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Unemployed people in State College, PA

Unemployed people in State College, PA was 688 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.7% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons688
Change on 2024+11.7%
Rank16th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high1,0802010
Series low1691998

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Unemployed people in State College, PA, 1990 to 2025

02004006008001,0001,20019901996200220082014202020251990: 281 persons1991: 297 persons1992: 330 persons1993: 290 persons1994: 236 persons1995: 235 persons1996: 192 persons1997: 188 persons1998: 169 persons1999: 198 persons2000: 600 persons2001: 585 persons2002: 666 persons2003: 633 persons2004: 675 persons2005: 684 persons2006: 653 persons2007: 664 persons2008: 780 persons2009: 1,019 persons2010: 1,080 persons2011: 1,021 persons2012: 1,035 persons2013: 1,078 persons2014: 918 persons2015: 817 persons2016: 826 persons2017: 747 persons2018: 673 persons2019: 667 persons2020: 802 persons2021: 685 persons2022: 652 persons2023: 588 persons2024: 616 persons2025: 688 persons02505007501,0001,25019902002201420251990: 281 persons1991: 297 persons1992: 330 persons1993: 290 persons1994: 236 persons1995: 235 persons1996: 192 persons1997: 188 persons1998: 169 persons1999: 198 persons2000: 600 persons2001: 585 persons2002: 666 persons2003: 633 persons2004: 675 persons2005: 684 persons2006: 653 persons2007: 664 persons2008: 780 persons2009: 1,019 persons2010: 1,080 persons2011: 1,021 persons2012: 1,035 persons2013: 1,078 persons2014: 918 persons2015: 817 persons2016: 826 persons2017: 747 persons2018: 673 persons2019: 667 persons2020: 802 persons2021: 685 persons2022: 652 persons2023: 588 persons2024: 616 persons2025: 688 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
2025688
2024616
2023588
2022652
2021685
2020802
2019667
2018673
2017747
2016826
2015817
2014918
20131,078
20121,035
20111,021
20101,080
20091,019
2008780
2007664
2006653
2005684
2004675
2003633
2002666
2001585
2000600
1999198
1998169
1997188
1996192
1995235
1994236
1993290
1992330
1991297
1990281

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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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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, State College, 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, State College, 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/state-college-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, State College, 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/state-college-pa.

Harvard

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

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What is the unemployed people in State College, PA?

Unemployed people in State College, PA was 688 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 11.7% from 2024. That is the 16th 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 State College, PA?

1,080 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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