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Unemployed people in Bethlehem, PA

Unemployed people in Bethlehem, PA was 1,720 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 19.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,720
Change on 2024+19.6%
Rank6th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high3,8992020
Series low1,4212000

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Unemployed people in Bethlehem, PA, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,977 persons1991: 2,141 persons1992: 2,368 persons1993: 2,368 persons1994: 2,112 persons1995: 1,819 persons1996: 2,018 persons1997: 1,880 persons1998: 1,596 persons1999: 1,529 persons2000: 1,421 persons2001: 1,601 persons2002: 1,968 persons2003: 2,023 persons2004: 2,131 persons2005: 2,028 persons2006: 1,895 persons2007: 1,887 persons2008: 2,246 persons2009: 3,326 persons2010: 3,473 persons2011: 3,447 persons2012: 3,263 persons2013: 2,997 persons2014: 2,570 persons2015: 2,263 persons2016: 2,132 persons2017: 2,116 persons2018: 2,033 persons2019: 1,950 persons2020: 3,899 persons2021: 2,553 persons2022: 1,662 persons2023: 1,488 persons2024: 1,438 persons2025: 1,720 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,977 persons1991: 2,141 persons1992: 2,368 persons1993: 2,368 persons1994: 2,112 persons1995: 1,819 persons1996: 2,018 persons1997: 1,880 persons1998: 1,596 persons1999: 1,529 persons2000: 1,421 persons2001: 1,601 persons2002: 1,968 persons2003: 2,023 persons2004: 2,131 persons2005: 2,028 persons2006: 1,895 persons2007: 1,887 persons2008: 2,246 persons2009: 3,326 persons2010: 3,473 persons2011: 3,447 persons2012: 3,263 persons2013: 2,997 persons2014: 2,570 persons2015: 2,263 persons2016: 2,132 persons2017: 2,116 persons2018: 2,033 persons2019: 1,950 persons2020: 3,899 persons2021: 2,553 persons2022: 1,662 persons2023: 1,488 persons2024: 1,438 persons2025: 1,720 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,720
20241,438
20231,488
20221,662
20212,553
20203,899
20191,950
20182,033
20172,116
20162,132
20152,263
20142,570
20132,997
20123,263
20113,447
20103,473
20093,326
20082,246
20071,887
20061,895
20052,028
20042,131
20032,023
20021,968
20011,601
20001,421
19991,529
19981,596
19971,880
19962,018
19951,819
19942,112
19932,368
19922,368
19912,141
19901,977

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/bethlehem-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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/bethlehem-pa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/bethlehem-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Bethlehem, PA?

Unemployed people in Bethlehem, PA was 1,720 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 19.6% from 2024. That is the 6th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Bethlehem, PA?

3,899 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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