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Unemployed people in Chester, PA

Unemployed people in Chester, PA was 956 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 29.5% from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons956
Change on 2024+29.5%
Rank12th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high2,0362020
Series low7382024

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Unemployed people in Chester, PA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,163 persons1991: 1,374 persons1992: 1,808 persons1993: 1,381 persons1994: 1,461 persons1995: 1,415 persons1996: 1,267 persons1997: 1,361 persons1998: 1,104 persons1999: 1,127 persons2000: 861 persons2001: 1,058 persons2002: 1,218 persons2003: 1,262 persons2004: 1,296 persons2005: 1,174 persons2006: 1,118 persons2007: 1,074 persons2008: 1,274 persons2009: 1,690 persons2010: 1,822 persons2011: 1,946 persons2012: 1,897 persons2013: 1,657 persons2014: 1,425 persons2015: 1,249 persons2016: 1,151 persons2017: 1,140 persons2018: 1,053 persons2019: 1,000 persons2020: 2,036 persons2021: 1,535 persons2022: 908 persons2023: 755 persons2024: 738 persons2025: 956 persons5001,0001,5002,0002,50019902002201420251990: 1,163 persons1991: 1,374 persons1992: 1,808 persons1993: 1,381 persons1994: 1,461 persons1995: 1,415 persons1996: 1,267 persons1997: 1,361 persons1998: 1,104 persons1999: 1,127 persons2000: 861 persons2001: 1,058 persons2002: 1,218 persons2003: 1,262 persons2004: 1,296 persons2005: 1,174 persons2006: 1,118 persons2007: 1,074 persons2008: 1,274 persons2009: 1,690 persons2010: 1,822 persons2011: 1,946 persons2012: 1,897 persons2013: 1,657 persons2014: 1,425 persons2015: 1,249 persons2016: 1,151 persons2017: 1,140 persons2018: 1,053 persons2019: 1,000 persons2020: 2,036 persons2021: 1,535 persons2022: 908 persons2023: 755 persons2024: 738 persons2025: 956 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
2025956
2024738
2023755
2022908
20211,535
20202,036
20191,000
20181,053
20171,140
20161,151
20151,249
20141,425
20131,657
20121,897
20111,946
20101,822
20091,690
20081,274
20071,074
20061,118
20051,174
20041,296
20031,262
20021,218
20011,058
2000861
19991,127
19981,104
19971,361
19961,267
19951,415
19941,461
19931,381
19921,808
19911,374
19901,163

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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, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/chester-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, 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/unemployed-people/chester-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Chester, PA?

Unemployed people in Chester, PA was 956 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 29.5% from 2024. That is the 12th 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 Chester, PA?

2,036 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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