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Pennsylvania: jobs and unemployment
Unemployment, employment and the labor force in Pennsylvania from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics program of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
BLS LAUSLatest month: September 2026
Unemployment, September 20263.6%#22 of 51 · #1 = lowest
Annual average, 20254.3%US 4.3%, weighted by labor force
Labor force, 20256.54M−0.5% on a year earlier
Employed, 20256.26M279,784 unemployed
Labor forceEmployed
| Year | Unemployment rate | Labor force | Employed | Unemployed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3% | 6,541,604 | 6,261,820 | 279,784 | |
| 2024 | 3.8% | 6,571,898 | 6,321,263 | 250,635 | |
| 2023 | 3.7% | 6,558,918 | 6,318,060 | 240,858 | |
| 2022 | 4.2% | 6,478,983 | 6,209,321 | 269,662 | |
| 2021 | 5.9% | 6,439,411 | 6,059,176 | 380,235 | |
| 2020 | 8.8% | 6,500,777 | 5,926,898 | 573,879 | |
| 2019 | 4.3% | 6,573,565 | 6,291,463 | 282,102 | |
| 2018 | 4.4% | 6,512,770 | 6,225,638 | 287,132 | |
| 2017 | 5.0% | 6,494,133 | 6,171,500 | 322,633 | |
| 2016 | 5.3% | 6,521,627 | 6,174,246 | 347,381 | |
| 2015 | 5.4% | 6,476,250 | 6,125,042 | 351,208 | |
| 2014 | 6.0% | 6,428,660 | 6,045,564 | 383,096 | |
| 2013 | 7.1% | 6,446,218 | 5,990,195 | 456,023 | |
| 2012 | 7.6% | 6,463,889 | 5,974,470 | 489,419 | |
| 2011 | 7.7% | 6,386,783 | 5,894,981 | 491,802 | |
| 2010 | 8.2% | 6,363,081 | 5,844,268 | 518,813 | |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 6,434,166 | 5,918,325 | 515,841 | |
| 2008 | 5.4% | 6,484,086 | 6,136,534 | 347,552 | |
| 2007 | 4.6% | 6,384,094 | 6,090,513 | 293,581 | |
| 2006 | 4.7% | 6,328,844 | 6,031,354 | 297,490 | |
| 2005 | 5.0% | 6,282,162 | 5,968,115 | 314,047 | |
| 2004 | 5.4% | 6,232,546 | 5,898,367 | 334,179 | |
| 2003 | 5.7% | 6,171,869 | 5,821,547 | 350,322 | |
| 2002 | 5.6% | 6,228,440 | 5,882,632 | 345,808 | |
| 2001 | 4.8% | 6,188,792 | 5,890,513 | 298,279 | |
| 2000 | 4.2% | 6,108,174 | 5,850,236 | 257,938 | |
| 1999 | 4.5% | 6,088,433 | 5,815,459 | 272,974 | |
| 1998 | 4.7% | 6,058,069 | 5,773,887 | 284,182 | |
| 1997 | 5.1% | 6,057,322 | 5,746,875 | 310,447 | |
| 1996 | 5.5% | 5,981,116 | 5,650,972 | 330,144 | |
| 1995 | 5.9% | 5,898,354 | 5,550,870 | 347,484 | |
| 1994 | 6.3% | 5,888,712 | 5,516,316 | 372,396 | |
| 1993 | 6.8% | 5,888,471 | 5,485,867 | 402,604 | |
| 1992 | 7.4% | 5,883,297 | 5,448,674 | 434,623 | |
| 1991 | 6.9% | 5,833,194 | 5,430,023 | 403,171 | |
| 1990 | 5.5% | 5,794,580 | 5,475,592 | 318,988 | |
| 1989 | 4.9% | 5,740,285 | 5,456,748 | 283,537 | |
| 1988 | 5.2% | 5,657,846 | 5,366,154 | 291,692 | |
| 1987 | 5.8% | 5,570,035 | 5,248,696 | 321,339 | |
| 1986 | 7.0% | 5,540,488 | 5,153,546 | 386,942 | |
| 1985 | 8.0% | 5,475,437 | 5,038,402 | 437,035 | |
| 1984 | 8.9% | 5,429,744 | 4,949,209 | 480,535 | |
| 1983 | 11.0% | 5,418,680 | 4,822,518 | 596,162 | |
| 1982 | 10.9% | 5,444,963 | 4,853,704 | 591,259 | |
| 1981 | 8.3% | 5,451,476 | 4,996,861 | 454,615 | |
| 1980 | 8.2% | 5,436,045 | 4,991,257 | 444,788 | |
| 1979 | 7.0% | 5,377,512 | 5,001,124 | 376,388 | |
| 1978 | 7.0% | 5,302,803 | 4,931,164 | 371,639 | |
| 1977 | 7.7% | 5,210,584 | 4,808,178 | 402,406 | |
| 1976 | 8.0% | 5,135,350 | 4,724,246 | 411,104 |
BLS LAUS: monthly rates are seasonally adjusted; annual averages are not seasonally adjusted.