Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate

Cameron County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in April 2026, at 5.2%. Centre County had the lowest, at 2.8%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.2Cameron County
Lowest2.8Centre County
Median3.767 counties
Pennsylvania4.2History

Top 40 counties, April 2026

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Cameron CountyCameron County: 5.2 %5.2Potter CountyPotter County: 5.1 %5.1Forest CountyForest County: 4.9 %4.9Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 4.7 %4.7Pike CountyPike County: 4.7 %4.7Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 4.6 %4.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.6 %4.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 4.4 %4.4Carbon CountyCarbon County: 4.2 %4.2Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.2 %4.2Greene CountyGreene County: 4.2 %4.2McKean CountyMcKean County: 4.2 %4.2Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 4.2 %4.2Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 4.1 %4.1Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 4.1 %4.1Tioga CountyTioga County: 4.1 %4.1Cambria CountyCambria County: 4 %4Venango CountyVenango County: 4 %4Wayne CountyWayne County: 4 %4Berks CountyBerks County: 3.9 %3.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.9 %3.9Mercer CountyMercer County: 3.9 %3.9Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 3.9 %3.9Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 3.9 %3.9Susquehanna CountySusquehanna County: 3.9 %3.9Bradford CountyBradford County: 3.8 %3.8Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 3.8 %3.8Erie CountyErie County: 3.8 %3.8Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 3.8 %3.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.8 %3.8Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 3.8 %3.8Somerset CountySomerset County: 3.8 %3.8Warren CountyWarren County: 3.8 %3.8Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 3.7 %3.7Beaver CountyBeaver County: 3.7 %3.7Clarion CountyClarion County: 3.7 %3.7Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 3.7 %3.7Clinton CountyClinton County: 3.7 %3.7Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.7 %3.7Elk CountyElk County: 3.7 %3.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Cameron County5.2-0.2 pts
2Potter County5.1+0.5 pts
3Forest County4.9-0.4 pts
4Philadelphia County4.70 pts
4Pike County4.70 pts
6Luzerne County4.60 pts
6Monroe County4.6+0.3 pts
8Fayette County4.4-0.4 pts
9Carbon County4.2+0.1 pts
9Columbia County4.2+0.1 pts
9Greene County4.20 pts
9McKean County4.2+0.2 pts
9Schuylkill County4.2-0.1 pts
14Lackawanna County4.1+0.1 pts
14Lehigh County4.1+0.1 pts
14Tioga County4.1+0.3 pts
17Cambria County4-0.1 pts
17Venango County4-0.1 pts
17Wayne County4-0.1 pts
20Berks County3.9+0.2 pts
20Lawrence County3.9-0.6 pts
20Mercer County3.9-0.1 pts
20Northampton County3.9+0.2 pts
20Northumberland County3.9-0.4 pts
20Susquehanna County3.9-0.3 pts
26Bradford County3.8+0.1 pts
26Dauphin County3.8+0.1 pts
26Erie County3.8-0.1 pts
26Huntingdon County3.8-0.2 pts
26Jefferson County3.8-0.1 pts
26Lycoming County3.8-0.2 pts
26Somerset County3.8-0.4 pts
26Warren County3.80 pts
34Armstrong County3.7-0.4 pts
34Beaver County3.7-0.2 pts
34Clarion County3.70 pts
34Clearfield County3.7-0.4 pts
34Clinton County3.7-0.4 pts
34Delaware County3.7+0.2 pts
34Elk County3.7-0.1 pts
34Fulton County3.7+0.3 pts
34Indiana County3.7-0.2 pts
34Juniata County3.7-1 pts
34Wyoming County3.7-0.2 pts
45Crawford County3.6-0.2 pts
45Washington County3.60 pts
47Allegheny County3.50 pts
47Bedford County3.5-0.2 pts
47Sullivan County3.5-0.2 pts
47Westmoreland County3.5-0.2 pts
47York County3.5-0.1 pts
52Blair County3.4-0.1 pts
52Bucks County3.4+0.1 pts
52Franklin County3.4+0.1 pts
52Union County3.4+0.1 pts
56Lebanon County3.30 pts
57Butler County3.20 pts
57Perry County3.20 pts
59Adams County3.10 pts
59Cumberland County3.1+0.2 pts
59Montgomery County3.10 pts
59Snyder County3.1-0.2 pts
63Mifflin County3-0.5 pts
64Chester County2.9+0.2 pts
64Lancaster County2.9+0.1 pts
64Montour County2.9-0.1 pts
67Centre County2.8+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 5.2% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Centre County, with 2.8% in April 2026.

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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