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

Phoenixville, PA had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 68 cities in 2022, at 77.9%. State College, PA had the lowest, at 43.9%. The median was 62.1% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 62.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.9Phoenixville, PA
Lowest43.9State College, PA
Median62.168 cities
Pennsylvania62.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Phoenixville, PA: 77.9 %Phoenixville, PA77.9Mechanicsburg, PA: 72.3 %Mechanicsburg, PA72.3Lansdowne, PA: 71.7 %Lansdowne, PA71.7Franklin Park, PA: 71.3 %Franklin Park, PA71.3Emmaus, PA: 71.1 %Emmaus, PA71.1Lansdale, PA: 70.2 %Lansdale, PA70.2Norristown, PA: 70 %Norristown, PA70Coatesville, PA: 69.5 %Coatesville, PA69.5Ephrata, PA: 68.7 %Ephrata, PA68.7Lancaster, PA: 68.7 %Lancaster, PA68.7Pottstown, PA: 68.3 %Pottstown, PA68.3Harrisburg, PA: 67.7 %Harrisburg, PA67.7Plum, PA: 67.3 %Plum, PA67.3West Chester, PA: 67.3 %West Chester, PA67.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.1 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.1Elizabethtown, PA: 65.6 %Elizabethtown, PA65.6Yeadon, PA: 65.5 %Yeadon, PA65.5Waynesboro, PA: 65.3 %Waynesboro, PA65.3Kingston, PA: 65.3 %Kingston, PA65.3Baldwin, PA: 65.2 %Baldwin, PA65.2Bethel Park, PA: 65 %Bethel Park, PA65Carlisle, PA: 65 %Carlisle, PA65Hanover, PA: 64.8 %Hanover, PA64.8West Mifflin, PA: 64.7 %West Mifflin, PA64.7Monroeville, PA: 64.6 %Monroeville, PA64.6York, PA: 64.5 %York, PA64.5Allentown, PA: 64.4 %Allentown, PA64.4Pittsburgh, PA: 64.3 %Pittsburgh, PA64.3Washington, PA: 63.2 %Washington, PA63.2Northampton, PA: 63.2 %Northampton, PA63.2Munhall, PA: 63.2 %Munhall, PA63.2St. Marys, PA: 63.1 %St. Marys, PA63.1Philadelphia, PA: 62.8 %Philadelphia, PA62.8Dunmore, PA: 62.2 %Dunmore, PA62.2Reading, PA: 62 %Reading, PA62Hazleton, PA: 61.8 %Hazleton, PA61.8Pottsville, PA: 61.7 %Pottsville, PA61.7Chambersburg, PA: 61.4 %Chambersburg, PA61.4Lebanon, PA: 61.1 %Lebanon, PA61.1Murrysville, PA: 61 %Murrysville, PA61Phoenixville, PA: 77.9 %Phoenixville, PA77.9Mechanicsburg, PA: 72.3 %Mechanicsburg, PA72.3Lansdowne, PA: 71.7 %Lansdowne, PA71.7Franklin Park, PA: 71.3 %Franklin Park, PA71.3Emmaus, PA: 71.1 %Emmaus, PA71.1Lansdale, PA: 70.2 %Lansdale, PA70.2Norristown, PA: 70 %Norristown, PA70Coatesville, PA: 69.5 %Coatesville, PA69.5Ephrata, PA: 68.7 %Ephrata, PA68.7Lancaster, PA: 68.7 %Lancaster, PA68.7Pottstown, PA: 68.3 %Pottstown, PA68.3Harrisburg, PA: 67.7 %Harrisburg, PA67.7Plum, PA: 67.3 %Plum, PA67.3West Chester, PA: 67.3 %West Chester, PA67.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.1 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.1Elizabethtown, PA: 65.6 %Elizabethtown, PA65.6Yeadon, PA: 65.5 %Yeadon, PA65.5Waynesboro, PA: 65.3 %Waynesboro, PA65.3Kingston, PA: 65.3 %Kingston, PA65.3Baldwin, PA: 65.2 %Baldwin, PA65.2Bethel Park, PA: 65 %Bethel Park, PA65Carlisle, PA: 65 %Carlisle, PA65Hanover, PA: 64.8 %Hanover, PA64.8West Mifflin, PA: 64.7 %West Mifflin, PA64.7Monroeville, PA: 64.6 %Monroeville, PA64.6York, PA: 64.5 %York, PA64.5Allentown, PA: 64.4 %Allentown, PA64.4Pittsburgh, PA: 64.3 %Pittsburgh, PA64.3Washington, PA: 63.2 %Washington, PA63.2Northampton, PA: 63.2 %Northampton, PA63.2Munhall, PA: 63.2 %Munhall, PA63.2St. Marys, PA: 63.1 %St. Marys, PA63.1Philadelphia, PA: 62.8 %Philadelphia, PA62.8Dunmore, PA: 62.2 %Dunmore, PA62.2Reading, PA: 62 %Reading, PA62Hazleton, PA: 61.8 %Hazleton, PA61.8Pottsville, PA: 61.7 %Pottsville, PA61.7Chambersburg, PA: 61.4 %Chambersburg, PA61.4Lebanon, PA: 61.1 %Lebanon, PA61.1Murrysville, PA: 61 %Murrysville, PA61
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Phoenixville, PA77.9+1.5 pts
2Mechanicsburg, PA72.3-0.4 pts
3Lansdowne, PA71.7+0.9 pts
4Franklin Park, PA71.3-1.4 pts
5Emmaus, PA71.1-1.3 pts
6Lansdale, PA70.2-3.5 pts
7Norristown, PA70-0.6 pts
8Coatesville, PA69.5+2.9 pts
9Ephrata, PA68.7-2.3 pts
10Lancaster, PA68.7+0.4 pts
11Pottstown, PA68.3-0 pts
12Harrisburg, PA67.7+0.2 pts
13Plum, PA67.3-1.9 pts
14West Chester, PA67.3-2.4 pts
15Jefferson Hills, PA67.1+0.9 pts
16Elizabethtown, PA65.6-2.1 pts
17Yeadon, PA65.5-3.8 pts
18Waynesboro, PA65.30 pts
19Kingston, PA65.30 pts
20Baldwin, PA65.2-0.4 pts
21Bethel Park, PA65-0.3 pts
22Carlisle, PA65-0.2 pts
23Hanover, PA64.8-0.8 pts
24West Mifflin, PA64.7-0.4 pts
25Monroeville, PA64.6+0.6 pts
26York, PA64.5+0.4 pts
27Allentown, PA64.4+1 pts
28Pittsburgh, PA64.3+0.3 pts
29Washington, PA63.2-0 pts
30Northampton, PA63.2-2.8 pts
31Munhall, PA63.2-0.5 pts
32St. Marys, PA63.1-0.8 pts
33Philadelphia, PA62.8+0.3 pts
34Dunmore, PA62.2-0.3 pts
35Reading, PA62+0.9 pts
36Hazleton, PA61.80 pts
37Pottsville, PA61.7-0.1 pts
38Chambersburg, PA61.4+1.3 pts
39Lebanon, PA61.1+0.7 pts
40Murrysville, PA61-0 pts
41Whitehall, PA60.6+0.2 pts
42Easton, PA60.5+0.7 pts
43Nanticoke, PA60.5+1.9 pts
44Wyomissing, PA60.3-0.6 pts
45Berwick, PA60.2-0.3 pts
46Wilkinsburg, PA59.9-1.8 pts
47Columbia, PA59.8+0.5 pts
48Bethlehem, PA59.5+0.4 pts
49Williamsport, PA59.3+1.3 pts
50Greensburg, PA59.3+0.1 pts
51Chester, PA59.2+1.9 pts
52Erie, PA59.2-0.5 pts
53Butler, PA59.1+0.4 pts
54Altoona, PA58.9+1.7 pts
55Darby, PA58.7+0.6 pts
56Lower Burrell, PA58.3-0.4 pts
57Scranton, PA57.8+0.9 pts
58Wilkes-Barre, PA56.9-0.1 pts
59New Kensington, PA56.4-2.3 pts
60Sharon, PA56.2+0.1 pts
61Meadville, PA55.3+1.6 pts
62Hermitage, PA55.3-0.3 pts
63Indiana, PA55.1-0.5 pts
64New Castle, PA54.1-1.6 pts
65Johnstown, PA53.3+1.3 pts
66McKeesport, PA52.5-3.9 pts
67Bloomsburg, PA49.3+0.1 pts
68State College, PA43.9-2.4 pts

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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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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), 2022}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Phoenixville, PA, with 77.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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State College, PA, with 43.9% in 2022.

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