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Cities in Pennsylvania by civilian labor force

Philadelphia, PA had the highest civilian labor force of 25 cities in 2022, at 770,779. Johnstown, PA had the lowest, at 7,303. The median was 19,032. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest770,779Philadelphia, PA
Lowest7,303Johnstown, PA
Median19,03225 cities

All cities, 2022

Philadelphia, PA: 770,779 personsPhiladelphia, PA770,779Pittsburgh, PA: 160,955 personsPittsburgh, PA160,955Allentown, PA: 58,123 personsAllentown, PA58,123Erie, PA: 42,243 personsErie, PA42,243Reading, PA: 39,598 personsReading, PA39,598Bethlehem, PA: 38,720 personsBethlehem, PA38,720Scranton, PA: 34,738 personsScranton, PA34,738Lancaster, PA: 29,841 personsLancaster, PA29,841Harrisburg, PA: 23,282 personsHarrisburg, PA23,282York, PA: 21,373 personsYork, PA21,373Wilkes-Barre, PA: 20,240 personsWilkes-Barre, PA20,240Altoona, PA: 19,634 personsAltoona, PA19,634Norristown, PA: 19,032 personsNorristown, PA19,032Bethel Park, PA: 17,439 personsBethel Park, PA17,439State College, PA: 17,122 personsState College, PA17,122Easton, PA: 15,121 personsEaston, PA15,121Plum, PA: 14,391 personsPlum, PA14,391Hazleton, PA: 14,127 personsHazleton, PA14,127Monroeville, PA: 14,079 personsMonroeville, PA14,079Chester, PA: 13,840 personsChester, PA13,840Williamsport, PA: 12,534 personsWilliamsport, PA12,534Lebanon, PA: 11,694 personsLebanon, PA11,694West Mifflin, PA: 9,332 personsWest Mifflin, PA9,332New Castle, PA: 7,965 personsNew Castle, PA7,965Johnstown, PA: 7,303 personsJohnstown, PA7,303Philadelphia, PA: 770,779 personsPhiladelphia, PA770,779Pittsburgh, PA: 160,955 personsPittsburgh, PA160,955Allentown, PA: 58,123 personsAllentown, PA58,123Erie, PA: 42,243 personsErie, PA42,243Reading, PA: 39,598 personsReading, PA39,598Bethlehem, PA: 38,720 personsBethlehem, PA38,720Scranton, PA: 34,738 personsScranton, PA34,738Lancaster, PA: 29,841 personsLancaster, PA29,841Harrisburg, PA: 23,282 personsHarrisburg, PA23,282York, PA: 21,373 personsYork, PA21,373Wilkes-Barre, PA: 20,240 personsWilkes-Barre, PA20,240Altoona, PA: 19,634 personsAltoona, PA19,634Norristown, PA: 19,032 personsNorristown, PA19,032Bethel Park, PA: 17,439 personsBethel Park, PA17,439State College, PA: 17,122 personsState College, PA17,122Easton, PA: 15,121 personsEaston, PA15,121Plum, PA: 14,391 personsPlum, PA14,391Hazleton, PA: 14,127 personsHazleton, PA14,127Monroeville, PA: 14,079 personsMonroeville, PA14,079Chester, PA: 13,840 personsChester, PA13,840Williamsport, PA: 12,534 personsWilliamsport, PA12,534Lebanon, PA: 11,694 personsLebanon, PA11,694West Mifflin, PA: 9,332 personsWest Mifflin, PA9,332New Castle, PA: 7,965 personsNew Castle, PA7,965Johnstown, PA: 7,303 personsJohnstown, PA7,303
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Philadelphia, PA770,779+0.4%
2Pittsburgh, PA160,955-0.6%
3Allentown, PA58,123-2.7%
4Erie, PA42,243-1.8%
5Reading, PA39,598-2.5%
6Bethlehem, PA38,720-0.3%
7Scranton, PA34,738+0.1%
8Lancaster, PA29,841-1.7%
9Harrisburg, PA23,282-3%
10York, PA21,373-3.2%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA20,240-0.4%
12Altoona, PA19,634-1.3%
13Norristown, PA19,032-0.2%
14Bethel Park, PA17,439-0.5%
15State College, PA17,122+1.6%
16Easton, PA15,121-1.8%
17Plum, PA14,391-0.3%
18Hazleton, PA14,127-2.9%
19Monroeville, PA14,079-0.1%
20Chester, PA13,840-0.2%
21Williamsport, PA12,534-1.6%
22Lebanon, PA11,694-3.3%
23West Mifflin, PA9,332-1.7%
24New Castle, PA7,965-3%
25Johnstown, PA7,303-1.7%

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.CurrentU20-24. 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24

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, 2022. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/civilian-labor-force/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest civilian labor force?

Philadelphia, PA, with 770,779 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest civilian labor force?

Johnstown, PA, with 7,303 in 2022.

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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