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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. The median across all 271 is 5.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Ambridge, PA, up 171 places to #23.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲2Darby, PAPA10,66618.5%+3.3 pts

02Kenmar, PAPA5,07717.7%+1.9 pts

03▲1Chester, PAPA33,99617.6%+3.3 pts

04▲2Clifton Heights, PAPA6,83517.1%+3.8 pts

05Sharon Hill, PAPA5,99516.6%+2.4 pts

06▲7Reading, PAPA95,83213.7%+2.3 pts

07▲4New Castle, PAPA21,17512.5%+0.7 pts

08▲28West Hazleton, PAPA5,28412.4%+3.8 pts

09▲48Sayre, PAPA5,32811.9%+4.3 pts

10▲10McKeesport, PAPA16,90711.5%+1.7 pts

11▲29Harrisburg, PAPA50,52211.4%+3.0 pts

12▲37Lock Haven, PAPA8,50011.2%+3.2 pts

13▲43Wilkinsburg, PAPA13,60211.2%+3.5 pts

14▼4York, PAPA45,34210.7%−1.1 pts

15▼6Folcroft, PAPA6,78010.3%−1.5 pts

16▲32McKees Rocks, PAPA5,62410.2%+2.2 pts

17▼3Lebanon, PAPA26,47910.1%−1.1 pts

18▲12Corry, PAPA5,9939.8%+0.9 pts

19▼1Indiana, PAPA14,6979.6%−0.5 pts

20▲95Roslyn, PAPA10,6399.5%+4.1 pts

21▼9Beaver Falls, PAPA8,8329.5%−2.1 pts

22▼5Sharon, PAPA12,6489.4%−0.9 pts

23▲171Ambridge, PAPA6,9449.4%+5.6 pts

24▲34Yeadon, PAPA12,3209.4%+1.8 pts

25▼18Uniontown, PAPA9,4349.2%−4.1 pts

26▲70Wayne, PAPA6,6359.1%+3.1 pts

27▼11Duquesne, PAPA5,0199.1%−1.5 pts

28▼9Allentown, PAPA126,0449.0%−1.0 pts

29▲49Hanover, PAPA16,6848.9%+2.5 pts

30▲96Titusville, PAPA5,1128.9%+3.6 pts

31▼3Norwood, PAPA5,9278.7%−0.5 pts

32▼31Sierra View, PAPA6,3658.6%−7.4 pts

33▲70Franklin, PAPA5,8998.5%+2.9 pts

34▲76Glenshaw, PAPA9,1398.5%+3.0 pts

35▼9Wilkes-Barre, PAPA44,5238.5%−0.8 pts

36▲122Carbondale, PAPA8,7318.4%+3.9 pts

37▲18Clearfield, PAPA5,7538.3%+0.6 pts

38▼5East Stroudsburg, PAPA9,4388.3%−0.4 pts

39▲11Catasauqua, PAPA6,5908.2%+0.2 pts

40▼19Butler, PAPA12,8798.2%−1.5 pts

41▼26Clairton, PAPA5,8768.2%−2.8 pts

42▼10Washington, PAPA13,3778.2%−0.6 pts

43▲16West Mifflin, PAPA18,7078.2%+0.7 pts

44▼13Philadelphia, PAPA1,574,2818.1%−0.6 pts

45▲123Hellertown, PAPA6,1388.1%+3.7 pts

46▲36Lancaster, PAPA58,3668.1%+1.7 pts

47▲54Swissvale, PAPA8,1978.0%+2.3 pts

48▼40Treasure Lake, PAPA5,3367.9%−4.4 pts

49▲46Munhall, PAPA10,2537.9%+1.8 pts

50▲27Drexel Hill, PAPA30,4517.9%+1.4 pts

51▲112Bloomsburg, PAPA13,3757.9%+3.4 pts

52▲62Newtown Grant, PAPA6,1937.8%+2.4 pts

53▲145Chambersburg, PAPA23,3767.8%+4.0 pts

54▲43Dickson City, PAPA5,9767.7%+1.7 pts

55▲6Nanticoke, PAPA10,7127.7%+0.3 pts

56▼18Swarthmore, PAPA6,5617.7%−0.8 pts

57▲24St. Marys, PAPA12,2537.7%+1.3 pts

58▲144Glenolden, PAPA7,2177.6%+4.0 pts

59▲106Fullerton, PAPA16,7247.5%+3.1 pts

60▲83Woodlyn, PAPA9,7367.5%+2.6 pts

61▲14Forest Hills, PAPA6,1167.5%+0.9 pts

62▲44Crafton, PAPA5,7907.4%+1.8 pts

63▲1Lansdowne, PAPA11,1417.4%+0.2 pts

64▼29Bryn Mawr, PAPA5,8807.3%−1.3 pts

65▲122Quakertown, PAPA9,2357.2%+3.2 pts

66▼21Pottsville, PAPA13,1707.2%−1.0 pts

67▲9Norristown, PAPA35,9117.2%+0.7 pts

68▲18Dorneyville, PAPA5,2117.1%+0.9 pts

69▼23Erie, PAPA91,8387.1%−1.0 pts

70▲15Croydon, PAPA9,6847.0%+0.8 pts

71▼6West Chester, PAPA19,5917.0%−0.1 pts

72▲109White Oak, PAPA7,2867.0%+2.8 pts

73▼48Collingdale, PAPA8,8986.9%−2.5 pts

74▼3Aliquippa, PAPA9,0026.8%−0.1 pts

75▲131Plymouth, PAPA5,8016.8%+3.2 pts

76▲28Williamsport, PAPA27,3846.8%+1.2 pts

77▲48New Kensington, PAPA11,7596.8%+1.5 pts

78▼49Connellsville, PAPA6,5746.8%−2.4 pts

79▲9Altoona, PAPA42,3476.8%+0.6 pts

80▼13Collegeville, PAPA5,2876.7%−0.4 pts

81▲50Berwick, PAPA10,2976.6%+1.4 pts

82▲87Prospect Park, PAPA6,4096.6%+2.2 pts

83▲22Bethlehem, PAPA79,6446.6%+1.0 pts

84▼42Tamaqua, PAPA6,9296.4%−2.0 pts

85▲15Kingston, PAPA13,4626.4%+0.7 pts

86▲47Mount Carmel, PAPA5,5796.4%+1.3 pts

87▲103Whitehall, PAPA14,5216.3%+2.3 pts

88▲2Village Green-Green Ridge, PAPA9,0736.2%+0.1 pts

89▼66Johnstown, PAPA17,6546.2%−3.3 pts

90▲105Exeter, PAPA5,5876.1%+2.3 pts

91▼39Shillington, PAPA5,5426.1%−1.8 pts

92▲27Pittsburgh, PAPA307,6326.1%+0.7 pts

93Dormont, PAPA7,8166.0%−0.1 pts

94▲80Huntingdon, PAPA6,8626.0%+1.7 pts

95▲7Sanatoga, PAPA8,9496.0%+0.3 pts

96▲13Monessen, PAPA6,6576.0%+0.5 pts

97▼60Tyrone, PAPA5,2265.8%−2.7 pts

98▼64Villanova, PAPA9,1865.8%−2.9 pts

99▲29Homeacre-Lyndora, PAPA6,7835.8%+0.6 pts

100▼76Meadville, PAPA12,2305.7%−3.7 pts

101▲114Jefferson Hills, PAPA12,3575.7%+2.3 pts

102▲18Gettysburg, PAPA8,3655.7%+0.3 pts

103▲156Fox Chapel, PAPA5,1395.6%+3.8 pts

104▲55Hatboro, PAPA8,5935.6%+1.1 pts

105▲29Oakmont, PAPA6,5765.6%+0.6 pts

106▼17Canonsburg, PAPA9,5295.6%−0.6 pts

107▼56Hazleton, PAPA30,2865.6%−2.4 pts

108▼35Pittston, PAPA7,7155.6%−1.1 pts

109▲36Taylor, PAPA6,2325.5%+0.6 pts

110▼26Old Forge, PAPA8,6405.5%−0.8 pts

111▲156Parkville, PAPA8,1285.5%+4.3 pts

112▲93Latrobe, PAPA7,8265.4%+1.8 pts

113▲23Easton, PAPA30,4025.4%+0.4 pts

114▲132Lionville, PAPA7,6835.4%+3.0 pts

115▲15Scranton, PAPA75,5145.4%+0.2 pts

116▲73Oreland, PAPA5,9535.4%+1.4 pts

117▼43Steelton, PAPA6,3285.3%−1.3 pts

118▼2Elkins Park, PAPA7,2135.3%−0.1 pts

119▲19Milton, PAPA6,4575.3%+0.3 pts

120▲88Blakely, PAPA6,6115.3%+1.8 pts

121▲143Chesterbrook, PAPA5,8395.3%+3.8 pts

122▼4Arlington Heights, PAPA6,8475.3%0.0 pts

123▲91Northampton, PAPA10,5705.2%+1.9 pts

124▲29Levittown, PAPA50,9265.2%+0.5 pts

125▼86Bradford, PAPA7,4425.2%−3.3 pts

126▼27Somerset, PAPA5,8155.1%−0.6 pts

127▼47West View, PAPA6,3555.1%−1.3 pts

128▼34Pottstown, PAPA23,3225.1%−1.0 pts

129▲18Pleasant Hills, PAPA8,2125.1%+0.3 pts

130▼83Oil City, PAPA9,3015.1%−3.0 pts

131▲29Monaca, PAPA5,4565.1%+0.6 pts

132▲20Bristol, PAPA9,9705.1%+0.4 pts

133▲67Bala Cynwyd, PAPA10,2275.1%+1.3 pts

134▲82Stroudsburg, PAPA5,8095.0%+1.9 pts

135▲68Millersville, PAPA9,2805.0%+1.4 pts

136▲1State College, PAPA40,8445.0%0.0 pts

137▼94Oxford, PAPA5,8875.0%−3.3 pts

138▼55Carnot-Moon, PAPA13,5345.0%−1.3 pts

139▼18Greensburg, PAPA14,4625.0%−0.4 pts

140▲118Brentwood, PAPA9,5975.0%+3.0 pts

141▲63Northwest Harborcreek, PAPA8,7534.9%+1.3 pts

142▼51Penn Wynne, PAPA6,0704.9%−1.3 pts

143▼56Hermitage, PAPA16,3084.9%−1.3 pts

144▲26Waynesboro, PAPA11,1904.9%+0.5 pts

145▼85Sunbury, PAPA9,4954.8%−2.6 pts

146▲2Chestnut Hill, PAPA7,0864.8%0.0 pts

147▲3Phoenixville, PAPA20,3564.8%+0.1 pts

148▼94Coatesville, PAPA13,2834.8%−3.0 pts

149▼3Monroeville, PAPA27,6854.8%−0.1 pts

150▲32Greenville, PAPA5,4064.7%+0.6 pts

151▼81Leola, PAPA7,4484.7%−2.2 pts

152▼108Schuylkill Haven, PAPA5,2534.7%−3.6 pts

153▲83Olyphant, PAPA5,3904.7%+2.1 pts

154▲101Bellevue, PAPA7,8884.7%+2.6 pts

155▼63King of Prussia, PAPA25,8574.7%−1.4 pts

156▲69Hershey, PAPA14,2424.6%+1.8 pts

157▲29Enola, PAPA6,5344.6%+0.5 pts

158▼95Jeannette, PAPA8,4894.6%−2.7 pts

159▼30Ardmore, PAPA13,9094.6%−0.6 pts

160▲103Gilbertsville, PAPA6,1654.6%+3.0 pts

161▼29Coraopolis, PAPA5,2804.5%−0.6 pts

162▼27Franklin Park, PAPA14,9784.5%−0.6 pts

163▲36Carlisle, PAPA22,6934.4%+0.7 pts

164▼24Middletown, PAPA7,6284.4%−0.5 pts

165▼41Blue Bell, PAPA6,4244.4%−0.9 pts

166▼59Lewistown, PAPA8,3854.3%−1.3 pts

167▼98Ellwood City, PAPA7,3624.3%−2.7 pts

168▲49Rutherford, PAPA6,8904.2%+1.1 pts

169▲58Shanor-Northvue, PAPA5,1254.2%+1.4 pts

170▼143Paoli, PAPA6,3624.2%−5.0 pts

171▼30Media, PAPA5,9204.2%−0.7 pts

172▼150Lehighton, PAPA5,2324.2%−5.5 pts

173▼11Souderton, PAPA7,2884.1%−0.4 pts

174▼30Audubon, PAPA9,2294.1%−0.8 pts

175▼33Wescosville, PAPA7,1484.1%−0.8 pts

176▼10Wilson, PAPA8,1594.1%−0.4 pts

177▼111New Cumberland, PAPA7,5904.0%−3.2 pts

178▼66Colonial Park, PAPA18,0324.0%−1.5 pts

179▼24Shippensburg, PAPA5,6153.9%−0.7 pts

180▲44Swoyersville, PAPA5,1553.9%+1.0 pts

181▼17Perkasie, PAPA9,3123.8%−0.7 pts

182▼11Dunmore, PAPA14,2493.8%−0.5 pts

183▼8Spring House, PAPA5,1373.8%−0.5 pts

184▲27Downingtown, PAPA8,3843.7%+0.3 pts

185▲59Mountain Top, PAPA11,8503.7%+1.3 pts

186▼107New Brighton, PAPA5,5033.7%−2.8 pts

187▲33Willow Grove, PAPA14,1313.6%+0.7 pts

188▼126Breinigsville, PAPA7,7693.6%−3.7 pts

189▲2Carnegie, PAPA7,7773.5%−0.4 pts

190▲7Palmyra, PAPA7,7623.5%−0.3 pts

191▼15Glenside, PAPA7,6593.5%−0.8 pts

192▲49Harleysville, PAPA9,0903.5%+1.0 pts

193▼21Brookhaven, PAPA8,3623.5%−0.9 pts

194▼86West York, PAPA5,1103.4%−2.1 pts

195▼28Ambler, PAPA6,8403.4%−1.0 pts

196▼13Elizabethtown, PAPA11,9613.4%−0.7 pts

197▼43DuBois, PAPA7,2543.4%−1.3 pts

198▼47Fairless Hills, PAPA8,8273.4%−1.3 pts

199▲20Broomall, PAPA10,6793.3%+0.3 pts

200▼20Lower Burrell, PAPA11,4703.3%−0.9 pts

201▼103Montgomeryville, PAPA13,3883.3%−2.7 pts

202▼91Morrisville, PAPA9,6653.3%−2.2 pts

203▲9Emmaus, PAPA12,5143.3%−0.1 pts

204▲28Economy, PAPA9,0983.3%+0.6 pts

205▲30Ancient Oaks, PAPA7,7773.2%+0.6 pts

206▲23Conshohocken, PAPA9,2663.2%+0.4 pts

207▲63Lower Allen, PAPA7,6463.2%+2.9 pts

208▼91Columbia, PAPA10,3143.2%−2.2 pts

209▲41Merion Station, PAPA5,7883.1%+0.9 pts

210▲59Red Lion, PAPA6,5233.1%+2.4 pts

211▼55Warren, PAPA9,0463.1%−1.4 pts

212▲26Murrysville, PAPA20,6363.1%+0.6 pts

213▼36Punxsutawney, PAPA5,5583.1%−1.1 pts

214▼29Kennett Square, PAPA6,8933.1%−1.0 pts

215▼88Wyndmoor, PAPA5,6333.1%−2.1 pts

216▼103Ridley Park, PAPA7,2553.1%−2.4 pts

217▼21Bridgeport, PAPA5,7583.1%−0.7 pts

218▼39Lansdale, PAPA18,9863.0%−1.2 pts

219▲11Fort Washington, PAPA6,2713.0%+0.2 pts

220▲36South Williamsport, PAPA6,1243.0%+1.0 pts

221▼37Grove City, PAPA7,6942.9%−1.2 pts

222▼49Middletown, PAPA9,7762.9%−1.4 pts

223▼74Bangor, PAPA5,1182.9%−1.8 pts

224Natrona Heights, PAPA6,9032.9%–

225▲29Doylestown, PAPA8,3302.9%+0.8 pts

226▲39Exton, PAPA6,7722.9%+1.7 pts

227▲15Progress, PAPA11,0172.9%+0.4 pts

228▲17Kulpsville, PAPA8,7992.8%+0.4 pts

229▲8Plum, PAPA26,2252.8%+0.2 pts

230▼69Bethel Park, PAPA32,0742.8%−1.7 pts

231▲3Plymouth Meeting, PAPA7,5022.7%0.0 pts

232▼4Folsom, PAPA8,6712.7%−0.1 pts

233▼40Moosic, PAPA5,9892.6%−1.2 pts

234▼16Horsham, PAPA16,0052.5%−0.6 pts

235▼14Churchville, PAPA6,0842.4%−0.5 pts

236▼27Ephrata, PAPA13,6472.4%−1.1 pts

237▼45Allison Park, PAPA22,0452.4%−1.5 pts

238▼25Hollidaysburg, PAPA5,4702.2%−1.1 pts

239▼16Maple Glen, PAPA6,6432.2%−0.7 pts

240▼39Pennside, PAPA5,4072.2%−1.5 pts

241▼102Wyomissing, PAPA11,2852.1%−2.8 pts

242▲26Blandon, PAPA7,3572.1%+1.2 pts

243▼202Shamokin, PAPA6,7642.1%−6.3 pts

244▲9Mechanicsburg, PAPA10,0372.1%−0.1 pts

245▼122Linglestown, PAPA6,9572.0%−3.3 pts

246▼7Camp Hill, PAPA8,1992.0%−0.4 pts

247▼59Park Forest, PAPA8,6242.0%−2.0 pts

248▲18New Freedom, PAPA5,1161.9%+0.8 pts

249▼71Baldwin, PAPA20,5161.9%−2.3 pts

250▼19Whitfield, PAPA5,2261.9%−0.8 pts

251▼198Nazareth, PAPA6,0911.9%−6.0 pts

252▲9Selinsgrove, PAPA5,4881.8%+0.2 pts

253▼46Lititz, PAPA9,6891.8%−1.7 pts

254▼32New Holland, PAPA5,7541.8%−1.2 pts

255▲5Palmerton, PAPA5,6151.8%0.0 pts

256▼134Birdsboro, PAPA5,1611.7%−3.6 pts

257▼100Schlusser, PAPA5,4021.7%−2.8 pts

258▼11Weigelstown, PAPA15,4851.6%−0.8 pts

259▼10Willow Street, PAPA9,6471.5%−0.8 pts

260▼50Archbald, PAPA7,5981.4%−2.0 pts

261▼10Mount Joy, PAPA8,3191.3%−1.0 pts

262▼10Shiloh, PAPA11,2461.2%−1.0 pts

263▼23Richboro, PAPA6,9631.2%−1.3 pts

264▼2Clarks Summit, PAPA5,0691.0%−0.6 pts

265▼17East York, PAPA9,3880.8%−1.5 pts

266▼33Lewisburg, PAPA5,2260.7%−1.9 pts

267▼24Bellefonte, PAPA5,8620.7%−1.7 pts

268▼196Duryea, PAPA5,1570.7%−6.2 pts

269▼12Edinboro, PAPA5,7900.4%−1.6 pts

270▼44Castle Shannon, PAPA8,0060.4%−2.5 pts

271▼203Campbelltown, PAPA6,0920.0%−7.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES