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Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force

Philadelphia, PA had the highest civilian labor force of 25 cities in 2016, at 761,044. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at 8,229. The median was 18,959. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest761,044Philadelphia, PA
Lowest8,229Johnstown, PA
Median18,95925 cities

All cities, 2016

Philadelphia, PA: 761,044 personsPhiladelphia, PA761,044Pittsburgh, PA: 166,548 personsPittsburgh, PA166,548Allentown, PA: 58,373 personsAllentown, PA58,373Erie, PA: 45,881 personsErie, PA45,881Reading, PA: 40,808 personsReading, PA40,808Bethlehem, PA: 37,704 personsBethlehem, PA37,704Scranton, PA: 35,919 personsScranton, PA35,919Lancaster, PA: 30,314 personsLancaster, PA30,314Harrisburg, PA: 23,783 personsHarrisburg, PA23,783York, PA: 22,031 personsYork, PA22,031Wilkes-Barre, PA: 20,755 personsWilkes-Barre, PA20,755Altoona, PA: 20,744 personsAltoona, PA20,744Norristown, PA: 18,959 personsNorristown, PA18,959Bethel Park, PA: 17,909 personsBethel Park, PA17,909State College, PA: 17,904 personsState College, PA17,904Plum, PA: 14,998 personsPlum, PA14,998Monroeville, PA: 14,724 personsMonroeville, PA14,724Hazleton, PA: 14,477 personsHazleton, PA14,477Easton, PA: 14,211 personsEaston, PA14,211Williamsport, PA: 13,694 personsWilliamsport, PA13,694Chester, PA: 13,237 personsChester, PA13,237Lebanon, PA: 11,915 personsLebanon, PA11,915West Mifflin, PA: 9,906 personsWest Mifflin, PA9,906New Castle, PA: 8,712 personsNew Castle, PA8,712Johnstown, PA: 8,229 personsJohnstown, PA8,229Philadelphia, PA: 761,044 personsPhiladelphia, PA761,044Pittsburgh, PA: 166,548 personsPittsburgh, PA166,548Allentown, PA: 58,373 personsAllentown, PA58,373Erie, PA: 45,881 personsErie, PA45,881Reading, PA: 40,808 personsReading, PA40,808Bethlehem, PA: 37,704 personsBethlehem, PA37,704Scranton, PA: 35,919 personsScranton, PA35,919Lancaster, PA: 30,314 personsLancaster, PA30,314Harrisburg, PA: 23,783 personsHarrisburg, PA23,783York, PA: 22,031 personsYork, PA22,031Wilkes-Barre, PA: 20,755 personsWilkes-Barre, PA20,755Altoona, PA: 20,744 personsAltoona, PA20,744Norristown, PA: 18,959 personsNorristown, PA18,959Bethel Park, PA: 17,909 personsBethel Park, PA17,909State College, PA: 17,904 personsState College, PA17,904Plum, PA: 14,998 personsPlum, PA14,998Monroeville, PA: 14,724 personsMonroeville, PA14,724Hazleton, PA: 14,477 personsHazleton, PA14,477Easton, PA: 14,211 personsEaston, PA14,211Williamsport, PA: 13,694 personsWilliamsport, PA13,694Chester, PA: 13,237 personsChester, PA13,237Lebanon, PA: 11,915 personsLebanon, PA11,915West Mifflin, PA: 9,906 personsWest Mifflin, PA9,906New Castle, PA: 8,712 personsNew Castle, PA8,712Johnstown, PA: 8,229 personsJohnstown, PA8,229
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

RankCities2016
persons		Change on 2015
1Philadelphia, PA761,044+8.4%
2Pittsburgh, PA166,548+4.9%
3Allentown, PA58,373+6.4%
4Erie, PA45,881-0.5%
5Reading, PA40,808+18.7%
6Bethlehem, PA37,704+1.2%
7Scranton, PA35,919-3%
8Lancaster, PA30,314+12.4%
9Harrisburg, PA23,783+9.8%
10York, PA22,031+22.9%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA20,755+11%
12Altoona, PA20,744-0.4%
13Norristown, PA18,959+5.1%
14Bethel Park, PA17,909+3.2%
15State College, PA17,904+8.4%
16Plum, PA14,998-0.9%
17Monroeville, PA14,724-0.5%
18Hazleton, PA14,477+23.7%
19Easton, PA14,211+18.7%
20Williamsport, PA13,694-5%
21Chester, PA13,237-1%
22Lebanon, PA11,915+1.5%
23West Mifflin, PA9,906-2.7%
24New Castle, PA8,712-5.2%
25Johnstown, PA8,229+5.1%

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.CurrentU15-19. 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, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19

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, 2016. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities?period=2016. 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, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities?period=2016.

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, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU15-19, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?

Philadelphia, PA, with 761,044 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?

Johnstown, PA, with 8,229 in 2016.

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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