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Unemployed people in Philadelphia, PA

Unemployed people in Philadelphia, PA was 41,837 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons41,837
Change on 2024+12.9%
Rank1st of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high89,2242020
Series low33,8172023

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Unemployed people in Philadelphia, PA, 1990 to 2025

20K40K60K80K100K19901996200220082014202020251990: 44,467 persons1991: 60,323 persons1992: 62,362 persons1993: 61,682 persons1994: 54,103 persons1995: 50,471 persons1996: 47,686 persons1997: 44,604 persons1998: 40,883 persons1999: 39,907 persons2000: 35,803 persons2001: 39,308 persons2002: 46,239 persons2003: 47,048 persons2004: 44,822 persons2005: 41,816 persons2006: 39,511 persons2007: 39,771 persons2008: 45,322 persons2009: 63,649 persons2010: 69,852 persons2011: 71,540 persons2012: 73,620 persons2013: 69,108 persons2014: 57,291 persons2015: 51,021 persons2016: 47,577 persons2017: 45,080 persons2018: 40,928 persons2019: 39,767 persons2020: 89,224 persons2021: 60,534 persons2022: 37,548 persons2023: 33,817 persons2024: 37,058 persons2025: 41,837 persons20K40K60K80K100K19902002201420251990: 44,467 persons1991: 60,323 persons1992: 62,362 persons1993: 61,682 persons1994: 54,103 persons1995: 50,471 persons1996: 47,686 persons1997: 44,604 persons1998: 40,883 persons1999: 39,907 persons2000: 35,803 persons2001: 39,308 persons2002: 46,239 persons2003: 47,048 persons2004: 44,822 persons2005: 41,816 persons2006: 39,511 persons2007: 39,771 persons2008: 45,322 persons2009: 63,649 persons2010: 69,852 persons2011: 71,540 persons2012: 73,620 persons2013: 69,108 persons2014: 57,291 persons2015: 51,021 persons2016: 47,577 persons2017: 45,080 persons2018: 40,928 persons2019: 39,767 persons2020: 89,224 persons2021: 60,534 persons2022: 37,548 persons2023: 33,817 persons2024: 37,058 persons2025: 41,837 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
202541,837
202437,058
202333,817
202237,548
202160,534
202089,224
201939,767
201840,928
201745,080
201647,577
201551,021
201457,291
201369,108
201273,620
201171,540
201069,852
200963,649
200845,322
200739,771
200639,511
200541,816
200444,822
200347,048
200246,239
200139,308
200035,803
199939,907
199840,883
199744,604
199647,686
199550,471
199454,103
199361,682
199262,362
199160,323
199044,467

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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, Philadelphia, 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, Philadelphia, 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/philadelphia-pa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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

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What is the unemployed people in Philadelphia, PA?

Unemployed people in Philadelphia, PA was 41,837 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 12.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 25 cities in 2025.

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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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Philadelphia, PA?

89,224 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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