Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate

Cameron County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in September 2025, at 5.8%. Montour County had the lowest, at 3.2%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.8Cameron County
Median4.267 counties
Pennsylvania4.4History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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Cameron CountyCameron County: 5.8 %5.8Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 5.6 %5.6Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 5.3 %5.3Forest CountyForest County: 5.2 %5.2Monroe CountyMonroe County: 5.1 %5.1Potter CountyPotter County: 5.1 %5.1Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 5.1 %5.1Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 5 %5Pike CountyPike County: 5 %5Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.9 %4.9Carbon CountyCarbon County: 4.8 %4.8Cambria CountyCambria County: 4.7 %4.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.7 %4.7Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.7 %4.7Berks CountyBerks County: 4.6 %4.6Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 4.6 %4.6Greene CountyGreene County: 4.6 %4.6Indiana CountyIndiana County: 4.6 %4.6Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 4.6 %4.6Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4.5 %4.5Juniata CountyJuniata County: 4.5 %4.5Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 4.5 %4.5Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 4.5 %4.5Beaver CountyBeaver County: 4.4 %4.4Clinton CountyClinton County: 4.4 %4.4Erie CountyErie County: 4.4 %4.4Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4.4 %4.4Venango CountyVenango County: 4.4 %4.4Warren CountyWarren County: 4.4 %4.4Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 4.3 %4.3Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.3 %4.3McKean CountyMcKean County: 4.3 %4.3Elk CountyElk County: 4.2 %4.2Tioga CountyTioga County: 4.2 %4.2Clarion CountyClarion County: 4.1 %4.1Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 4.1 %4.1Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4.1 %4.1Fulton CountyFulton County: 4.1 %4.1Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 4.1 %4.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.1 %4.1
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Cameron County5.8+1 pts
2Philadelphia County5.6+1 pts
3Luzerne County5.3+1.1 pts
4Forest County5.2+0.7 pts
5Monroe County5.1+1.1 pts
5Potter County5.1+1.3 pts
5Schuylkill County5.1+1.2 pts
8Lehigh County5+1.3 pts
8Pike County5+1 pts
10Fayette County4.9+0.8 pts
11Carbon County4.8+1.1 pts
12Cambria County4.7+1 pts
12Columbia County4.7+1.2 pts
12Mercer County4.7+1.1 pts
15Berks County4.6+1 pts
15Dauphin County4.6+1.1 pts
15Greene County4.6+0.5 pts
15Indiana County4.6+1 pts
15Lackawanna County4.6+1 pts
20Delaware County4.5+1 pts
20Juniata County4.5+0.9 pts
20Northampton County4.5+0.9 pts
20Northumberland County4.5+1 pts
24Beaver County4.4+0.7 pts
24Clinton County4.4+0.8 pts
24Erie County4.4+1 pts
24Lycoming County4.4+0.7 pts
24Venango County4.4+0.9 pts
24Warren County4.4+1 pts
30Armstrong County4.3+0.7 pts
30Lawrence County4.3+0.7 pts
30McKean County4.3+0.6 pts
33Elk County4.2+0.7 pts
33Tioga County4.2+0.6 pts
35Clarion County4.1+0.8 pts
35Clearfield County4.1+0.8 pts
35Crawford County4.1+0.9 pts
35Fulton County4.1+1.2 pts
35Huntingdon County4.1+0.5 pts
35Jefferson County4.1+0.8 pts
35Washington County4.1+0.8 pts
35Wyoming County4.1+0.7 pts
35York County4.1+0.8 pts
44Allegheny County4+0.6 pts
44Blair County4+0.8 pts
44Bradford County4+0.4 pts
44Bucks County4+0.8 pts
44Lebanon County4+1.1 pts
44Somerset County4+0.5 pts
44Susquehanna County4+0.6 pts
44Union County4+0.9 pts
44Wayne County4+0.3 pts
44Westmoreland County4+0.7 pts
54Franklin County3.9+1 pts
54Sullivan County3.9+0.3 pts
56Bedford County3.8+0.6 pts
56Perry County3.8+0.8 pts
58Mifflin County3.7+0.8 pts
58Montgomery County3.7+0.7 pts
60Adams County3.6+0.8 pts
60Butler County3.6+0.7 pts
60Cumberland County3.6+0.8 pts
60Snyder County3.6+0.7 pts
64Lancaster County3.5+0.8 pts
65Centre County3.4+0.9 pts
65Chester County3.4+0.8 pts
67Montour County3.2+0.8 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 5.8% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Montour County, with 3.2% in September 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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