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Unemployed people in New Castle, PA

Unemployed people in New Castle, PA was 454 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.9% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons454
Change on 2024+17.9%
Rank23rd of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high1,1981992
Series low3852024

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Unemployed people in New Castle, PA, 1990 to 2025

2004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 738 persons1991: 1,060 persons1992: 1,198 persons1993: 1,139 persons1994: 1,056 persons1995: 898 persons1996: 836 persons1997: 728 persons1998: 680 persons1999: 864 persons2000: 747 persons2001: 768 persons2002: 888 persons2003: 904 persons2004: 872 persons2005: 813 persons2006: 715 persons2007: 731 persons2008: 758 persons2009: 1,081 persons2010: 1,105 persons2011: 972 persons2012: 950 persons2013: 854 persons2014: 741 persons2015: 748 persons2016: 739 persons2017: 690 persons2018: 591 persons2019: 567 persons2020: 1,146 persons2021: 800 persons2022: 476 persons2023: 390 persons2024: 385 persons2025: 454 persons2505007501,0001,25019902002201420251990: 738 persons1991: 1,060 persons1992: 1,198 persons1993: 1,139 persons1994: 1,056 persons1995: 898 persons1996: 836 persons1997: 728 persons1998: 680 persons1999: 864 persons2000: 747 persons2001: 768 persons2002: 888 persons2003: 904 persons2004: 872 persons2005: 813 persons2006: 715 persons2007: 731 persons2008: 758 persons2009: 1,081 persons2010: 1,105 persons2011: 972 persons2012: 950 persons2013: 854 persons2014: 741 persons2015: 748 persons2016: 739 persons2017: 690 persons2018: 591 persons2019: 567 persons2020: 1,146 persons2021: 800 persons2022: 476 persons2023: 390 persons2024: 385 persons2025: 454 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
2025454
2024385
2023390
2022476
2021800
20201,146
2019567
2018591
2017690
2016739
2015748
2014741
2013854
2012950
2011972
20101,105
20091,081
2008758
2007731
2006715
2005813
2004872
2003904
2002888
2001768
2000747
1999864
1998680
1997728
1996836
1995898
19941,056
19931,139
19921,198
19911,060
1990738

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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, New Castle, 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, New Castle, 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/new-castle-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, New Castle, 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/new-castle-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, New Castle, 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/new-castle-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in New Castle, PA?

Unemployed people in New Castle, PA was 454 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 17.9% from 2024. That is the 23rd 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 New Castle, PA?

1,198 in 1992, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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