Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate

Cameron County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in August 2025, at 6.5%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest6.5Cameron County
Median5.267 counties
Pennsylvania4.4History

Top 40 counties, August 2025

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Cameron CountyCameron County: 6.5 %6.5Forest CountyForest County: 6.5 %6.5Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 6.4 %6.4Cambria CountyCambria County: 6.2 %6.2Fayette CountyFayette County: 6.2 %6.2Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 6.2 %6.2Potter CountyPotter County: 6.1 %6.1Greene CountyGreene County: 6 %6Indiana CountyIndiana County: 6 %6Mercer CountyMercer County: 6 %6Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 5.9 %5.9Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.8 %5.8Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 5.7 %5.7Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5.7 %5.7Berks CountyBerks County: 5.6 %5.6Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 5.6 %5.6Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 5.5 %5.5Carbon CountyCarbon County: 5.5 %5.5Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 5.5 %5.5Pike CountyPike County: 5.5 %5.5Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 5.4 %5.4Juniata CountyJuniata County: 5.4 %5.4Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 5.4 %5.4Clinton CountyClinton County: 5.3 %5.3Delaware CountyDelaware County: 5.3 %5.3Elk CountyElk County: 5.3 %5.3Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 5.3 %5.3McKean CountyMcKean County: 5.3 %5.3Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.3 %5.3Union CountyUnion County: 5.3 %5.3Venango CountyVenango County: 5.3 %5.3Warren CountyWarren County: 5.3 %5.3Beaver CountyBeaver County: 5.2 %5.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.2 %5.2Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 5.2 %5.2Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 5.1 %5.1Erie CountyErie County: 5.1 %5.1Somerset CountySomerset County: 5.1 %5.1Tioga CountyTioga County: 5.1 %5.1Clarion CountyClarion County: 5 %5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Cameron County6.5-0.3 pts
1Forest County6.5+0.6 pts
3Philadelphia County6.4+0.7 pts
4Cambria County6.2+0.7 pts
4Fayette County6.2+0.4 pts
4Luzerne County6.2+0.8 pts
7Potter County6.1+1 pts
8Greene County6+0.1 pts
8Indiana County6+0.3 pts
8Mercer County6+1 pts
11Schuylkill County5.9+0.8 pts
12Columbia County5.8+0.8 pts
13Lackawanna County5.7+0.7 pts
13Monroe County5.7+0.7 pts
15Berks County5.6+0.9 pts
15Lehigh County5.6+0.8 pts
17Armstrong County5.5+0.5 pts
17Carbon County5.5+0.7 pts
17Huntingdon County5.5+0.4 pts
17Pike County5.5+0.8 pts
21Dauphin County5.4+0.9 pts
21Juniata County5.4+0.7 pts
21Northumberland County5.4+0.7 pts
24Clinton County5.3+0.3 pts
24Delaware County5.3+0.8 pts
24Elk County5.3+0.6 pts
24Lycoming County5.3+0.6 pts
24McKean County5.3+0.3 pts
24Northampton County5.3+0.6 pts
24Union County5.3+0.9 pts
24Venango County5.3+0.4 pts
24Warren County5.3+0.5 pts
33Beaver County5.2+0.4 pts
33Jefferson County5.2+0.3 pts
33Lawrence County5.2+0.4 pts
36Clearfield County5.1+0.6 pts
36Erie County5.1+0.5 pts
36Somerset County5.1+0.3 pts
36Tioga County5.1+0.3 pts
40Clarion County5+0.1 pts
40Crawford County5+0.3 pts
40Westmoreland County5+0.4 pts
40York County5+0.6 pts
44Blair County4.9+0.3 pts
44Fulton County4.9+1 pts
44Lebanon County4.9+0.8 pts
44Snyder County4.9+0.6 pts
44Washington County4.9+0.5 pts
44Wyoming County4.9+0.2 pts
50Allegheny County4.8+0.4 pts
50Bedford County4.8+0.4 pts
50Bradford County4.8+0.3 pts
50Franklin County4.8+0.9 pts
50Perry County4.8+0.6 pts
50Susquehanna County4.8+0.5 pts
56Adams County4.7+0.6 pts
56Bucks County4.7+0.5 pts
58Butler County4.6+0.5 pts
58Sullivan County4.6+0.1 pts
58Wayne County4.6+0.2 pts
61Centre County4.5+0.4 pts
62Cumberland County4.4+0.5 pts
62Mifflin County4.4+0.5 pts
62Montgomery County4.4+0.4 pts
65Lancaster County4.3+0.4 pts
66Chester County4.2+0.4 pts
67Montour County3.8+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Cameron County, with 6.5% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Montour County, with 3.8% in August 2025.

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: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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