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Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Darby, PA had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 68 cities in 2024, at 18.5%. Baldwin, PA had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.5Darby, PA
Lowest1.9Baldwin, PA
Median6.668 cities
Pennsylvania5.3History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Darby, PA: 18.5 %Darby, PA18.5Chester, PA: 17.6 %Chester, PA17.6Reading, PA: 13.7 %Reading, PA13.7New Castle, PA: 12.5 %New Castle, PA12.5McKeesport, PA: 11.5 %McKeesport, PA11.5Harrisburg, PA: 11.4 %Harrisburg, PA11.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 11.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA11.2York, PA: 10.7 %York, PA10.7Lebanon, PA: 10.1 %Lebanon, PA10.1Indiana, PA: 9.6 %Indiana, PA9.6Sharon, PA: 9.4 %Sharon, PA9.4Yeadon, PA: 9.4 %Yeadon, PA9.4Allentown, PA: 9 %Allentown, PA9Hanover, PA: 8.9 %Hanover, PA8.9Wilkes-Barre, PA: 8.5 %Wilkes-Barre, PA8.5Butler, PA: 8.2 %Butler, PA8.2Washington, PA: 8.2 %Washington, PA8.2West Mifflin, PA: 8.2 %West Mifflin, PA8.2Philadelphia, PA: 8.2 %Philadelphia, PA8.2Lancaster, PA: 8.1 %Lancaster, PA8.1Munhall, PA: 7.9 %Munhall, PA7.9Bloomsburg, PA: 7.9 %Bloomsburg, PA7.9Chambersburg, PA: 7.8 %Chambersburg, PA7.8Nanticoke, PA: 7.7 %Nanticoke, PA7.7St. Marys, PA: 7.7 %St. Marys, PA7.7Lansdowne, PA: 7.4 %Lansdowne, PA7.4Pottsville, PA: 7.2 %Pottsville, PA7.2Norristown, PA: 7.2 %Norristown, PA7.2Erie, PA: 7.1 %Erie, PA7.1West Chester, PA: 7 %West Chester, PA7Williamsport, PA: 6.8 %Williamsport, PA6.8New Kensington, PA: 6.8 %New Kensington, PA6.8Altoona, PA: 6.8 %Altoona, PA6.8Berwick, PA: 6.6 %Berwick, PA6.6Bethlehem, PA: 6.6 %Bethlehem, PA6.6Kingston, PA: 6.4 %Kingston, PA6.4Whitehall, PA: 6.3 %Whitehall, PA6.3Johnstown, PA: 6.2 %Johnstown, PA6.2Pittsburgh, PA: 6.1 %Pittsburgh, PA6.1Meadville, PA: 5.7 %Meadville, PA5.7Darby, PA: 18.5 %Darby, PA18.5Chester, PA: 17.6 %Chester, PA17.6Reading, PA: 13.7 %Reading, PA13.7New Castle, PA: 12.5 %New Castle, PA12.5McKeesport, PA: 11.5 %McKeesport, PA11.5Harrisburg, PA: 11.4 %Harrisburg, PA11.4Wilkinsburg, PA: 11.2 %Wilkinsburg, PA11.2York, PA: 10.7 %York, PA10.7Lebanon, PA: 10.1 %Lebanon, PA10.1Indiana, PA: 9.6 %Indiana, PA9.6Sharon, PA: 9.4 %Sharon, PA9.4Yeadon, PA: 9.4 %Yeadon, PA9.4Allentown, PA: 9 %Allentown, PA9Hanover, PA: 8.9 %Hanover, PA8.9Wilkes-Barre, PA: 8.5 %Wilkes-Barre, PA8.5Butler, PA: 8.2 %Butler, PA8.2Washington, PA: 8.2 %Washington, PA8.2West Mifflin, PA: 8.2 %West Mifflin, PA8.2Philadelphia, PA: 8.2 %Philadelphia, PA8.2Lancaster, PA: 8.1 %Lancaster, PA8.1Munhall, PA: 7.9 %Munhall, PA7.9Bloomsburg, PA: 7.9 %Bloomsburg, PA7.9Chambersburg, PA: 7.8 %Chambersburg, PA7.8Nanticoke, PA: 7.7 %Nanticoke, PA7.7St. Marys, PA: 7.7 %St. Marys, PA7.7Lansdowne, PA: 7.4 %Lansdowne, PA7.4Pottsville, PA: 7.2 %Pottsville, PA7.2Norristown, PA: 7.2 %Norristown, PA7.2Erie, PA: 7.1 %Erie, PA7.1West Chester, PA: 7 %West Chester, PA7Williamsport, PA: 6.8 %Williamsport, PA6.8New Kensington, PA: 6.8 %New Kensington, PA6.8Altoona, PA: 6.8 %Altoona, PA6.8Berwick, PA: 6.6 %Berwick, PA6.6Bethlehem, PA: 6.6 %Bethlehem, PA6.6Kingston, PA: 6.4 %Kingston, PA6.4Whitehall, PA: 6.3 %Whitehall, PA6.3Johnstown, PA: 6.2 %Johnstown, PA6.2Pittsburgh, PA: 6.1 %Pittsburgh, PA6.1Meadville, PA: 5.7 %Meadville, PA5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Darby, PA18.5-1.6 pts
2Chester, PA17.60 pts
3Reading, PA13.7+1.6 pts
4New Castle, PA12.5-1.4 pts
5McKeesport, PA11.5+1.4 pts
6Harrisburg, PA11.4+2 pts
7Wilkinsburg, PA11.2+1.7 pts
8York, PA10.7-0.3 pts
9Lebanon, PA10.1+0.4 pts
10Indiana, PA9.6+1.6 pts
11Sharon, PA9.4+0.4 pts
12Yeadon, PA9.4+2.8 pts
13Allentown, PA9+0.2 pts
14Hanover, PA8.9+0.7 pts
15Wilkes-Barre, PA8.5+0.1 pts
16Butler, PA8.2-0.8 pts
17Washington, PA8.2+0.4 pts
18West Mifflin, PA8.2-0.1 pts
19Philadelphia, PA8.2-0.3 pts
20Lancaster, PA8.1+0.2 pts
21Munhall, PA7.9+1.4 pts
22Bloomsburg, PA7.9-0.5 pts
23Chambersburg, PA7.8+2.3 pts
24Nanticoke, PA7.7-1 pts
25St. Marys, PA7.7-0.9 pts
26Lansdowne, PA7.4-0.3 pts
27Pottsville, PA7.2-0.1 pts
28Norristown, PA7.2+1.9 pts
29Erie, PA7.1+0.1 pts
30West Chester, PA7-0.1 pts
31Williamsport, PA6.8+0.7 pts
32New Kensington, PA6.8+1.8 pts
33Altoona, PA6.80 pts
34Berwick, PA6.6+2.7 pts
35Bethlehem, PA6.6-0.7 pts
36Kingston, PA6.4+0.6 pts
37Whitehall, PA6.3+0.6 pts
38Johnstown, PA6.2-0.3 pts
39Pittsburgh, PA6.1+0.1 pts
40Meadville, PA5.7+0.2 pts
41Jefferson Hills, PA5.7+1.9 pts
42Hazleton, PA5.6-0.7 pts
43Easton, PA5.4+0.5 pts
44Scranton, PA5.4-0.1 pts
45Northampton, PA5.3+1.9 pts
46Pottstown, PA5.1-0.9 pts
47State College, PA5+0.6 pts
48Greensburg, PA5-0.8 pts
49Hermitage, PA4.9+0.3 pts
50Waynesboro, PA4.9+1.6 pts
51Phoenixville, PA4.8+1 pts
52Coatesville, PA4.8-3.4 pts
53Monroeville, PA4.8-0.5 pts
54Franklin Park, PA4.5+0.4 pts
55Carlisle, PA4.4+0.3 pts
56Dunmore, PA3.8-0.1 pts
57Elizabethtown, PA3.4+0.4 pts
58Lower Burrell, PA3.3+0.2 pts
59Emmaus, PA3.30 pts
60Columbia, PA3.2-0.8 pts
61Murrysville, PA3.1-0.2 pts
62Lansdale, PA3-0.9 pts
63Plum, PA2.8-0.1 pts
64Bethel Park, PA2.8-0.7 pts
65Ephrata, PA2.4+0.5 pts
66Wyomissing, PA2.1-0.9 pts
67Mechanicsburg, PA2.1-0.3 pts
68Baldwin, PA1.9-0.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployment 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployment 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/unemployment-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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Pennsylvania by unemployment 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/unemployment-rate-acs/pennsylvania-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Darby, PA, with 18.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Baldwin, PA, with 1.9% in 2024.

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