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Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployed people

Philadelphia, PA had the highest unemployed people of 25 cities in 2024, at 37,058. West Mifflin, PA had the lowest, at 341. The median was 709. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest37,058Philadelphia, PA
Lowest341West Mifflin, PA
Median70925 cities

All cities, 2024

Philadelphia, PA: 37,058 personsPhiladelphia, PA37,058Pittsburgh, PA: 5,080 personsPittsburgh, PA5,080Allentown, PA: 2,590 personsAllentown, PA2,590Reading, PA: 1,820 personsReading, PA1,820Erie, PA: 1,662 personsErie, PA1,662Bethlehem, PA: 1,438 personsBethlehem, PA1,438Scranton, PA: 1,351 personsScranton, PA1,351Harrisburg, PA: 1,062 personsHarrisburg, PA1,062York, PA: 1,051 personsYork, PA1,051Lancaster, PA: 1,014 personsLancaster, PA1,014Wilkes-Barre, PA: 929 personsWilkes-Barre, PA929Chester, PA: 738 personsChester, PA738Altoona, PA: 709 personsAltoona, PA709Hazleton, PA: 644 personsHazleton, PA644Norristown, PA: 633 personsNorristown, PA633State College, PA: 616 personsState College, PA616Easton, PA: 565 personsEaston, PA565Williamsport, PA: 499 personsWilliamsport, PA499Lebanon, PA: 481 personsLebanon, PA481Bethel Park, PA: 445 personsBethel Park, PA445Monroeville, PA: 431 personsMonroeville, PA431Plum, PA: 419 personsPlum, PA419New Castle, PA: 385 personsNew Castle, PA385Johnstown, PA: 345 personsJohnstown, PA345West Mifflin, PA: 341 personsWest Mifflin, PA341Philadelphia, PA: 37,058 personsPhiladelphia, PA37,058Pittsburgh, PA: 5,080 personsPittsburgh, PA5,080Allentown, PA: 2,590 personsAllentown, PA2,590Reading, PA: 1,820 personsReading, PA1,820Erie, PA: 1,662 personsErie, PA1,662Bethlehem, PA: 1,438 personsBethlehem, PA1,438Scranton, PA: 1,351 personsScranton, PA1,351Harrisburg, PA: 1,062 personsHarrisburg, PA1,062York, PA: 1,051 personsYork, PA1,051Lancaster, PA: 1,014 personsLancaster, PA1,014Wilkes-Barre, PA: 929 personsWilkes-Barre, PA929Chester, PA: 738 personsChester, PA738Altoona, PA: 709 personsAltoona, PA709Hazleton, PA: 644 personsHazleton, PA644Norristown, PA: 633 personsNorristown, PA633State College, PA: 616 personsState College, PA616Easton, PA: 565 personsEaston, PA565Williamsport, PA: 499 personsWilliamsport, PA499Lebanon, PA: 481 personsLebanon, PA481Bethel Park, PA: 445 personsBethel Park, PA445Monroeville, PA: 431 personsMonroeville, PA431Plum, PA: 419 personsPlum, PA419New Castle, PA: 385 personsNew Castle, PA385Johnstown, PA: 345 personsJohnstown, PA345West Mifflin, PA: 341 personsWest Mifflin, PA341
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Philadelphia, PA37,058+9.6%
2Pittsburgh, PA5,080-3.1%
3Allentown, PA2,590-9.1%
4Reading, PA1,820-4.4%
5Erie, PA1,662-7.2%
6Bethlehem, PA1,438-3.4%
7Scranton, PA1,351-5.1%
8Harrisburg, PA1,062+3%
9York, PA1,051+4.8%
10Lancaster, PA1,014-1.3%
11Wilkes-Barre, PA929-4.6%
12Chester, PA738-2.3%
13Altoona, PA709-2.6%
14Hazleton, PA644-17.1%
15Norristown, PA633+1%
16State College, PA616+4.8%
17Easton, PA565-3.6%
18Williamsport, PA499-0.4%
19Lebanon, PA481-5.3%
20Bethel Park, PA445-3.3%
21Monroeville, PA431-3.6%
22Plum, PA419-4.6%
23New Castle, PA385-1.3%
24Johnstown, PA345-5.7%
25West Mifflin, PA341-3.1%

Other periods

About this ranking

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployed people, 2024) [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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployed people, 2024. 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/unemployed-people/pennsylvania-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployed people, 2024. 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/unemployed-people/pennsylvania-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployed people, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU20-24, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployed-people/pennsylvania-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest unemployed people?

Philadelphia, PA, with 37,058 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which city has the lowest unemployed people?

West Mifflin, PA, with 341 in 2024.

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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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