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Unemployed people in Norristown, PA

Unemployed people in Norristown, PA was 709 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons709
Change on 2024+12%
Rank15th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high1,9152020
Series low6272023

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Unemployed people in Norristown, PA, 1990 to 2025

5001,0001,5002,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 904 persons1991: 957 persons1992: 1,233 persons1993: 1,466 persons1994: 1,488 persons1995: 1,104 persons1996: 944 persons1997: 911 persons1998: 682 persons1999: 696 persons2000: 654 persons2001: 786 persons2002: 1,018 persons2003: 978 persons2004: 993 persons2005: 925 persons2006: 853 persons2007: 857 persons2008: 1,021 persons2009: 1,411 persons2010: 1,469 persons2011: 1,404 persons2012: 1,376 persons2013: 1,197 persons2014: 1,079 persons2015: 956 persons2016: 925 persons2017: 915 persons2018: 842 persons2019: 816 persons2020: 1,915 persons2021: 1,270 persons2022: 757 persons2023: 627 persons2024: 633 persons2025: 709 persons5001,0001,5002,00019902002201420251990: 904 persons1991: 957 persons1992: 1,233 persons1993: 1,466 persons1994: 1,488 persons1995: 1,104 persons1996: 944 persons1997: 911 persons1998: 682 persons1999: 696 persons2000: 654 persons2001: 786 persons2002: 1,018 persons2003: 978 persons2004: 993 persons2005: 925 persons2006: 853 persons2007: 857 persons2008: 1,021 persons2009: 1,411 persons2010: 1,469 persons2011: 1,404 persons2012: 1,376 persons2013: 1,197 persons2014: 1,079 persons2015: 956 persons2016: 925 persons2017: 915 persons2018: 842 persons2019: 816 persons2020: 1,915 persons2021: 1,270 persons2022: 757 persons2023: 627 persons2024: 633 persons2025: 709 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
2025709
2024633
2023627
2022757
20211,270
20201,915
2019816
2018842
2017915
2016925
2015956
20141,079
20131,197
20121,376
20111,404
20101,469
20091,411
20081,021
2007857
2006853
2005925
2004993
2003978
20021,018
2001786
2000654
1999696
1998682
1997911
1996944
19951,104
19941,488
19931,466
19921,233
1991957
1990904

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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, Norristown, 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, Norristown, 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/norristown-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, Norristown, 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/norristown-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, Norristown, 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/norristown-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Norristown, PA?

Unemployed people in Norristown, PA was 709 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12% from 2024. That is the 15th 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 Norristown, PA?

1,915 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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