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Highest unemployment, Pennsylvania cities

Pennsylvania cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 271 cities in Pennsylvania that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Darby, PAPA10,66618.5%+3.3 pts

02Kenmar, PAPA5,07717.7%+1.9 pts

03Chester, PAPA33,99617.6%+3.3 pts

04Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.1%+3.8 pts

05Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99516.6%+2.4 pts

06Reading, PAPA95,83213.7%+2.3 pts

07New Castle, PAPA21,17512.5%+0.7 pts

08West Hazleton, PAPA5,28412.4%+3.8 pts

09Sayre, PAPA5,32811.9%+4.3 pts

10McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.5%+1.7 pts

11Harrisburg, PAPA50,52211.4%+3.0 pts

12Lock Haven, PAPA8,50011.2%+3.2 pts

13Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60211.2%+3.5 pts

14York, PAPA45,34210.7%−1.1 pts

15Folcroft, PAPA6,78010.3%−1.5 pts

16McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62410.2%+2.2 pts

17Lebanon, PAPA26,47910.1%−1.1 pts

18Corry, PAPA5,9939.8%+0.9 pts

19Indiana, PAPA14,6979.6%−0.5 pts

20Roslyn, PAPA10,6399.5%+4.1 pts

21Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8329.5%−2.1 pts

22Sharon, PAPA12,6489.4%−0.9 pts

23Ambridge, PAPA6,9449.4%+5.6 pts

24Yeadon, PAPA12,3209.4%+1.8 pts

25Uniontown, PAPA9,4349.2%−4.1 pts

26Wayne, PAPA6,6359.1%+3.1 pts

27Duquesne, PAPA5,0199.1%−1.5 pts

28Allentown, PAPA126,0449.0%−1.0 pts

29Hanover, PAPA16,6848.9%+2.5 pts

30Titusville, PAPA5,1128.9%+3.6 pts

31Norwood, PAPA5,9278.7%−0.5 pts

32Sierra View, PAPA6,3658.6%−7.4 pts

33Franklin, PAPA5,8998.5%+2.9 pts

34Glenshaw, PAPA9,1398.5%+3.0 pts

35Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5238.5%−0.8 pts

36Carbondale, PAPA8,7318.4%+3.9 pts

37Clearfield, PAPA5,7538.3%+0.6 pts

38East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4388.3%−0.4 pts

39Catasauqua, PAPA6,5908.2%+0.2 pts

40Butler, PAPA12,8798.2%−1.5 pts

41Clairton, PAPA5,8768.2%−2.8 pts

42Washington, PAPA13,3778.2%−0.6 pts

43West Mifflin, PAPA18,7078.2%+0.7 pts

44Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2818.1%−0.6 pts

45Hellertown, PAPA6,1388.1%+3.7 pts

46Lancaster, PAPA58,3668.1%+1.7 pts

47Swissvale, PAPA8,1978.0%+2.3 pts

48Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3367.9%−4.4 pts

49Munhall, PAPA10,2537.9%+1.8 pts

50Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4517.9%+1.4 pts

51Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3757.9%+3.4 pts

52Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1937.8%+2.4 pts

53Chambersburg, PAPA23,3767.8%+4.0 pts

54Dickson City, PAPA5,9767.7%+1.7 pts

55Nanticoke, PAPA10,7127.7%+0.3 pts

56Swarthmore, PAPA6,5617.7%−0.8 pts

57St. Marys, PAPA12,2537.7%+1.3 pts

58Glenolden, PAPA7,2177.6%+4.0 pts

59Fullerton, PAPA16,7247.5%+3.1 pts

60Woodlyn, PAPA9,7367.5%+2.6 pts

61Forest Hills, PAPA6,1167.5%+0.9 pts

62Crafton, PAPA5,7907.4%+1.8 pts

63Lansdowne, PAPA11,1417.4%+0.2 pts

64Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8807.3%−1.3 pts

65Quakertown, PAPA9,2357.2%+3.2 pts

66Pottsville, PAPA13,1707.2%−1.0 pts

67Norristown, PAPA35,9117.2%+0.7 pts

68Dorneyville, PAPA5,2117.1%+0.9 pts

69Erie, PAPA91,8387.1%−1.0 pts

70Croydon, PAPA9,6847.0%+0.8 pts

71West Chester, PAPA19,5917.0%−0.1 pts

72White Oak, PAPA7,2867.0%+2.8 pts

73Collingdale, PAPA8,8986.9%−2.5 pts

74Aliquippa, PAPA9,0026.8%−0.1 pts

75Plymouth, PAPA5,8016.8%+3.2 pts

76Williamsport, PAPA27,3846.8%+1.2 pts

77New Kensington, PAPA11,7596.8%+1.5 pts

78Connellsville, PAPA6,5746.8%−2.4 pts

79Altoona, PAPA42,3476.8%+0.6 pts

80Collegeville, PAPA5,2876.7%−0.4 pts

81Berwick, PAPA10,2976.6%+1.4 pts

82Prospect Park, PAPA6,4096.6%+2.2 pts

83Bethlehem, PAPA79,6446.6%+1.0 pts

84Tamaqua, PAPA6,9296.4%−2.0 pts

85Kingston, PAPA13,4626.4%+0.7 pts

86Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5796.4%+1.3 pts

87Whitehall, PAPA14,5216.3%+2.3 pts

88Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0736.2%+0.1 pts

89Johnstown, PAPA17,6546.2%−3.3 pts

90Exeter, PAPA5,5876.1%+2.3 pts

91Shillington, PAPA5,5426.1%−1.8 pts

92Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6326.1%+0.7 pts

93Dormont, PAPA7,8166.0%−0.1 pts

94Huntingdon, PAPA6,8626.0%+1.7 pts

95Sanatoga, PAPA8,9496.0%+0.3 pts

96Monessen, PAPA6,6576.0%+0.5 pts

97Tyrone, PAPA5,2265.8%−2.7 pts

98Villanova, PAPA9,1865.8%−2.9 pts

99Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7835.8%+0.6 pts

100Meadville, PAPA12,2305.7%−3.7 pts

101Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3575.7%+2.3 pts

102Gettysburg, PAPA8,3655.7%+0.3 pts

103Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1395.6%+3.8 pts

104Hatboro, PAPA8,5935.6%+1.1 pts

105Oakmont, PAPA6,5765.6%+0.6 pts

106Canonsburg, PAPA9,5295.6%−0.6 pts

107Hazleton, PAPA30,2865.6%−2.4 pts

108Pittston, PAPA7,7155.6%−1.1 pts

109Taylor, PAPA6,2325.5%+0.6 pts

110Old Forge, PAPA8,6405.5%−0.8 pts

111Parkville, PAPA8,1285.5%+4.3 pts

112Latrobe, PAPA7,8265.4%+1.8 pts

113Easton, PAPA30,4025.4%+0.4 pts

114Lionville, PAPA7,6835.4%+3.0 pts

115Scranton, PAPA75,5145.4%+0.2 pts

116Oreland, PAPA5,9535.4%+1.4 pts

117Steelton, PAPA6,3285.3%−1.3 pts

118Elkins Park, PAPA7,2135.3%−0.1 pts

119Milton, PAPA6,4575.3%+0.3 pts

120Blakely, PAPA6,6115.3%+1.8 pts

121Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8395.3%+3.8 pts

122Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8475.3%−0.0 pts

123Northampton, PAPA10,5705.2%+1.9 pts

124Levittown, PAPA50,9265.2%+0.5 pts

125Bradford, PAPA7,4425.2%−3.3 pts

126Somerset, PAPA5,8155.1%−0.6 pts

127West View, PAPA6,3555.1%−1.3 pts

128Pottstown, PAPA23,3225.1%−1.0 pts

129Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2125.1%+0.3 pts

130Oil City, PAPA9,3015.1%−3.0 pts

131Monaca, PAPA5,4565.1%+0.6 pts

132Bristol, PAPA9,9705.1%+0.4 pts

133Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,2275.1%+1.3 pts

134Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8095.0%+1.9 pts

135Millersville, PAPA9,2805.0%+1.4 pts

136State College, PAPA40,8445.0%−0.0 pts

137Oxford, PAPA5,8875.0%−3.3 pts

138Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5345.0%−1.3 pts

139Greensburg, PAPA14,4625.0%−0.4 pts

140Brentwood, PAPA9,5975.0%+3.0 pts

141Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7534.9%+1.3 pts

142Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0704.9%−1.3 pts

143Hermitage, PAPA16,3084.9%−1.3 pts

144Waynesboro, PAPA11,1904.9%+0.5 pts

145Sunbury, PAPA9,4954.8%−2.6 pts

146Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,0864.8%+0.0 pts

147Phoenixville, PAPA20,3564.8%+0.1 pts

148Coatesville, PAPA13,2834.8%−3.0 pts

149Monroeville, PAPA27,6854.8%−0.1 pts

150Greenville, PAPA5,4064.7%+0.6 pts

151Leola, PAPA7,4484.7%−2.2 pts

152Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2534.7%−3.6 pts

153Olyphant, PAPA5,3904.7%+2.1 pts

154Bellevue, PAPA7,8884.7%+2.6 pts

155King of Prussia, PAPA25,8574.7%−1.4 pts

156Hershey, PAPA14,2424.6%+1.8 pts

157Enola, PAPA6,5344.6%+0.5 pts

158Jeannette, PAPA8,4894.6%−2.7 pts

159Ardmore, PAPA13,9094.6%−0.6 pts

160Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.6%+3.0 pts

161Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804.5%−0.6 pts

162Franklin Park, PAPA14,9784.5%−0.6 pts

163Carlisle, PAPA22,6934.4%+0.7 pts

164Middletown, PAPA7,6284.4%−0.5 pts

165Blue Bell, PAPA6,4244.4%−0.9 pts

166Lewistown, PAPA8,3854.3%−1.3 pts

167Ellwood City, PAPA7,3624.3%−2.7 pts

168Rutherford, PAPA6,8904.2%+1.1 pts

169Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1254.2%+1.4 pts

170Paoli, PAPA6,3624.2%−5.0 pts

171Media, PAPA5,9204.2%−0.7 pts

172Lehighton, PAPA5,2324.2%−5.5 pts

173Souderton, PAPA7,2884.1%−0.4 pts

174Audubon, PAPA9,2294.1%−0.8 pts

175Wescosville, PAPA7,1484.1%−0.8 pts

176Wilson, PAPA8,1594.1%−0.4 pts

177New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904.0%−3.2 pts

178Colonial Park, PAPA18,0324.0%−1.5 pts

179Shippensburg, PAPA5,6153.9%−0.7 pts

180Swoyersville, PAPA5,1553.9%+1.0 pts

181Perkasie, PAPA9,3123.8%−0.7 pts

182Dunmore, PAPA14,2493.8%−0.5 pts

183Spring House, PAPA5,1373.8%−0.5 pts

184Downingtown, PAPA8,3843.7%+0.3 pts

185Mountain Top, PAPA11,8503.7%+1.3 pts

186New Brighton, PAPA5,5033.7%−2.8 pts

187Willow Grove, PAPA14,1313.6%+0.7 pts

188Breinigsville, PAPA7,7693.6%−3.7 pts

189Carnegie, PAPA7,7773.5%−0.4 pts

190Palmyra, PAPA7,7623.5%−0.3 pts

191Glenside, PAPA7,6593.5%−0.8 pts

192Harleysville, PAPA9,0903.5%+1.0 pts

193Brookhaven, PAPA8,3623.5%−0.9 pts

194West York, PAPA5,1103.4%−2.1 pts

195Ambler, PAPA6,8403.4%−1.0 pts

196Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9613.4%−0.7 pts

197DuBois, PAPA7,2543.4%−1.3 pts

198Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8273.4%−1.3 pts

199Broomall, PAPA10,6793.3%+0.3 pts

200Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4703.3%−0.9 pts

201Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3883.3%−2.7 pts

202Morrisville, PAPA9,6653.3%−2.2 pts

203Emmaus, PAPA12,5143.3%−0.1 pts

204Economy, PAPA9,0983.3%+0.6 pts

205Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7773.2%+0.6 pts

206Conshohocken, PAPA9,2663.2%+0.4 pts

207Lower Allen, PAPA7,6463.2%+2.9 pts

208Columbia, PAPA10,3143.2%−2.2 pts

209Merion Station, PAPA5,7883.1%+0.9 pts

210Red Lion, PAPA6,5233.1%+2.4 pts

211Warren, PAPA9,0463.1%−1.4 pts

212Murrysville, PAPA20,6363.1%+0.6 pts

213Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5583.1%−1.1 pts

214Kennett Square, PAPA6,8933.1%−1.0 pts

215Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6333.1%−2.1 pts

216Ridley Park, PAPA7,2553.1%−2.4 pts

217Bridgeport, PAPA5,7583.1%−0.7 pts

218Lansdale, PAPA18,9863.0%−1.2 pts

219Fort Washington, PAPA6,2713.0%+0.2 pts

220South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243.0%+1.0 pts

221Grove City, PAPA7,6942.9%−1.2 pts

222Middletown, PAPA9,7762.9%−1.4 pts

223Bangor, PAPA5,1182.9%−1.8 pts

224Natrona Heights, PAPA6,9032.9%–

225Doylestown, PAPA8,3302.9%+0.8 pts

226Exton, PAPA6,7722.9%+1.7 pts

227Progress, PAPA11,0172.9%+0.4 pts

228Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992.8%+0.4 pts

229Plum, PAPA26,2252.8%+0.2 pts

230Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742.8%−1.7 pts

231Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5022.7%+0.0 pts

232Folsom, PAPA8,6712.7%−0.1 pts

233Moosic, PAPA5,9892.6%−1.2 pts

234Horsham, PAPA16,0052.5%−0.6 pts

235Churchville, PAPA6,0842.4%−0.5 pts

236Ephrata, PAPA13,6472.4%−1.1 pts

237Allison Park, PAPA22,0452.4%−1.5 pts

238Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702.2%−1.1 pts

239Maple Glen, PAPA6,6432.2%−0.7 pts

240Pennside, PAPA5,4072.2%−1.5 pts

241Wyomissing, PAPA11,2852.1%−2.8 pts

242Blandon, PAPA7,3572.1%+1.2 pts

243Shamokin, PAPA6,7642.1%−6.3 pts

244Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0372.1%−0.1 pts

245Linglestown, PAPA6,9572.0%−3.3 pts

246Camp Hill, PAPA8,1992.0%−0.4 pts

247Park Forest, PAPA8,6242.0%−2.0 pts

248New Freedom, PAPA5,1161.9%+0.8 pts

249Baldwin, PAPA20,5161.9%−2.3 pts

250Whitfield, PAPA5,2261.9%−0.8 pts

251Nazareth, PAPA6,0911.9%−6.0 pts

252Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4881.8%+0.2 pts

253Lititz, PAPA9,6891.8%−1.7 pts

254New Holland, PAPA5,7541.8%−1.2 pts

255Palmerton, PAPA5,6151.8%−0.0 pts

256Birdsboro, PAPA5,1611.7%−3.6 pts

257Schlusser, PAPA5,4021.7%−2.8 pts

258Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851.6%−0.8 pts

259Willow Street, PAPA9,6471.5%−0.8 pts

260Archbald, PAPA7,5981.4%−2.0 pts

261Mount Joy, PAPA8,3191.3%−1.0 pts

262Shiloh, PAPA11,2461.2%−1.0 pts

263Richboro, PAPA6,9631.2%−1.3 pts

264Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0691.0%−0.6 pts

265East York, PAPA9,3880.8%−1.5 pts

266Lewisburg, PAPA5,2260.7%−1.9 pts

267Bellefonte, PAPA5,8620.7%−1.7 pts

268Duryea, PAPA5,1570.7%−6.2 pts

269Edinboro, PAPA5,7900.4%−1.6 pts

270Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0060.4%−2.5 pts

271Campbelltown, PAPA6,0920.0%−7.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES