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Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force, 2025

Philadelphia, PA had the highest civilian labor force of 25 cities in 2025, at 788,528. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at 7,078. The median was 19,020. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest788,528Philadelphia, PA
Lowest7,078Johnstown, PA
Median19,02025 cities

All cities, 2025

Philadelphia, PA: 788,528 personsPhiladelphia, PA788,528Pittsburgh, PA: 164,603 personsPittsburgh, PA164,603Allentown, PA: 59,442 personsAllentown, PA59,442Erie, PA: 42,090 personsErie, PA42,090Reading, PA: 40,120 personsReading, PA40,120Bethlehem, PA: 39,850 personsBethlehem, PA39,850Scranton, PA: 34,592 personsScranton, PA34,592Lancaster, PA: 30,198 personsLancaster, PA30,198Harrisburg, PA: 23,521 personsHarrisburg, PA23,521York, PA: 21,401 personsYork, PA21,401Wilkes-Barre, PA: 20,304 personsWilkes-Barre, PA20,304Altoona, PA: 19,609 personsAltoona, PA19,609Norristown, PA: 19,020 personsNorristown, PA19,020State College, PA: 17,351 personsState College, PA17,351Bethel Park, PA: 17,299 personsBethel Park, PA17,299Easton, PA: 15,646 personsEaston, PA15,646Plum, PA: 14,292 personsPlum, PA14,292Chester, PA: 14,237 personsChester, PA14,237Hazleton, PA: 14,202 personsHazleton, PA14,202Monroeville, PA: 13,978 personsMonroeville, PA13,978Williamsport, PA: 12,612 personsWilliamsport, PA12,612Lebanon, PA: 11,931 personsLebanon, PA11,931West Mifflin, PA: 9,242 personsWest Mifflin, PA9,242New Castle, PA: 7,927 personsNew Castle, PA7,927Johnstown, PA: 7,078 personsJohnstown, PA7,078Philadelphia, PA: 788,528 personsPhiladelphia, PA788,528Pittsburgh, PA: 164,603 personsPittsburgh, PA164,603Allentown, PA: 59,442 personsAllentown, PA59,442Erie, PA: 42,090 personsErie, PA42,090Reading, PA: 40,120 personsReading, PA40,120Bethlehem, PA: 39,850 personsBethlehem, PA39,850Scranton, PA: 34,592 personsScranton, PA34,592Lancaster, PA: 30,198 personsLancaster, PA30,198Harrisburg, PA: 23,521 personsHarrisburg, PA23,521York, PA: 21,401 personsYork, PA21,401Wilkes-Barre, PA: 20,304 personsWilkes-Barre, PA20,304Altoona, PA: 19,609 personsAltoona, PA19,609Norristown, PA: 19,020 personsNorristown, PA19,020State College, PA: 17,351 personsState College, PA17,351Bethel Park, PA: 17,299 personsBethel Park, PA17,299Easton, PA: 15,646 personsEaston, PA15,646Plum, PA: 14,292 personsPlum, PA14,292Chester, PA: 14,237 personsChester, PA14,237Hazleton, PA: 14,202 personsHazleton, PA14,202Monroeville, PA: 13,978 personsMonroeville, PA13,978Williamsport, PA: 12,612 personsWilliamsport, PA12,612Lebanon, PA: 11,931 personsLebanon, PA11,931West Mifflin, PA: 9,242 personsWest Mifflin, PA9,242New Castle, PA: 7,927 personsNew Castle, PA7,927Johnstown, PA: 7,078 personsJohnstown, PA7,078
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2025
persons		Change on 2024
1Philadelphia, PA788,528+0.2%
2Pittsburgh, PA164,603-0.6%
3Allentown, PA59,442+1.1%
4Erie, PA42,090-0.2%
5Reading, PA40,120+0.6%
6Bethlehem, PA39,850+0.8%
7Scranton, PA34,592-0.4%
8Lancaster, PA30,198-0.1%
9Harrisburg, PA23,5210%
10York, PA21,401-0.3%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA20,304-0.4%
12Altoona, PA19,609-0%
13Norristown, PA19,020-0.4%
14State College, PA17,351-0%
15Bethel Park, PA17,299-0.7%
16Easton, PA15,646+0.6%
17Plum, PA14,292-0.7%
18Chester, PA14,237+1.2%
19Hazleton, PA14,202-0%
20Monroeville, PA13,978-0.7%
21Williamsport, PA12,612-0.9%
22Lebanon, PA11,931+0.2%
23West Mifflin, PA9,242-0.6%
24New Castle, PA7,927-0.3%
25Johnstown, PA7,078-1.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Employed plus unemployed residents, 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. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), 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: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force, 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/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force, 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/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?

Philadelphia, PA, with 788,528 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?

Johnstown, PA, with 7,078 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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