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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 2023, at 77.6%. State College, PA had the lowest, at 45.3%. The median was 62.3% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 62.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.6Phoenixville, PA
Lowest45.3State College, PA
Median62.368 cities
Pennsylvania62.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Phoenixville, PA: 77.6 %Phoenixville, PA77.6Franklin Park, PA: 72.3 %Franklin Park, PA72.3Mechanicsburg, PA: 72 %Mechanicsburg, PA72Emmaus, PA: 71.5 %Emmaus, PA71.5Lansdale, PA: 70.1 %Lansdale, PA70.1Norristown, PA: 69.6 %Norristown, PA69.6Ephrata, PA: 69.5 %Ephrata, PA69.5Lansdowne, PA: 69 %Lansdowne, PA69Plum, PA: 68.5 %Plum, PA68.5Lancaster, PA: 68.2 %Lancaster, PA68.2West Chester, PA: 68.2 %West Chester, PA68.2Elizabethtown, PA: 67.4 %Elizabethtown, PA67.4Coatesville, PA: 67.3 %Coatesville, PA67.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.3 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.3Harrisburg, PA: 67 %Harrisburg, PA67Hanover, PA: 66.9 %Hanover, PA66.9York, PA: 66.6 %York, PA66.6Carlisle, PA: 66.2 %Carlisle, PA66.2Waynesboro, PA: 66 %Waynesboro, PA66Baldwin, PA: 65.2 %Baldwin, PA65.2Bethel Park, PA: 65.1 %Bethel Park, PA65.1Pottstown, PA: 65.1 %Pottstown, PA65.1Kingston, PA: 64.9 %Kingston, PA64.9Pittsburgh, PA: 64.8 %Pittsburgh, PA64.8West Mifflin, PA: 64.6 %West Mifflin, PA64.6Munhall, PA: 64.4 %Munhall, PA64.4Washington, PA: 63.8 %Washington, PA63.8Yeadon, PA: 63.5 %Yeadon, PA63.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 63.4 %Wilkinsburg, PA63.4Philadelphia, PA: 63.4 %Philadelphia, PA63.4St. Marys, PA: 63.4 %St. Marys, PA63.4Monroeville, PA: 62.8 %Monroeville, PA62.8Allentown, PA: 62.6 %Allentown, PA62.6Northampton, PA: 62.6 %Northampton, PA62.6Greensburg, PA: 62 %Greensburg, PA62Reading, PA: 61.9 %Reading, PA61.9Easton, PA: 61.6 %Easton, PA61.6Pottsville, PA: 61.1 %Pottsville, PA61.1Bethlehem, PA: 61.1 %Bethlehem, PA61.1Whitehall, PA: 61 %Whitehall, PA61Phoenixville, PA: 77.6 %Phoenixville, PA77.6Franklin Park, PA: 72.3 %Franklin Park, PA72.3Mechanicsburg, PA: 72 %Mechanicsburg, PA72Emmaus, PA: 71.5 %Emmaus, PA71.5Lansdale, PA: 70.1 %Lansdale, PA70.1Norristown, PA: 69.6 %Norristown, PA69.6Ephrata, PA: 69.5 %Ephrata, PA69.5Lansdowne, PA: 69 %Lansdowne, PA69Plum, PA: 68.5 %Plum, PA68.5Lancaster, PA: 68.2 %Lancaster, PA68.2West Chester, PA: 68.2 %West Chester, PA68.2Elizabethtown, PA: 67.4 %Elizabethtown, PA67.4Coatesville, PA: 67.3 %Coatesville, PA67.3Jefferson Hills, PA: 67.3 %Jefferson Hills, PA67.3Harrisburg, PA: 67 %Harrisburg, PA67Hanover, PA: 66.9 %Hanover, PA66.9York, PA: 66.6 %York, PA66.6Carlisle, PA: 66.2 %Carlisle, PA66.2Waynesboro, PA: 66 %Waynesboro, PA66Baldwin, PA: 65.2 %Baldwin, PA65.2Bethel Park, PA: 65.1 %Bethel Park, PA65.1Pottstown, PA: 65.1 %Pottstown, PA65.1Kingston, PA: 64.9 %Kingston, PA64.9Pittsburgh, PA: 64.8 %Pittsburgh, PA64.8West Mifflin, PA: 64.6 %West Mifflin, PA64.6Munhall, PA: 64.4 %Munhall, PA64.4Washington, PA: 63.8 %Washington, PA63.8Yeadon, PA: 63.5 %Yeadon, PA63.5Wilkinsburg, PA: 63.4 %Wilkinsburg, PA63.4Philadelphia, PA: 63.4 %Philadelphia, PA63.4St. Marys, PA: 63.4 %St. Marys, PA63.4Monroeville, PA: 62.8 %Monroeville, PA62.8Allentown, PA: 62.6 %Allentown, PA62.6Northampton, PA: 62.6 %Northampton, PA62.6Greensburg, PA: 62 %Greensburg, PA62Reading, PA: 61.9 %Reading, PA61.9Easton, PA: 61.6 %Easton, PA61.6Pottsville, PA: 61.1 %Pottsville, PA61.1Bethlehem, PA: 61.1 %Bethlehem, PA61.1Whitehall, PA: 61 %Whitehall, PA61
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Phoenixville, PA77.6-0.3 pts
2Franklin Park, PA72.3+1 pts
3Mechanicsburg, PA72-0.4 pts
4Emmaus, PA71.5+0.4 pts
5Lansdale, PA70.1-0.1 pts
6Norristown, PA69.6-0.4 pts
7Ephrata, PA69.5+0.8 pts
8Lansdowne, PA69-2.7 pts
9Plum, PA68.5+1.2 pts
10Lancaster, PA68.2-0.5 pts
10West Chester, PA68.2+0.9 pts
12Elizabethtown, PA67.4+1.8 pts
13Coatesville, PA67.3-2.2 pts
14Jefferson Hills, PA67.3+0.2 pts
15Harrisburg, PA67-0.7 pts
16Hanover, PA66.9+2.1 pts
17York, PA66.6+2.1 pts
18Carlisle, PA66.2+1.1 pts
19Waynesboro, PA66+0.7 pts
20Baldwin, PA65.2-0 pts
21Bethel Park, PA65.1+0.1 pts
22Pottstown, PA65.1-3.3 pts
23Kingston, PA64.9-0.4 pts
24Pittsburgh, PA64.8+0.5 pts
25West Mifflin, PA64.6-0 pts
26Munhall, PA64.4+1.2 pts
27Washington, PA63.8+0.5 pts
28Yeadon, PA63.5-2 pts
29Wilkinsburg, PA63.4+3.5 pts
30Philadelphia, PA63.4+0.6 pts
31St. Marys, PA63.4+0.3 pts
32Monroeville, PA62.8-1.8 pts
33Allentown, PA62.6-1.7 pts
34Northampton, PA62.6-0.6 pts
35Greensburg, PA62+2.7 pts
36Reading, PA61.9-0.1 pts
37Easton, PA61.6+1.1 pts
38Pottsville, PA61.1-0.6 pts
39Bethlehem, PA61.1+1.6 pts
40Whitehall, PA61+0.5 pts
41Murrysville, PA61-0.1 pts
42Hazleton, PA60.9-0.9 pts
43Nanticoke, PA60.8+0.3 pts
44Dunmore, PA60.7-1.4 pts
45Lebanon, PA60.1-1 pts
46Chambersburg, PA59.8-1.7 pts
47Williamsport, PA59.7+0.4 pts
48Altoona, PA59.2+0.4 pts
49Chester, PA59.2-0 pts
50Butler, PA59-0 pts
51Wilkes-Barre, PA58.9+2 pts
52Columbia, PA58.4-1.4 pts
53Erie, PA58.2-0.9 pts
54Berwick, PA58.1-2.1 pts
55Sharon, PA57.9+1.7 pts
56Indiana, PA57.7+2.6 pts
57New Kensington, PA57.3+0.9 pts
58Wyomissing, PA57-3.4 pts
59Darby, PA56.8-1.8 pts
60Scranton, PA56.8-1 pts
61Lower Burrell, PA56.7-1.6 pts
62Hermitage, PA54.6-0.7 pts
63Bloomsburg, PA53.9+4.6 pts
64Johnstown, PA53.3-0.1 pts
65McKeesport, PA53.2+0.8 pts
66New Castle, PA53-1.1 pts
67Meadville, PA52.5-2.8 pts
68State College, PA45.3+1.4 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2023}},
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Which city has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Phoenixville, PA, with 77.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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State College, PA, with 45.3% in 2023.

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