Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate

Cameron County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in November 2025, at 6%. Centre County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 4% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 4.4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.8Centre County
Median467 counties
Pennsylvania4.4History

Top 40 counties, November 2025

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Cameron CountyCameron County: 6 %6Forest CountyForest County: 5.6 %5.6Potter CountyPotter County: 5.1 %5.1Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 5 %5Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 4.8 %4.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.7 %4.7Pike CountyPike County: 4.7 %4.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.6 %4.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.6 %4.6Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 4.6 %4.6Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 4.5 %4.5Cambria CountyCambria County: 4.4 %4.4McKean CountyMcKean County: 4.4 %4.4Venango CountyVenango County: 4.4 %4.4Carbon CountyCarbon County: 4.3 %4.3Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 4.3 %4.3Elk CountyElk County: 4.2 %4.2Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 4.2 %4.2Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.2 %4.2Tioga CountyTioga County: 4.2 %4.2Warren CountyWarren County: 4.2 %4.2Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 4.1 %4.1Berks CountyBerks County: 4.1 %4.1Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 4.1 %4.1Erie CountyErie County: 4.1 %4.1Juniata CountyJuniata County: 4.1 %4.1Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.1 %4.1Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4.1 %4.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 4.1 %4.1Clarion CountyClarion County: 4 %4Clinton CountyClinton County: 4 %4Crawford CountyCrawford County: 4 %4Delaware CountyDelaware County: 4 %4Greene CountyGreene County: 4 %4Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 4 %4Indiana CountyIndiana County: 4 %4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4 %4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 4 %4Somerset CountySomerset County: 4 %4Sullivan CountySullivan County: 4 %4
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Cameron County6+0.3 pts
2Forest County5.6+0.3 pts
3Potter County5.1+0.7 pts
4Philadelphia County5+0.4 pts
5Luzerne County4.8+0.6 pts
6Fayette County4.7+0.3 pts
6Pike County4.7+0.4 pts
8Columbia County4.6+0.6 pts
8Monroe County4.6+0.4 pts
8Schuylkill County4.6+0.7 pts
11Northumberland County4.5+0.6 pts
12Cambria County4.4+0.4 pts
12McKean County4.4+0.4 pts
12Venango County4.4+0.6 pts
15Carbon County4.3+0.5 pts
15Lehigh County4.3+0.5 pts
17Elk County4.2+0.4 pts
17Lackawanna County4.2+0.4 pts
17Mercer County4.2+0.4 pts
17Tioga County4.2+0.1 pts
17Warren County4.2+0.5 pts
22Armstrong County4.1+0.2 pts
22Berks County4.1+0.5 pts
22Dauphin County4.1+0.6 pts
22Erie County4.1+0.4 pts
22Juniata County4.1+0.4 pts
22Lawrence County4.1+0.2 pts
22Lycoming County4.1+0.3 pts
22Wyoming County4.1+0.6 pts
30Clarion County4+0.3 pts
30Clinton County40 pts
30Crawford County4+0.4 pts
30Delaware County4+0.4 pts
30Greene County4-0.2 pts
30Huntingdon County4-0.1 pts
30Indiana County4+0.2 pts
30Jefferson County4+0.4 pts
30Northampton County4+0.3 pts
30Somerset County4+0.3 pts
30Sullivan County4+0.3 pts
41Beaver County3.9+0.2 pts
41Wayne County3.90 pts
43Bradford County3.8-0.1 pts
43Susquehanna County3.80 pts
45Clearfield County3.70 pts
45Washington County3.7+0.3 pts
45Westmoreland County3.7+0.3 pts
45York County3.7+0.4 pts
49Allegheny County3.6+0.2 pts
49Bedford County3.6+0.2 pts
49Blair County3.6+0.2 pts
49Bucks County3.6+0.3 pts
53Lebanon County3.5+0.5 pts
53Perry County3.5+0.5 pts
53Union County3.5+0.2 pts
56Fulton County3.4+0.4 pts
56Mifflin County3.4+0.5 pts
58Adams County3.3+0.3 pts
58Butler County3.3+0.2 pts
58Franklin County3.3+0.2 pts
58Montgomery County3.3+0.2 pts
62Snyder County3.2+0.2 pts
63Cumberland County3.1+0.2 pts
64Chester County3+0.3 pts
64Lancaster County3+0.2 pts
64Montour County3+0.2 pts
67Centre County2.8+0.1 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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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Cameron County, with 6% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Centre County, with 2.8% in November 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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