Data: BLS LAUS Updated: May 2026 • National rate: 4.3%
Across 131 tracked locations in Pennsylvania, the average unemployment rate stands at 4.8% as of May 2026. This is 0.5 pp above the national average of 4.3%.
Employment has softened this month: 122 locations recorded a month-over-month increase versus 5 that decreased. Arrows indicate change from previous month.
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| Unemployment Rates for Selected Locations in Pennsylvania | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Current May 2026 |
Prev. Month |
6 Months Ago |
1 Year Ago |
| Abington, PA | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.6% |
| Adams County, PA | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 3.3% |
| Allegheny County, PA | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.7% |
| Allentown, PA | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 4.3% |
| Altoona, PA | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| Armstrong County, PA | 6.0% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 4.6% |
| Beaver County, PA | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.2% | 4.1% |
| Bedford County, PA | 5.1% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 4.2% |
| Bensalem, PA | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.0% |
| Berks County, PA | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Bethel Park, PA | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 2.5% |
| Bethlehem, PA | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 3.7% |
| Blair County, PA | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 3.8% |
| Bradford County, PA | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| Bristol, PA | 5.8% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| Bucks County, PA | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Butler County, PA | 4.4% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.7% |
| Cambria County, PA | 5.3% | 5.2% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Cameron County, PA | 7.6% | 6.7% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Carbon County, PA | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| Centre County, PA | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| Cheltenham, PA | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| Chester, PA | 8.2% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 5.1% |
| Chester County, PA | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| Clarion County, PA | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Clearfield County, PA | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 4.5% |
| Clinton County, PA | 5.8% | 5.7% | 4.2% | 5.0% |
| Columbia County, PA | 5.7% | 5.5% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Cranberry, PA | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 2.0% |
| Crawford County, PA | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Cumberland County, PA | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
| Dauphin County, PA | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 3.8% |
| Delaware County, PA | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Easton, PA | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.9% | 3.5% |
| Elk County, PA | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| Erie, PA | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| Erie County, PA | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Exeter, PA | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.5% |
| Falls, PA | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| Fayette County, PA | 6.5% | 6.1% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Forest County, PA | 8.7% | 8.0% | 4.8% | 6.0% |
| Franklin County, PA | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Fulton County, PA | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% |
| Greene County, PA | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Hampden, PA | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| Harrisburg, PA | 6.6% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 4.5% |
| Haverford, PA | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.4% |
| Hazleton, PA | 6.3% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 4.4% |
| Hempfield, PA | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2.9% |
| Horsham, PA | 3.6% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Huntingdon County, PA | 6.3% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 5.0% |
| Indiana County, PA | 5.2% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 4.8% |
| Jefferson County, PA | 5.4% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Johnstown, PA | 6.7% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 4.6% |
| Juniata County, PA | 6.0% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 5.2% |
| Lackawanna County, PA | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Lancaster, PA | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| Lancaster County, PA | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% |
| Lawrence County, PA | 6.0% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Lebanon, PA | 6.1% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| Lebanon County, PA | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% |
| Lehigh County, PA | 4.9% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| Lower Macungie, PA | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| Lower Makefield, PA | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Lower Merion, PA | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2.2% |
| Lower Paxton, PA | 4.0% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Lower Providence, PA | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| Luzerne County, PA | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 4.8% |
| Lycoming County, PA | 5.2% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Manheim, PA | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| McCandless, PA | 3.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 2.1% |
| McKean County, PA | 5.3% | 5.5% | 4.2% | 4.5% |
| Mercer County, PA | 5.1% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Middletown, PA | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.7% |
| Mifflin County, PA | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| Millcreek, PA | 4.1% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 2.9% |
| Monroe County, PA | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.4% |
| Monroeville, PA | 4.7% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 2.8% |
| Montgomery, PA | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 2.1% |
| Montgomery County, PA | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| Montour County, PA | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Moon, PA | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Mount Lebanon, PA | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 2.1% |
| New Castle, PA | 7.5% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Norristown, PA | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| North Huntingdon, PA | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 2.6% |
| Northampton, PA | 3.9% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2.4% |
| Northampton County, PA | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 3.9% |
| Northumberland County, PA | 5.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 4.6% |
| Penn Hills, PA | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 3.7% |
| Perry County, PA | 4.4% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 3.4% |
| Philadelphia, PA | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.7% |
| Pike County, PA | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% |
| Plum, PA | 4.8% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 3.0% |
| Potter County, PA | 7.2% | 7.1% | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| Radnor, PA | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| Reading, PA | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 4.7% |
| Ridley, PA | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.4% | 2.7% |
| Ross, PA | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Schuylkill County, PA | 5.6% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.5% |
| Scranton, PA | 5.1% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 3.9% |
| Shaler, PA | 4.0% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| Snyder County, PA | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 4.0% |
| Somerset County, PA | 5.5% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Spring, PA | 3.9% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 2.6% |
| Springettsbury, PA | 4.3% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| State College, PA | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
| Sullivan County, PA | 5.2% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 4.2% |
| Susquehanna County, PA | 5.5% | 5.2% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| Tioga County, PA | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| Tredyffrin, PA | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| Union County, PA | 4.5% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| Upper Darby, PA | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| Upper Dublin, PA | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2.4% |
| Upper Merion, PA | 3.4% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| Upper Moreland, PA | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Venango County, PA | 5.3% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Warminster, PA | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 3.0% |
| Warren County, PA | 5.1% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.4% |
| Washington County, PA | 4.7% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Wayne County, PA | 5.7% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| West Mifflin, PA | 5.5% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Westmoreland County, PA | 4.8% | 4.5% | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| Whitehall, PA | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 2.7% |
| Wilkes-Barre, PA | 6.5% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 4.0% |
| Williamsport, PA | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 4.2% |
| Wyoming County, PA | 5.2% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 4.5% |
| York, PA | 4.0% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2.5% |
| York, PA | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.1% | 4.7% |
| York County, PA | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 3.5% |
As of May 2026, the average unemployment rate across 131 tracked locations in Pennsylvania is 4.8%. Individual locations range from 3.0% to 8.7%. Click any location on the map or table to explore sub-area data.
The three locations with the highest unemployment rates in Pennsylvania as of May 2026 are: Forest County (8.7%), Chester (8.2%), Cameron County (7.6%). These areas are highlighted in red/pink on the heat map.
The lowest unemployment rates in Pennsylvania are found in: Cranberry (3.0%), Mount Lebanon (3.0%), Lower Makefield (3.1%). These locations appear in blue on the heat map.
The U.S. national unemployment rate for May 2026 is 4.3%. This is 0.5 pp above the national average of 4.3%.
Local area unemployment data is published monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, typically 3–4 weeks after the end of the reference month. This page reflects data released for May 2026. Figures may be subject to revision in subsequent releases.
Unemployment data on this page is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, part of the U.S. Department of Labor.
Data is subject to revision. Figures reflect not seasonally adjusted rates unless otherwise noted. ZipDataMaps.com is an independent publisher and is not affiliated with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.