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Cities in Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Phoenixville, PA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 68 cities in 2024, at 79.2%. State College, PA had the lowest, at 45.6%. The median was 62.4% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 62.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest79.2Phoenixville, PA
Lowest45.6State College, PA
Median62.468 cities
Pennsylvania62.7History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Phoenixville, PA: 79.2 %Phoenixville, PA79.2Mechanicsburg, PA: 74.7 %Mechanicsburg, PA74.7Franklin Park, PA: 73.1 %Franklin Park, PA73.1Ephrata, PA: 72.6 %Ephrata, PA72.6Lansdale, PA: 69.2 %Lansdale, PA69.2Emmaus, PA: 68.9 %Emmaus, PA68.9Norristown, PA: 68.6 %Norristown, PA68.6Lancaster, PA: 68.6 %Lancaster, PA68.6West Chester, PA: 67.9 %West Chester, PA67.9Lansdowne, PA: 67.8 %Lansdowne, PA67.8Hanover, PA: 67.7 %Hanover, PA67.7Elizabethtown, PA: 67.6 %Elizabethtown, PA67.6Plum, PA: 67.5 %Plum, PA67.5Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.5 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.5Waynesboro, PA: 66.9 %Waynesboro, PA66.9Carlisle, PA: 66 %Carlisle, PA66York, PA: 66 %York, PA66West Mifflin, PA: 65.8 %West Mifflin, PA65.8Kingston, PA: 65.3 %Kingston, PA65.3Bethel Park, PA: 65.1 %Bethel Park, PA65.1Pottstown, PA: 65 %Pottstown, PA65Baldwin, PA: 64.8 %Baldwin, PA64.8Harrisburg, PA: 64.6 %Harrisburg, PA64.6Coatesville, PA: 64.6 %Coatesville, PA64.6Pittsburgh, PA: 64.4 %Pittsburgh, PA64.4Northampton, PA: 64 %Northampton, PA64Whitehall, PA: 63.8 %Whitehall, PA63.8Easton, PA: 63.7 %Easton, PA63.7Philadelphia, PA: 63.6 %Philadelphia, PA63.6Munhall, PA: 63.5 %Munhall, PA63.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 63.1 %Wilkinsburg, PA63.1Allentown, PA: 63 %Allentown, PA63Washington, PA: 62.6 %Washington, PA62.6Reading, PA: 62.6 %Reading, PA62.6Monroeville, PA: 62.2 %Monroeville, PA62.2St. Marys, PA: 62.2 %St. Marys, PA62.2Bethlehem, PA: 61.7 %Bethlehem, PA61.7Yeadon, PA: 61.2 %Yeadon, PA61.2Greensburg, PA: 61.2 %Greensburg, PA61.2Lebanon, PA: 60.8 %Lebanon, PA60.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Phoenixville, PA79.2+1.6 pts
2Mechanicsburg, PA74.7+2.8 pts
3Franklin Park, PA73.1+0.7 pts
4Ephrata, PA72.6+3 pts
5Lansdale, PA69.2-0.9 pts
6Emmaus, PA68.9-2.6 pts
7Norristown, PA68.6-1 pts
8Lancaster, PA68.6+0.4 pts
9West Chester, PA67.9-0.3 pts
10Lansdowne, PA67.8-1.2 pts
11Hanover, PA67.7+0.7 pts
12Elizabethtown, PA67.6+0.2 pts
13Plum, PA67.5-1 pts
14Jefferson Hills, PA67.5+0.2 pts
15Waynesboro, PA66.9+0.9 pts
16Carlisle, PA66-0.1 pts
17York, PA66-0.6 pts
18West Mifflin, PA65.8+1.2 pts
19Kingston, PA65.3+0.5 pts
20Bethel Park, PA65.10 pts
21Pottstown, PA65-0.1 pts
22Baldwin, PA64.8-0.3 pts
23Harrisburg, PA64.6-2.4 pts
24Coatesville, PA64.6-2.8 pts
25Pittsburgh, PA64.4-0.4 pts
26Northampton, PA64+1.4 pts
27Whitehall, PA63.8+2.8 pts
28Easton, PA63.7+2 pts
29Philadelphia, PA63.6+0.2 pts
30Munhall, PA63.5-0.9 pts
31Wilkinsburg, PA63.1-0.4 pts
32Allentown, PA63+0.4 pts
33Washington, PA62.6-1.2 pts
34Reading, PA62.6+0.6 pts
35Monroeville, PA62.2-0.6 pts
36St. Marys, PA62.2-1.2 pts
37Bethlehem, PA61.7+0.6 pts
38Yeadon, PA61.2-2.3 pts
39Greensburg, PA61.2-0.9 pts
40Lebanon, PA60.8+0.8 pts
41Chambersburg, PA60.7+0.9 pts
42Columbia, PA60.4+2 pts
43Nanticoke, PA60.4-0.4 pts
44Murrysville, PA60.3-0.7 pts
45Hazleton, PA60.3-0.6 pts
46Dunmore, PA60.2-0.5 pts
47Indiana, PA60.1+2.4 pts
48Butler, PA60+1 pts
49Altoona, PA60+0.7 pts
50Berwick, PA59.9+1.9 pts
51Wyomissing, PA59.5+2.6 pts
52Williamsport, PA59.5-0.2 pts
53Chester, PA59.1-0.1 pts
54Pottsville, PA59.1-2 pts
55Lower Burrell, PA58.6+1.9 pts
56Wilkes-Barre, PA58.5-0.4 pts
57Erie, PA58.3+0.1 pts
58Darby, PA58.3+1.5 pts
59New Kensington, PA57.8+0.5 pts
60Bloomsburg, PA57.2+3.3 pts
61Sharon, PA55.9-2.1 pts
62Scranton, PA55.5-1.3 pts
63Hermitage, PA54.4-0.2 pts
64New Castle, PA53.9+0.9 pts
65McKeesport, PA52.7-0.5 pts
66Johnstown, PA52.6-0.7 pts
67Meadville, PA49.6-2.9 pts
68State College, PA45.6+0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Pennsylvania by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Phoenixville, PA, with 79.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

State College, PA, with 45.6% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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