Counties in Pennsylvania by unemployment rate

Cameron County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in June 2026, at 5.6%. Sullivan County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 4.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.6Cameron County
Median3.967 counties
Pennsylvania4.1History

Top 40 counties, June 2026

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Cameron CountyCameron County: 5.6 %5.6Fayette CountyFayette County: 5 %5Luzerne CountyLuzerne County: 5 %5Philadelphia CountyPhiladelphia County: 4.9 %4.9Greene CountyGreene County: 4.8 %4.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 4.8 %4.8Schuylkill CountySchuylkill County: 4.8 %4.8Cambria CountyCambria County: 4.7 %4.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.7 %4.7Forest CountyForest County: 4.7 %4.7Potter CountyPotter County: 4.7 %4.7Indiana CountyIndiana County: 4.6 %4.6McKean CountyMcKean County: 4.5 %4.5Pike CountyPike County: 4.4 %4.4Armstrong CountyArmstrong County: 4.3 %4.3Lackawanna CountyLackawanna County: 4.3 %4.3Mercer CountyMercer County: 4.3 %4.3Venango CountyVenango County: 4.3 %4.3Berks CountyBerks County: 4.2 %4.2Carbon CountyCarbon County: 4.2 %4.2Huntingdon CountyHuntingdon County: 4.2 %4.2Tioga CountyTioga County: 4.2 %4.2Clinton CountyClinton County: 4.1 %4.1Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.1 %4.1Lehigh CountyLehigh County: 4.1 %4.1Somerset CountySomerset County: 4.1 %4.1Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 4.1 %4.1Beaver CountyBeaver County: 4 %4Clarion CountyClarion County: 4 %4Clearfield CountyClearfield County: 4 %4Lycoming CountyLycoming County: 4 %4Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 4 %4Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 4 %4Blair CountyBlair County: 3.9 %3.9Crawford CountyCrawford County: 3.9 %3.9Dauphin CountyDauphin County: 3.9 %3.9Elk CountyElk County: 3.9 %3.9Erie CountyErie County: 3.9 %3.9Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 3.9 %3.9Delaware CountyDelaware County: 3.8 %3.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJune 2026 (%)Change on June 2025
1Cameron County5.6-1 pts
2Fayette County5-0.7 pts
2Luzerne County5-0.6 pts
4Philadelphia County4.9-0.7 pts
5Greene County4.8-0.7 pts
5Monroe County4.8-0.5 pts
5Schuylkill County4.8-0.5 pts
8Cambria County4.7-0.8 pts
8Columbia County4.7-0.6 pts
8Forest County4.7-1.5 pts
8Potter County4.7-0.3 pts
12Indiana County4.6-0.9 pts
13McKean County4.5-0.4 pts
14Pike County4.4-0.6 pts
15Armstrong County4.3-0.5 pts
15Lackawanna County4.3-0.6 pts
15Mercer County4.3-0.7 pts
15Venango County4.3-0.4 pts
19Berks County4.2-0.5 pts
19Carbon County4.2-0.4 pts
19Huntingdon County4.2-0.7 pts
19Tioga County4.2-0.3 pts
23Clinton County4.1-0.5 pts
23Jefferson County4.1-0.7 pts
23Lehigh County4.1-0.6 pts
23Somerset County4.1-0.7 pts
23Wyoming County4.1-0.4 pts
28Beaver County4-0.6 pts
28Clarion County4-0.6 pts
28Clearfield County4-0.6 pts
28Lycoming County4-0.8 pts
28Northampton County4-0.5 pts
28Northumberland County4-1 pts
34Blair County3.9-0.5 pts
34Crawford County3.9-0.7 pts
34Dauphin County3.9-0.8 pts
34Elk County3.9-1 pts
34Erie County3.9-0.5 pts
34Lawrence County3.9-1 pts
40Delaware County3.8-0.7 pts
40Union County3.8-0.6 pts
40Westmoreland County3.8-0.7 pts
40York County3.8-0.6 pts
44Bradford County3.7-0.5 pts
44Snyder County3.7-0.7 pts
44Warren County3.7-0.8 pts
44Washington County3.7-0.6 pts
48Allegheny County3.6-0.6 pts
48Bedford County3.6-0.7 pts
48Juniata County3.6-1.4 pts
48Lebanon County3.6-0.6 pts
48Susquehanna County3.6-0.7 pts
48Wayne County3.6-0.6 pts
54Adams County3.5-0.5 pts
54Franklin County3.5-0.4 pts
54Fulton County3.5-0.5 pts
54Perry County3.5-0.4 pts
58Butler County3.4-0.5 pts
59Bucks County3.3-0.5 pts
59Cumberland County3.3-0.5 pts
59Mifflin County3.3-0.5 pts
62Centre County3.2-0.5 pts
62Lancaster County3.2-0.5 pts
62Montgomery County3.2-0.4 pts
65Chester County3-0.4 pts
66Montour County2.9-0.5 pts
66Sullivan County2.9-1.1 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Cameron County, with 5.6% in June 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Sullivan County, with 2.9% in June 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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