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Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate

Monroe County had the highest job destruction rate of 67 counties in 2018, at 14.565%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.758%. The median was 9.504% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 10.264%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.565Monroe County
Lowest3.758Montour County
Median9.50467 counties
Pennsylvania10.264History

Map of counties, 2018

Adams County: 8.635 %Allegheny County: 10.494 %Armstrong County: 8.511 %Beaver County: 9.63 %Bedford County: 9.955 %Berks County: 9.358 %Blair County: 9.159 %Bradford County: 7.963 %Bucks County: 10.808 %Butler County: 10.861 %Cambria County: 9.127 %Cameron County: 5.839 %Carbon County: 8.691 %Centre County: 10.216 %Chester County: 10.099 %Clarion County: 10.893 %Clearfield County: 12.339 %Clinton County: 9.998 %Columbia County: 11.321 %Crawford County: 8.794 %Cumberland County: 8.992 %Dauphin County: 9.485 %Delaware County: 10.373 %Elk County: 7.82 %Erie County: 9.701 %Fayette County: 12.782 %Forest County: 5.866 %Franklin County: 11.056 %Fulton County: 5.043 %Greene County: 10.798 %Huntingdon County: 10.025 %Indiana County: 9.22 %Jefferson County: 8.165 %Juniata County: 7.03 %Lackawanna County: 9.835 %Lancaster County: 8.956 %Lawrence County: 10.744 %Lebanon County: 7.954 %Lehigh County: 9.735 %Luzerne County: 9.932 %Lycoming County: 8.875 %McKean County: 8.647 %Mercer County: 10.568 %Mifflin County: 7.999 %Monroe County: 14.565 %Montgomery County: 12.168 %Montour County: 3.758 %Northampton County: 9.056 %Northumberland County: 13.124 %Perry County: 12.783 %Philadelphia County: 9.645 %Pike County: 7.905 %Potter County: 11.036 %Schuylkill County: 8.506 %Snyder County: 9.504 %Somerset County: 9.134 %Sullivan County: 8.187 %Susquehanna County: 11.867 %Tioga County: 9.666 %Union County: 5.772 %Venango County: 7.759 %Warren County: 11.662 %Washington County: 11.751 %Wayne County: 9.46 %Westmoreland County: 10.978 %Wyoming County: 7.653 %York County: 8.535 %
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%, 2018. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Monroe County: 14.565 %Monroe County14.565Northumberland County: 13.124 %Northumberland County13.124Perry County: 12.783 %Perry County12.783Fayette County: 12.782 %Fayette County12.782Clearfield County: 12.339 %Clearfield County12.339Montgomery County: 12.168 %Montgomery County12.168Susquehanna County: 11.867 %Susquehanna County11.867Washington County: 11.751 %Washington County11.751Warren County: 11.662 %Warren County11.662Columbia County: 11.321 %Columbia County11.321Franklin County: 11.056 %Franklin County11.056Potter County: 11.036 %Potter County11.036Westmoreland County: 10.978 %Westmoreland County10.978Clarion County: 10.893 %Clarion County10.893Butler County: 10.861 %Butler County10.861Bucks County: 10.808 %Bucks County10.808Greene County: 10.798 %Greene County10.798Lawrence County: 10.744 %Lawrence County10.744Mercer County: 10.568 %Mercer County10.568Allegheny County: 10.494 %Allegheny County10.494Delaware County: 10.373 %Delaware County10.373Centre County: 10.216 %Centre County10.216Chester County: 10.099 %Chester County10.099Huntingdon County: 10.025 %Huntingdon County10.025Clinton County: 9.998 %Clinton County9.998Bedford County: 9.955 %Bedford County9.955Luzerne County: 9.932 %Luzerne County9.932Lackawanna County: 9.835 %Lackawanna County9.835Lehigh County: 9.735 %Lehigh County9.735Erie County: 9.701 %Erie County9.701Tioga County: 9.666 %Tioga County9.666Philadelphia County: 9.645 %Philadelphia County9.645Beaver County: 9.63 %Beaver County9.63Snyder County: 9.504 %Snyder County9.504Dauphin County: 9.485 %Dauphin County9.485Wayne County: 9.46 %Wayne County9.46Berks County: 9.358 %Berks County9.358Indiana County: 9.22 %Indiana County9.22Blair County: 9.159 %Blair County9.159Somerset County: 9.134 %Somerset County9.134Monroe County: 14.565 %Monroe County14.565Northumberland County: 13.124 %Northumberland County13.124Perry County: 12.783 %Perry County12.783Fayette County: 12.782 %Fayette County12.782Clearfield County: 12.339 %Clearfield County12.339Montgomery County: 12.168 %Montgomery County12.168Susquehanna County: 11.867 %Susquehanna County11.867Washington County: 11.751 %Washington County11.751Warren County: 11.662 %Warren County11.662Columbia County: 11.321 %Columbia County11.321Franklin County: 11.056 %Franklin County11.056Potter County: 11.036 %Potter County11.036Westmoreland County: 10.978 %Westmoreland County10.978Clarion County: 10.893 %Clarion County10.893Butler County: 10.861 %Butler County10.861Bucks County: 10.808 %Bucks County10.808Greene County: 10.798 %Greene County10.798Lawrence County: 10.744 %Lawrence County10.744Mercer County: 10.568 %Mercer County10.568Allegheny County: 10.494 %Allegheny County10.494Delaware County: 10.373 %Delaware County10.373Centre County: 10.216 %Centre County10.216Chester County: 10.099 %Chester County10.099Huntingdon County: 10.025 %Huntingdon County10.025Clinton County: 9.998 %Clinton County9.998Bedford County: 9.955 %Bedford County9.955Luzerne County: 9.932 %Luzerne County9.932Lackawanna County: 9.835 %Lackawanna County9.835Lehigh County: 9.735 %Lehigh County9.735Erie County: 9.701 %Erie County9.701Tioga County: 9.666 %Tioga County9.666Philadelphia County: 9.645 %Philadelphia County9.645Beaver County: 9.63 %Beaver County9.63Snyder County: 9.504 %Snyder County9.504Dauphin County: 9.485 %Dauphin County9.485Wayne County: 9.46 %Wayne County9.46Berks County: 9.358 %Berks County9.358Indiana County: 9.22 %Indiana County9.22Blair County: 9.159 %Blair County9.159Somerset County: 9.134 %Somerset County9.134
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Monroe County14.565+5.39 pts
2Northumberland County13.124+1.77 pts
3Perry County12.783+5.16 pts
4Fayette County12.782+0.6 pts
5Clearfield County12.339+2.79 pts
6Montgomery County12.168+1.06 pts
7Susquehanna County11.867-3.1 pts
8Washington County11.751+0.32 pts
9Warren County11.662+1.42 pts
10Columbia County11.321+0.92 pts
11Franklin County11.056-1.07 pts
12Potter County11.036+3.47 pts
13Westmoreland County10.978+0.97 pts
14Clarion County10.893+0.49 pts
15Butler County10.861-0.69 pts
16Bucks County10.808-1.36 pts
17Greene County10.798-6.03 pts
18Lawrence County10.744-0.88 pts
19Mercer County10.568+0.73 pts
20Allegheny County10.494+0.08 pts
21Delaware County10.373-0.49 pts
22Centre County10.216-1.09 pts
23Chester County10.099-2.07 pts
24Huntingdon County10.025+2.12 pts
25Clinton County9.998-0.71 pts
26Bedford County9.955+0.14 pts
27Luzerne County9.932-0.15 pts
28Lackawanna County9.835-6.78 pts
29Lehigh County9.735+0.68 pts
30Erie County9.701-0.59 pts
31Tioga County9.666-7.67 pts
32Philadelphia County9.645-0.78 pts
33Beaver County9.63-1.92 pts
34Snyder County9.504+0.84 pts
35Dauphin County9.485-0.34 pts
36Wayne County9.46-1.06 pts
37Berks County9.358-0.72 pts
38Indiana County9.22-3.37 pts
39Blair County9.159-0.67 pts
40Somerset County9.134-2.12 pts
41Cambria County9.127-2.45 pts
42Northampton County9.056-0.1 pts
43Cumberland County8.992-0.81 pts
44Lancaster County8.956-1.02 pts
45Lycoming County8.875-4.32 pts
46Crawford County8.794-1.65 pts
47Carbon County8.691-2.57 pts
48McKean County8.647-2.19 pts
49Adams County8.635-6.13 pts
50York County8.535-0.51 pts
51Armstrong County8.511-4.34 pts
52Schuylkill County8.506-1.34 pts
53Sullivan County8.187-29.7 pts
54Jefferson County8.165-1.96 pts
55Mifflin County7.999-1.61 pts
56Bradford County7.963-3.54 pts
57Lebanon County7.954-0.5 pts
58Pike County7.905-2.31 pts
59Elk County7.82-2.39 pts
60Venango County7.759-3.83 pts
61Wyoming County7.653-1.53 pts
62Juniata County7.03-3.35 pts
63Forest County5.866-18.8 pts
64Cameron County5.839-4.36 pts
65Union County5.772-1.95 pts
66Fulton County5.043-1.95 pts
67Montour County3.758-4.52 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2018. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Pennsylvania by job destruction rate, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/pennsylvania-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Monroe County, with 14.565% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Montour County, with 3.758% in 2018.

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