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Employed residents in Wilkes-Barre, PA

Employed residents in Wilkes-Barre, PA was 19,248 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 11th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons19,248
Change on 2024-1.1%
Rank11th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high20,3461990
Series low16,7972010

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Employed residents in Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1990 to 2025

16K17K18K19K20K21K19901996200220082014202020251990: 20,346 persons1991: 19,952 persons1992: 19,955 persons1993: 20,005 persons1994: 19,827 persons1995: 19,841 persons1996: 19,852 persons1997: 19,964 persons1998: 19,753 persons1999: 19,607 persons2000: 18,342 persons2001: 18,184 persons2002: 17,886 persons2003: 17,807 persons2004: 17,909 persons2005: 18,082 persons2006: 18,212 persons2007: 18,338 persons2008: 18,348 persons2009: 17,745 persons2010: 16,797 persons2011: 16,833 persons2012: 16,901 persons2013: 16,957 persons2014: 17,105 persons2015: 17,301 persons2016: 19,372 persons2017: 19,363 persons2018: 19,391 persons2019: 19,376 persons2020: 18,262 persons2021: 18,584 persons2022: 19,172 persons2023: 19,396 persons2024: 19,462 persons2025: 19,248 persons16K17K18K19K20K21K19902002201420251990: 20,346 persons1991: 19,952 persons1992: 19,955 persons1993: 20,005 persons1994: 19,827 persons1995: 19,841 persons1996: 19,852 persons1997: 19,964 persons1998: 19,753 persons1999: 19,607 persons2000: 18,342 persons2001: 18,184 persons2002: 17,886 persons2003: 17,807 persons2004: 17,909 persons2005: 18,082 persons2006: 18,212 persons2007: 18,338 persons2008: 18,348 persons2009: 17,745 persons2010: 16,797 persons2011: 16,833 persons2012: 16,901 persons2013: 16,957 persons2014: 17,105 persons2015: 17,301 persons2016: 19,372 persons2017: 19,363 persons2018: 19,391 persons2019: 19,376 persons2020: 18,262 persons2021: 18,584 persons2022: 19,172 persons2023: 19,396 persons2024: 19,462 persons2025: 19,248 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
202519,248
202419,462
202319,396
202219,172
202118,584
202018,262
201919,376
201819,391
201719,363
201619,372
201517,301
201417,105
201316,957
201216,901
201116,833
201016,797
200917,745
200818,348
200718,338
200618,212
200518,082
200417,909
200317,807
200217,886
200118,184
200018,342
199919,607
199819,753
199719,964
199619,852
199519,841
199419,827
199320,005
199219,955
199119,952
199020,346

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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, Wilkes-Barre, 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, Wilkes-Barre, 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/wilkes-barre-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, Wilkes-Barre, 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/wilkes-barre-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, Wilkes-Barre, 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/wilkes-barre-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Wilkes-Barre, PA?

Employed residents in Wilkes-Barre, PA was 19,248 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.1% from 2024. That is the 11th 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 Wilkes-Barre, PA?

20,346 in 1990, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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