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Unemployed people in Harrisburg, PA

Unemployed people in Harrisburg, PA was 1,341 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 26.3% from 2024. That is the 8th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,341
Change on 2024+26.3%
Rank8th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high3,2422020
Series low1,0312023

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Unemployed people in Harrisburg, PA, 1990 to 2025

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,456 persons1991: 1,654 persons1992: 1,803 persons1993: 1,760 persons1994: 1,724 persons1995: 1,448 persons1996: 1,335 persons1997: 1,352 persons1998: 1,162 persons1999: 1,196 persons2000: 1,091 persons2001: 1,296 persons2002: 1,535 persons2003: 1,518 persons2004: 1,485 persons2005: 1,354 persons2006: 1,296 persons2007: 1,307 persons2008: 1,506 persons2009: 2,303 persons2010: 2,602 persons2011: 2,517 persons2012: 2,445 persons2013: 2,091 persons2014: 1,781 persons2015: 1,558 persons2016: 1,508 persons2017: 1,528 persons2018: 1,378 persons2019: 1,322 persons2020: 3,242 persons2021: 2,295 persons2022: 1,127 persons2023: 1,031 persons2024: 1,062 persons2025: 1,341 persons1,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,456 persons1991: 1,654 persons1992: 1,803 persons1993: 1,760 persons1994: 1,724 persons1995: 1,448 persons1996: 1,335 persons1997: 1,352 persons1998: 1,162 persons1999: 1,196 persons2000: 1,091 persons2001: 1,296 persons2002: 1,535 persons2003: 1,518 persons2004: 1,485 persons2005: 1,354 persons2006: 1,296 persons2007: 1,307 persons2008: 1,506 persons2009: 2,303 persons2010: 2,602 persons2011: 2,517 persons2012: 2,445 persons2013: 2,091 persons2014: 1,781 persons2015: 1,558 persons2016: 1,508 persons2017: 1,528 persons2018: 1,378 persons2019: 1,322 persons2020: 3,242 persons2021: 2,295 persons2022: 1,127 persons2023: 1,031 persons2024: 1,062 persons2025: 1,341 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
20251,341
20241,062
20231,031
20221,127
20212,295
20203,242
20191,322
20181,378
20171,528
20161,508
20151,558
20141,781
20132,091
20122,445
20112,517
20102,602
20092,303
20081,506
20071,307
20061,296
20051,354
20041,485
20031,518
20021,535
20011,296
20001,091
19991,196
19981,162
19971,352
19961,335
19951,448
19941,724
19931,760
19921,803
19911,654
19901,456

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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, Harrisburg, 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, Harrisburg, 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/harrisburg-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, Harrisburg, 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/harrisburg-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, Harrisburg, 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/harrisburg-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Harrisburg, PA?

Unemployed people in Harrisburg, PA was 1,341 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 26.3% from 2024. That is the 8th 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 Harrisburg, PA?

3,242 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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