: 15,700 persons2016: 17,078 persons2017: 17,092 persons2018: 17,224 persons2019: 17,103 persons2020: 15,955 persons2021: 16,168 persons2022: 16,470 persons2023: 16,998 persons2024: 16,743 persons2025: 16,663 persons15K16K17K18K19902002201420251990: 15,697 persons1991: 15,631 persons1992: 15,840 persons1993: 15,880 persons1994: 15,738 persons1995: 15,981 persons1996: 16,442 persons1997: 16,734 persons1998: 16,516 persons1999: 16,299 persons2000: 16,873 persons2001: 17,098 persons2002: 17,722 persons2003: 17,292 persons2004: 17,254 persons2005: 17,326 persons2006: 17,286 persons2007: 17,746 persons2008: 17,804 persons2009: 17,532 persons2010: 15,766 persons2011: 15,813 persons2012: 15,781 persons2013: 15,837 persons2014: 15,718 persons2015: 15,700 persons2016: 17,078 persons2017: 17,092 persons2018: 17,224 persons2019: 17,103 persons2020: 15,955 persons2021: 16,168 persons2022: 16,470 persons2023: 16,998 persons2024: 16,743 persons2025: 16,663 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
202516,663
202416,743
202316,998
202216,470
202116,168
202015,955
201917,103
201817,224
201717,092
201617,078
201515,700
201415,718
201315,837
201215,781
201115,813
201015,766
200917,532
200817,804
200717,746
200617,286
200517,326
200417,254
200317,292
200217,722
200117,098
200016,873
199916,299
199816,516
199716,734
199616,442
199515,981
199415,738
199315,880
199215,840
199115,631
199015,697

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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, State College, 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, State College, 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/state-college-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, State College, 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/state-college-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, State College, 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/state-college-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in State College, PA?

Employed residents in State College, PA was 16,663 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.5% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 State College, PA?

17,804 in 2008, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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