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CIVILIAN

LABOR
FORCE
PACKET
January
2009
Released March 10, 2009

Center for Workforce Information & Analysis


Department of Labor & Industry
651 Boas Street
Rm. 220
Harrisburg, PA 17121-0001
www.paworkstats.state.pa.us
Email: workforceinfo@state.pa.us
877-4WF-DATA
Table of Contents

Labor Market Area of Residence – January 2009

Labor Market Area of Residence – December 2008

Counties Ranked by Seasonally Adjusted Rate of Unemployment – January 2009

County of Residence, Seasonally Adjusted – January 2009

County of Residence – January 2009

County of Residence, Seasonally Adjusted – December 2008

County of Residence – December 2008

City/Borough/Township of Residence – January 2009

City/Borough/Township of Residence – December 2008

Labor Market Areas Ranked on Basis of Rate of Unemployment – January 2009

Labor Market Area of Residence – January 2008

County of Residence, Seasonally Adjusted – January 2008

County of Residence – January 2008

City/Borough/Township of Residence – January 2008


PRELIMINARY
03/10/09
PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY LABOR MARKET AREA OF RESIDENCE
January 2009
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted


Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Civilian Labor Total Total Unem-
Force Employment ployment Rate Force Employment ployment Rate

UNITED STATES 153,445 140,436 13,009 8.5 153,716 142,009 11,616 7.6
PENNSYLVANIA 6,403 5,908 496 7.7 6,446 5,995 450 7.0

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

ALLENTOWN-BETH-EASTON-NJ MSA 421.0 386.7 34.3 8.1 424.1 392.3 31.8 7.5
ALLENTOWN-BETH-EASTON MSA (Excl. NJ) 361.6 331.9 29.6 8.2 364.9 336.6 28.2 7.7
ALTOONA MSA 64.8 59.8 5.0 7.8 65.5 61.0 4.5 6.8
ERIE MSA 141.8 130.3 11.5 8.1 143.0 132.7 10.3 7.2
HARRISBURG-LEBANON-CARLISLE CSA 358.1 334.3 23.8 6.6 361.7 339.3 22.4 6.2
HARRISBURG-CARLISLE MSA 285.7 266.7 19.0 6.7 288.7 270.7 18.0 6.2
JOHNSTOWN MSA 69.2 63.0 6.1 8.8 69.7 64.1 5.6 8.0
LANCASTER MSA 269.7 251.7 18.1 6.7 273.2 256.3 16.9 6.2
LEBANON MSA 72.3 67.6 4.8 6.6 73.1 68.6 4.5 6.1
PHILADELPHIA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 3,264.9 3,015.3 249.6 7.6 3,278.3 3,041.6 236.7 7.2
PHILADELPHIA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 2,988.7 2,764.2 224.5 7.5 3,002.5 2,789.2 213.3 7.1
PHILADELPHIA METRO DIV. (Excl. NJ-DE-MD) 1,971.5 1,826.7 144.8 7.3 1,984.6 1,846.8 137.8 6.9
PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE CSA 1,263.2 1,170.1 93.1 7.4 1,272.8 1,189.1 83.7 6.6
PITTSBURGH MSA 1,219.5 1,130.4 89.1 7.3 1,228.8 1,148.7 80.2 6.5
READING MSA 205.7 189.0 16.7 8.1 206.5 190.7 15.8 7.6
SCRANTON-WILKES BARRE MSA 283.9 258.8 25.1 8.8 285.9 263.0 22.9 8.0
SUNBURY-LEWISBURG-SELINSGROVE CSA 84.9 76.3 8.5 10.1 86.0 78.3 7.7 9.0
STATE COLLEGE MSA 72.2 67.8 4.4 6.1 75.2 71.2 4.0 5.3
WILLIAMSPORT-LOCK HAVEN CSA 79.2 71.9 7.3 9.2 79.4 72.9 6.5 8.2
WILLIAMSPORT MSA 59.8 54.3 5.5 9.2 60.0 55.0 5.0 8.3
YORK-HANOVER-GETTYSBURG CSA 285.3 265.2 20.2 7.1 287.0 267.8 19.2 6.7
YORK-HANOVER MSA 229.6 213.2 16.5 7.2 230.7 215.1 15.6 6.8

OTHER LABOR MARKET AREAS

Bedford County 24.2 21.3 2.9 12.1 24.4 21.9 2.5 10.2
Bloomsburg-Berwick mSA 46.2 42.2 4.0 8.7 46.1 42.7 3.4 7.4
Bradford mSA 21.9 19.9 2.0 9.2 22.0 20.1 1.9 8.5
Cameron County 2.5 2.1 0.4 15.4 2.5 2.1 0.4 14.9
Chambersburg mSA 83.1 77.1 5.9 7.1 83.2 77.5 5.7 6.8
Clarion-Forest LMA 23.3 20.8 2.5 10.6 23.3 21.2 2.2 9.2
Clarion County 20.8 18.6 2.2 10.5 21.0 19.1 1.9 9.2
DuBois mSA 40.1 35.8 4.3 10.7 40.2 36.5 3.7 9.2
East Stroudsburg mSA 84.5 77.2 7.3 8.6 85.0 78.3 6.8 8.0
Forest County 2.4 2.2 0.3 11.6 2.4 2.2 0.2 9.9
Fulton County 7.9 6.9 1.0 12.6 7.8 6.9 0.9 11.5
Gettysburg mSA 55.7 52.0 3.7 6.7 56.6 53.0 3.6 6.3
Greene County 18.6 17.1 1.4 7.8 18.5 17.2 1.3 6.9
Huntingdon mSA 22.4 19.8 2.6 11.6 22.7 20.4 2.3 10.0
Indiana mSA 46.8 43.3 3.5 7.5 46.8 43.7 3.1 6.6
Jefferson County 23.1 20.9 2.2 9.6 23.2 21.2 1.9 8.4
Juniata County 12.3 11.2 1.1 8.7 12.3 11.3 0.9 7.7
Lewisburg mSA 17.7 16.0 1.7 9.7 17.8 16.2 1.6 8.8
Lewistown mSA 22.8 20.3 2.4 10.7 22.9 20.6 2.3 9.9
Lock Haven mSA 19.4 17.6 1.8 9.4 19.4 17.9 1.6 8.0
Meadville mSA 42.6 38.7 3.9 9.1 43.0 39.5 3.5 8.1
New Castle mSA 43.7 39.6 4.0 9.2 43.9 40.5 3.4 7.8
Oil City mSA 26.1 23.9 2.2 8.6 26.3 24.3 2.0 7.6
Potter County 7.7 6.9 0.9 11.3 7.6 6.9 0.8 10.2
Pottsville mSA 75.1 67.9 7.2 9.6 75.2 68.7 6.6 8.7
Sayre mSA 30.6 28.2 2.4 7.9 30.7 28.6 2.1 6.9
Selinsgrove mSA 19.9 17.9 2.0 9.8 20.1 18.3 1.8 8.8
Somerset mSA 39.3 35.7 3.6 9.2 38.8 35.7 3.1 8.0
St. Marys mSA 17.4 15.3 2.1 12.0 17.4 15.4 2.0 11.5
Sullivan County 2.9 2.6 0.3 9.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 8.5
Sunbury mSA 47.3 42.4 4.9 10.3 48.1 43.7 4.4 9.1
Susquehanna County 21.7 19.9 1.8 8.4 21.5 19.9 1.6 7.4
Tioga County 20.8 18.8 2.0 9.7 20.7 19.0 1.7 8.3
Warren mSA 21.4 19.8 1.6 7.4 21.6 20.1 1.4 6.6
Wayne County 24.9 22.8 2.1 8.4 25.5 23.7 1.8 7.1
ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK
Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/10/09
PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY LABOR MARKET AREA OF RESIDENCE
December 2008
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted


Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Civilian Labor Total Total Unem-
Force Employment ployment Rate Force Employment ployment Rate

UNITED STATES 154,349 143,350 10,999 7.1 154,447 143,338 11,108 7.2
PENNSYLVANIA 6,418 6,005 412 6.4 6,441 6,029 412 6.4

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

ALLENTOWN-BETH-EASTON-NJ MSA 421.7 393.6 28.1 6.7 422.5 392.6 29.8 7.1
ALLENTOWN-BETH-EASTON MSA (Excl. NJ) 362.2 337.9 24.2 6.7 362.7 337.0 25.7 7.1
ALTOONA MSA 65.3 61.1 4.2 6.4 65.3 61.0 4.3 6.5
ERIE MSA 141.3 131.8 9.5 6.7 141.6 131.9 9.6 6.8
HARRISBURG-LEBANON-CARLISLE CSA 358.2 338.8 19.4 5.4 359.4 338.9 20.5 5.7
HARRISBURG-CARLISLE MSA 285.5 269.7 15.7 5.5 286.4 269.7 16.6 5.8
JOHNSTOWN MSA 69.7 64.5 5.1 7.4 69.4 64.2 5.3 7.6
LANCASTER MSA 271.7 257.3 14.4 5.3 271.5 256.4 15.2 5.6
LEBANON MSA 72.7 69.1 3.6 5.0 72.7 68.9 3.8 5.2
PHILADELPHIA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 3,275.6 3,063.8 211.7 6.5 3,266.7 3,043.0 223.7 6.8
PHILADELPHIA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 2,999.7 2,808.8 190.9 6.4 2,990.0 2,789.0 201.1 6.7
PHILADELPHIA METRO DIV. (Excl. NJ-DE-MD) 1,978.3 1,855.3 123.0 6.2 1,972.8 1,842.9 130.0 6.6
PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE CSA 1,265.3 1,188.5 76.8 6.1 1,263.9 1,184.0 79.9 6.3
PITTSBURGH MSA 1,221.3 1,148.0 73.3 6.0 1,220.4 1,144.2 76.2 6.2
READING MSA 205.3 191.8 13.5 6.6 204.3 190.1 14.2 7.0
SCRANTON-WILKES BARRE MSA 283.6 262.8 20.9 7.4 283.1 261.2 21.9 7.7
SUNBURY-LEWISBURG-SELINSGROVE CSA 84.8 77.8 7.0 8.3 85.3 78.0 7.3 8.5
STATE COLLEGE MSA 75.6 71.8 3.8 5.0 74.7 70.8 3.8 5.1
WILLIAMSPORT-LOCK HAVEN CSA 79.5 73.4 6.1 7.7 79.0 72.9 6.1 7.7
WILLIAMSPORT MSA 60.0 55.5 4.5 7.5 59.7 55.2 4.5 7.5
YORK-HANOVER-GETTYSBURG CSA 285.0 268.7 16.3 5.7 285.4 267.8 17.6 6.2
YORK-HANOVER MSA 229.2 216.0 13.3 5.8 229.1 214.6 14.4 6.3

OTHER LABOR MARKET AREAS

Bedford County 24.0 21.6 2.4 9.9 24.1 21.9 2.3 9.4
Bloomsburg-Berwick mSA 45.8 42.8 3.0 6.6 45.8 42.7 3.0 6.6
Bradford mSA 21.8 19.9 1.9 8.8 22.0 20.1 2.0 8.9
Cameron County 2.5 2.2 0.3 13.3 2.5 2.2 0.3 13.6
Chambersburg mSA 83.0 78.3 4.6 5.6 83.0 78.1 5.0 6.0
Clarion-Forest LMA 23.1 21.1 2.0 8.8 23.2 21.2 2.1 8.9
Clarion County 20.7 18.9 1.8 8.6 20.7 18.9 1.8 8.8
DuBois mSA 40.2 36.8 3.4 8.4 40.2 36.9 3.3 8.2
East Stroudsburg mSA 83.8 77.4 6.4 7.6 84.0 77.2 6.8 8.1
Forest County 2.4 2.2 0.3 10.5 2.4 2.2 0.2 9.5
Fulton County 7.9 7.1 0.8 10.4 7.9 7.0 0.8 10.5
Gettysburg mSA 55.7 52.8 3.0 5.4 56.0 52.8 3.3 5.8
Greene County 18.3 17.1 1.2 6.6 18.4 17.1 1.2 6.8
Huntingdon mSA 22.5 20.3 2.1 9.5 22.5 20.5 2.0 8.9
Indiana mSA 47.1 44.2 2.9 6.1 46.7 43.8 2.9 6.2
Jefferson County 22.8 21.1 1.7 7.4 22.8 21.2 1.6 7.1
Juniata County 12.3 11.4 0.9 7.2 12.2 11.4 0.9 7.1
Lewisburg mSA 17.7 16.4 1.3 7.5 17.7 16.3 1.4 7.9
Lewistown mSA 22.7 20.7 2.0 8.8 22.6 20.6 2.0 9.0
Lock Haven mSA 19.4 17.8 1.6 8.2 19.3 17.7 1.5 7.9
Meadville mSA 43.1 39.9 3.2 7.4 43.1 39.8 3.3 7.7
New Castle mSA 43.9 40.5 3.5 7.9 43.9 40.4 3.5 8.1
Oil City mSA 26.0 24.2 1.8 7.0 26.1 24.2 1.9 7.2
Potter County 7.7 6.9 0.7 9.6 7.7 6.9 0.8 9.9
Pottsville mSA 74.5 68.6 5.9 7.9 74.3 68.2 6.1 8.2
Sayre mSA 30.9 28.6 2.3 7.4 30.9 28.4 2.5 8.0
Selinsgrove mSA 20.0 18.4 1.6 8.1 19.7 18.1 1.6 8.3
Somerset mSA 38.9 35.7 3.2 8.1 39.0 35.9 3.0 7.8
St. Marys mSA 17.2 15.7 1.5 8.7 17.3 15.8 1.5 8.7
Sullivan County 2.9 2.7 0.2 7.7 2.9 2.7 0.2 7.4
Sunbury mSA 47.1 43.0 4.1 8.6 47.7 43.5 4.2 8.8
Susquehanna County 21.7 20.1 1.7 7.6 21.8 20.0 1.8 8.1
Tioga County 21.0 19.2 1.9 8.8 21.0 19.1 1.9 9.1
Warren mSA 21.5 20.1 1.4 6.5 21.7 20.2 1.5 6.8
Wayne County 25.2 23.4 1.8 7.0 25.8 24.0 1.8 7.0
ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK
Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
03/10/09
PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES RANKED BY RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
(seasonally adjusted)
JANUARY 2009 DECEMBER 2008

Unemployment Unemployment
COUNTY
Rank Rate Rank Rate

Centre 1 5.3 2 5.1


Chester 1 5.3 1 5.0
Cumberland 3 5.8 4 5.4
Montgomery 4 5.9 5 5.6
Montour 4 5.9 9 5.9
Allegheny 6 6.0 9 5.9
Lebanon 7 6.1 3 5.2
Butler 8 6.2 7 5.7
Lancaster 8 6.2 5 5.6
Adams 10 6.3 8 5.8
Dauphin 11 6.4 12 6.1
Delaware 11 6.4 12 6.1
Bucks 13 6.5 12 6.1
Indiana 14 6.6 15 6.2
Warren 14 6.6 21 6.8
Blair 16 6.8 17 6.5
Franklin 16 6.8 11 6.0
Washington 16 6.8 17 6.5
York 16 6.8 16 6.3
Bradford 20 6.9 45 8.0
Greene 20 6.9 21 6.8
Beaver 22 7.1 25 6.9
Wayne 22 7.1 27 7.0
Westmoreland 22 7.1 19 6.6
Erie 25 7.2 21 6.8
Northampton 26 7.3 25 6.9
Perry 26 7.3 21 6.8
Susquehanna 28 7.4 46 8.1
Berks 29 7.6 27 7.0
Venango 29 7.6 32 7.2
Juniata 31 7.7 30 7.1
Lackawanna 31 7.7 33 7.4
Lehigh 31 7.7 27 7.0
Columbia 34 7.8 20 6.7
Lawrence 34 7.8 46 8.1
Wyoming 34 7.8 37 7.7
Cambria 37 8.0 36 7.6
Clinton 37 8.0 41 7.9
Monroe 37 8.0 46 8.1
Pike 37 8.0 54 8.6
Somerset 37 8.0 39 7.8
Crawford 42 8.1 37 7.7
Fayette 42 8.1 41 7.9
Luzerne 44 8.3 41 7.9
Lycoming 44 8.3 35 7.5
Tioga 44 8.3 61 9.1
Jefferson 47 8.4 30 7.1
McKean 48 8.5 58 8.9
Sullivan 48 8.5 33 7.4
Mercer 50 8.6 63 9.5
Armstrong 51 8.7 39 7.8
Schuylkill 51 8.7 49 8.2
Snyder 53 8.8 51 8.3
Union 53 8.8 41 7.9
Philadelphia 55 8.9 52 8.5
Carbon 56 9.1 52 8.5
Northumberland 56 9.1 56 8.8
Clarion 58 9.2 56 8.8
Clearfield 58 9.2 49 8.2
Forest 60 9.9 63 9.5
Mifflin 60 9.9 60 9.0
Huntingdon 62 10.0 58 8.9
Bedford 63 10.2 62 9.4
Potter 63 10.2 65 9.9
Elk 65 11.5 55 8.7
Fulton 65 11.5 66 10.5
Cameron 67 14.9 67 13.6

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK; Current month data are preliminary estimates
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
PRELIMINARY
03/10/09

PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE


January 2009
(in thousands)

Seasonally Adjusted

Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment
COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate

Adams 56.6 53.0 3.6 6.3 Lackawanna 108.8 100.4 8.4 7.7
Allegheny 643.5 604.7 38.8 6.0 Lancaster 273.2 256.3 16.9 6.2
Armstrong 34.0 31.0 3.0 8.7 Lawrence 43.9 40.5 3.4 7.8
Beaver 90.9 84.5 6.4 7.1 Lebanon 73.1 68.6 4.5 6.1
Bedford 24.4 21.9 2.5 10.2 Lehigh 178.9 165.2 13.7 7.7

Berks 206.5 190.7 15.8 7.6 Luzerne 162.5 149.1 13.4 8.3
Blair 65.5 61.0 4.5 6.8 Lycoming 60.0 55.0 5.0 8.3
Bradford 30.7 28.6 2.1 6.9 McKean 22.0 20.1 1.9 8.5
Bucks 353.9 331.0 23.0 6.5 Mercer 54.6 49.9 4.7 8.6
Butler 98.2 92.1 6.1 6.2 Mifflin 22.9 20.6 2.3 9.9

Cambria 69.7 64.1 5.6 8.0 Monroe 85.0 78.3 6.8 8.0
Cameron 2.5 2.1 0.4 14.9 Montgomery 437.2 411.5 25.7 5.9
Carbon 31.8 28.9 2.9 9.1 Montour 9.5 8.9 0.6 5.9
Centre 75.2 71.2 4.0 5.3 Northampton 154.0 142.7 11.3 7.3
Chester 269.4 255.0 14.4 5.3 Northumberland 48.1 43.7 4.4 9.1

Clarion 21.0 19.1 1.9 9.2 Perry 25.2 23.4 1.8 7.3
Clearfield 40.2 36.5 3.7 9.2 Philadelphia 636.4 579.6 56.8 8.9
Clinton 19.4 17.9 1.6 8.0 Pike 27.6 25.4 2.2 8.0
Columbia 36.6 33.7 2.9 7.8 Potter 7.6 6.9 0.8 10.2
Crawford 43.0 39.5 3.5 8.1 Schuylkill 75.2 68.7 6.6 8.7

Cumberland 125.2 117.9 7.3 5.8 Snyder 20.1 18.3 1.8 8.8
Dauphin 138.3 129.5 8.8 6.4 Somerset 38.8 35.7 3.1 8.0
Delaware 287.8 269.3 18.5 6.4 Sullivan 3.0 2.7 0.3 8.5
Elk 17.4 15.4 2.0 11.5 Susquehanna 21.5 19.9 1.6 7.4
Erie 143.0 132.7 10.3 7.2 Tioga 20.7 19.0 1.7 8.3

Fayette 67.0 61.5 5.5 8.1 Union 17.8 16.2 1.6 8.8
Forest 2.4 2.2 0.2 9.9 Venango 26.3 24.3 2.0 7.6
Franklin 83.2 77.5 5.7 6.8 Warren 21.6 20.1 1.4 6.6
Fulton 7.8 6.9 0.9 11.5 Washington 105.8 98.5 7.2 6.8
Greene 18.5 17.2 1.3 6.9 Wayne 25.5 23.7 1.8 7.1

Huntingdon 22.7 20.4 2.3 10.0 Westmoreland 189.7 176.2 13.5 7.1
Indiana 46.8 43.7 3.1 6.6 Wyoming 14.6 13.5 1.1 7.8
Jefferson 23.2 21.2 1.9 8.4 York 230.7 215.1 15.6 6.8
Juniata 12.3 11.3 0.9 7.7

PENNSYLVANIA 6,446 5,995 450 7.0 UNITED STATES 153,716 142,009 11,616 7.6

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
PRELIMINARY
03/10/09

PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE


January 2009
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment
COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate

Adams 55.7 52.0 3.7 6.7 Lackawanna 107.6 98.8 8.8 8.2
Allegheny 636.4 594.4 41.9 6.6 Lancaster 269.7 251.7 18.1 6.7
Armstrong 33.9 30.5 3.4 10.0 Lawrence 43.7 39.6 4.0 9.2
Beaver 90.2 83.1 7.1 7.8 Lebanon 72.3 67.6 4.8 6.6
Bedford 24.2 21.3 2.9 12.1 Lehigh 177.2 162.8 14.4 8.1

Berks 205.7 189.0 16.7 8.1 Luzerne 161.7 146.7 14.9 9.2
Blair 64.8 59.8 5.0 7.8 Lycoming 59.8 54.3 5.5 9.2
Bradford 30.6 28.2 2.4 7.9 McKean 21.9 19.9 2.0 9.2
Bucks 352.3 327.7 24.5 7.0 Mercer 53.9 48.9 5.0 9.3
Butler 98.0 91.1 6.9 7.1 Mifflin 22.8 20.3 2.4 10.7

Cambria 69.2 63.0 6.1 8.8 Monroe 84.5 77.2 7.3 8.6
Cameron 2.5 2.1 0.4 15.4 Montgomery 434.4 407.2 27.3 6.3
Carbon 31.7 28.5 3.2 10.0 Montour 9.5 8.8 0.6 6.7
Centre 72.2 67.8 4.4 6.1 Northampton 152.7 140.6 12.0 7.9
Chester 269.0 253.9 15.1 5.6 Northumberland 47.3 42.4 4.9 10.3

Clarion 20.8 18.6 2.2 10.5 Perry 25.0 23.0 2.0 8.1
Clearfield 40.1 35.8 4.3 10.7 Philadelphia 630.3 571.5 58.7 9.3
Clinton 19.4 17.6 1.8 9.4 Pike 27.9 25.5 2.4 8.7
Columbia 36.8 33.4 3.4 9.2 Potter 7.7 6.9 0.9 11.3
Crawford 42.6 38.7 3.9 9.1 Schuylkill 75.1 67.9 7.2 9.6

Cumberland 124.0 116.3 7.6 6.2 Snyder 19.9 17.9 2.0 9.8
Dauphin 136.7 127.4 9.4 6.8 Somerset 39.3 35.7 3.6 9.2
Delaware 285.6 266.4 19.2 6.7 Sullivan 2.9 2.6 0.3 9.3
Elk 17.4 15.3 2.1 12.0 Susquehanna 21.7 19.9 1.8 8.4
Erie 141.8 130.3 11.5 8.1 Tioga 20.8 18.8 2.0 9.7

Fayette 67.0 60.6 6.4 9.6 Union 17.7 16.0 1.7 9.7
Forest 2.4 2.2 0.3 11.6 Venango 26.1 23.9 2.2 8.6
Franklin 83.1 77.1 5.9 7.1 Warren 21.4 19.8 1.6 7.4
Fulton 7.9 6.9 1.0 12.6 Washington 105.3 97.2 8.2 7.7
Greene 18.6 17.1 1.4 7.8 Wayne 24.9 22.8 2.1 8.4

Huntingdon 22.4 19.8 2.6 11.6 Westmoreland 188.7 173.5 15.2 8.0
Indiana 46.8 43.3 3.5 7.5 Wyoming 14.6 13.3 1.3 9.1
Jefferson 23.1 20.9 2.2 9.6 York 229.6 213.2 16.5 7.2
Juniata 12.3 11.2 1.1 8.7

PENNSYLVANIA 6,403 5,908 496 7.7 UNITED STATES 153,445 140,436 13,009 8.5

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/10/09

PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE


December 2008
(in thousands)

Seasonally Adjusted

Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment
COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate

Adams 56.0 52.8 3.3 5.8 Lackawanna 107.7 99.7 8.0 7.4
Allegheny 638.9 601.2 37.6 5.9 Lancaster 271.5 256.4 15.2 5.6
Armstrong 33.5 30.9 2.6 7.8 Lawrence 43.9 40.4 3.5 8.1
Beaver 90.3 84.0 6.3 6.9 Lebanon 72.7 68.9 3.8 5.2
Bedford 24.1 21.9 2.3 9.4 Lehigh 177.7 165.3 12.4 7.0

Berks 204.3 190.1 14.2 7.0 Luzerne 160.9 148.1 12.8 7.9
Blair 65.3 61.0 4.3 6.5 Lycoming 59.7 55.2 4.5 7.5
Bradford 30.9 28.4 2.5 8.0 McKean 22.0 20.1 2.0 8.9
Bucks 352.2 330.7 21.5 6.1 Mercer 55.9 50.6 5.3 9.5
Butler 98.2 92.5 5.6 5.7 Mifflin 22.6 20.6 2.0 9.0

Cambria 69.4 64.2 5.3 7.6 Monroe 84.0 77.2 6.8 8.1
Cameron 2.5 2.2 0.3 13.6 Montgomery 435.0 410.7 24.2 5.6
Carbon 31.6 28.9 2.7 8.5 Montour 9.5 9.0 0.6 5.9
Centre 74.7 70.8 3.8 5.1 Northampton 153.4 142.8 10.6 6.9
Chester 270.9 257.3 13.6 5.0 Northumberland 47.7 43.5 4.2 8.8

Clarion 20.7 18.9 1.8 8.8 Perry 25.0 23.3 1.7 6.8
Clearfield 40.2 36.9 3.3 8.2 Philadelphia 628.8 575.2 53.7 8.5
Clinton 19.3 17.7 1.5 7.9 Pike 28.5 26.0 2.4 8.6
Columbia 36.2 33.8 2.4 6.7 Potter 7.7 6.9 0.8 9.9
Crawford 43.1 39.8 3.3 7.7 Schuylkill 74.3 68.2 6.1 8.2

Cumberland 124.5 117.8 6.7 5.4 Snyder 19.7 18.1 1.6 8.3
Dauphin 137.0 128.6 8.3 6.1 Somerset 39.0 35.9 3.0 7.8
Delaware 286.2 268.8 17.5 6.1 Sullivan 2.9 2.7 0.2 7.4
Elk 17.3 15.8 1.5 8.7 Susquehanna 21.8 20.0 1.8 8.1
Erie 141.6 131.9 9.6 6.8 Tioga 21.0 19.1 1.9 9.1

Fayette 66.6 61.3 5.3 7.9 Union 17.7 16.3 1.4 7.9
Forest 2.4 2.2 0.2 9.5 Venango 26.1 24.2 1.9 7.2
Franklin 83.0 78.1 5.0 6.0 Warren 21.7 20.2 1.5 6.8
Fulton 7.9 7.0 0.8 10.5 Washington 105.3 98.5 6.9 6.5
Greene 18.4 17.1 1.2 6.8 Wayne 25.8 24.0 1.8 7.0

Huntingdon 22.5 20.5 2.0 8.9 Westmoreland 188.1 175.6 12.5 6.6
Indiana 46.7 43.8 2.9 6.2 Wyoming 14.5 13.4 1.1 7.7
Jefferson 22.8 21.2 1.6 7.1 York 229.1 214.6 14.4 6.3
Juniata 12.2 11.4 0.9 7.1

PENNSYLVANIA 6,441 6,029 412 6.4 UNITED STATES 154,447 143,338 11,108 7.2

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/10/09

PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE


December 2008
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment
COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate

Adams 55.7 52.8 3.0 5.4 Lackawanna 107.7 100.3 7.4 6.9
Allegheny 638.8 603.7 35.1 5.5 Lancaster 271.7 257.3 14.4 5.3
Armstrong 33.7 31.0 2.7 7.9 Lawrence 43.9 40.5 3.5 7.9
Beaver 90.4 84.4 6.0 6.6 Lebanon 72.7 69.1 3.6 5.0
Bedford 24.0 21.6 2.4 9.9 Lehigh 177.6 165.7 11.8 6.7

Berks 205.3 191.8 13.5 6.6 Luzerne 161.4 149.0 12.4 7.7
Blair 65.3 61.1 4.2 6.4 Lycoming 60.0 55.5 4.5 7.5
Bradford 30.9 28.6 2.3 7.4 McKean 21.8 19.9 1.9 8.8
Bucks 353.0 332.9 20.2 5.7 Mercer 55.8 50.9 5.0 8.9
Butler 97.9 92.5 5.5 5.6 Mifflin 22.7 20.7 2.0 8.8

Cambria 69.7 64.5 5.1 7.4 Monroe 83.8 77.4 6.4 7.6
Cameron 2.5 2.2 0.3 13.3 Montgomery 436.1 413.5 22.6 5.2
Carbon 31.6 29.0 2.6 8.3 Montour 9.5 9.0 0.5 5.7
Centre 75.6 71.8 3.8 5.0 Northampton 153.0 143.2 9.8 6.4
Chester 270.5 257.9 12.6 4.7 Northumberland 47.1 43.0 4.1 8.6

Clarion 20.7 18.9 1.8 8.6 Perry 25.0 23.3 1.7 6.9
Clearfield 40.2 36.8 3.4 8.4 Philadelphia 631.9 580.5 51.4 8.1
Clinton 19.4 17.8 1.6 8.2 Pike 28.1 25.9 2.2 7.9
Columbia 36.3 33.8 2.5 6.8 Potter 7.7 6.9 0.7 9.6
Crawford 43.1 39.9 3.2 7.4 Schuylkill 74.5 68.6 5.9 7.9

Cumberland 123.8 117.6 6.2 5.0 Snyder 20.0 18.4 1.6 8.1
Dauphin 136.7 128.8 7.9 5.8 Somerset 38.9 35.7 3.2 8.1
Delaware 286.8 270.6 16.3 5.7 Sullivan 2.9 2.7 0.2 7.7
Elk 17.2 15.7 1.5 8.7 Susquehanna 21.7 20.1 1.7 7.6
Erie 141.3 131.8 9.5 6.7 Tioga 21.0 19.2 1.9 8.8

Fayette 66.9 61.5 5.3 8.0 Union 17.7 16.4 1.3 7.5
Forest 2.4 2.2 0.3 10.5 Venango 26.0 24.2 1.8 7.0
Franklin 83.0 78.3 4.6 5.6 Warren 21.5 20.1 1.4 6.5
Fulton 7.9 7.1 0.8 10.4 Washington 105.3 98.7 6.6 6.3
Greene 18.3 17.1 1.2 6.6 Wayne 25.2 23.4 1.8 7.0

Huntingdon 22.5 20.3 2.1 9.5 Westmoreland 188.3 176.2 12.1 6.4
Indiana 47.1 44.2 2.9 6.1 Wyoming 14.6 13.5 1.1 7.6
Jefferson 22.8 21.1 1.7 7.4 York 229.2 216.0 13.3 5.8
Juniata 12.3 11.4 0.9 7.2

PENNSYLVANIA 6,418 6,005 412 6.4 UNITED STATES 154,349 143,350 10,999 7.1

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
PRELIMINARY
03/10/09
PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY CITY / BOROUGH / TOWNSHIP OF RESIDENCE
January 2009
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

2000 Census Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment


CITY/BOROUGH/TOWNSHIP
Population Force Employment ployment Rate
Abington Township, Montgomery Co. 56,103 29.7 27.8 1.9 6.4
Allentown City, Lehigh Co. 106,632 52.2 46.2 6.0 11.5
Altoona City, Blair Co. 49,523 23.1 21.2 1.9 8.2
Bensalem Township, Bucks Co. 58,434 34.8 31.9 2.9 8.3
Bethel Park Borough, Allegheny Co. 33,556 17.3 16.3 1.0 5.7
Bethlehem City, Lehigh & Northamp. Cos. 71,329 35.1 32.0 3.1 8.8
Bethlehem Township, Northampton Co. 21,171 12.2 11.5 0.7 6.0
Bristol Township, Bucks Co. 55,521 30.3 27.5 2.8 9.2
Carlisle Borough, Cumberland Co. 17,970 9.4 8.7 0.7 7.2
Cheltenham Township, Montgomery Co. 36,875 19.4 18.3 1.1 5.7

Chester City, Delaware Co. 36,854 15.0 13.5 1.6 10.4


Cranberry Township, Butler Co. 23,625 15.5 14.9 0.6 4.2
Derry Township, Dauphin Co. 21,273 11.2 10.6 0.5 4.8
East Hempfield Township, Lancaster Co. 21,262 13.3 12.7 0.7 5.2
Easton City, Northampton Co. 26,263 12.6 11.5 1.1 9.0
Erie City, Erie Co. 103,717 49.6 45.3 4.2 8.5
Exeter Township, Berks Co. 21,187 13.5 12.6 0.8 6.3
Falls Township, Bucks Co. 34,865 19.0 17.7 1.4 7.2
Hampden Township, Cumberland Co. 24,135 15.0 14.3 0.7 4.5
Harrisburg City, Dauphin Co. 48,950 22.7 20.6 2.0 9.0

Haverford Township, Delaware Co. 48,498 26.0 24.7 1.3 5.1


Hazleton City, Luzerne Co. 23,329 10.7 9.4 1.3 12.2
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland Co. 40,721 22.2 20.7 1.5 6.9
Horsham Township, Montgomery Co. 24,232 14.6 13.7 0.9 6.1
Johnstown City, Cambria Co. 23,906 9.5 8.5 1.0 10.5
Lancaster City, Lancaster Co. 56,348 26.7 24.1 2.6 9.7
Lebanon City, Lebanon Co. 24,461 12.7 11.5 1.2 9.7
Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh Co. 19,220 15.9 15.1 0.8 5.3
Lower Makefield Township, Bucks Co. 32,681 17.9 17.1 0.8 4.6
Lower Merion Township, Montgomery Co. 59,850 29.4 28.1 1.3 4.3

Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin Co. 44,424 26.0 24.6 1.4 5.4
Lower Providence Township, Montgomery Co. 22,409 13.8 12.9 0.9 6.2
Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. 33,697 15.1 14.3 0.7 4.9
Marple Township, Delaware Co. 23,737 9.1 8.3 0.8 9.1
McCandless Township, Allegheny Co. 29,022 18.8 17.7 1.1 6.0
McKeesport City, Allegheny Co. 24,040 12.0 11.3 0.7 5.5
Middletown Township, Bucks Co. 44,141 26.4 24.6 1.7 6.5
Millcreek Township, Erie Co. 52,129 27.8 26.0 1.7 6.3
Monroeville municipality, Allegheny Co 22,025 15.1 14.2 0.9 6.1
Montgomery Township, Montgomery Co. 22,290 13.4 12.6 0.7 5.5

Moon Township, Allegheny Co. 33,017 13.1 12.4 0.7 5.4


Mount Lebanon Township, Allegheny Co. 29,349 16.1 15.4 0.7 4.4
New Castle City, Lawrence Co. 26,309 10.3 9.2 1.0 10.0
Norristown Borough, Montgomery Co. 31,282 16.5 15.1 1.3 8.0
North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland Co. 29,123 23.0 21.7 1.3 5.8
Northampton Township, Bucks Co. 39,384 16.0 15.0 1.1 6.7
Penn Hills Township, Allegheny Co. 46,809 11.2 10.5 0.7 6.1
Penn Township, Westmoreland Co. 19,602 23.7 21.9 1.7 7.2
Philadelphia City/County 1,517,550 630.3 571.5 58.7 9.3
Pittsburgh City, Allegheny Co. 334,563 152.1 142.1 10.0 6.6

Plum Borough, Allegheny Co. 26,940 14.7 13.7 1.1 7.2


Pottstown Borough, Montgomery Co. 21,771 11.5 10.4 1.1 9.9
Radnor Township, Delaware Co. 30,878 14.7 13.9 0.7 4.9
Reading City, Berks Co. 81,207 34.3 30.1 4.2 12.3
Ridley Township, Delaware Co. 30,791 15.8 14.7 1.1 7.1
Ross Township, Allegheny Co. 32,551 17.4 16.4 1.0 5.6
Scranton City, Lackawanna Co. 76,415 35.6 32.5 3.2 8.9
Shaler Township, Allegheny Co. 29,757 15.6 14.7 0.9 6.0
Sharon City, Mercer Co. 16,328 6.3 5.7 0.6 9.9
Spring Township, Berks Co. 21,805 14.1 13.3 0.9 6.1

Springettsbury Township, York Co. 23,883 12.3 11.5 0.8 6.8


Springfield Township, Delaware Co. 23,677 11.9 11.2 0.7 5.9
State College Borough, Centre Co. 38,420 17.7 16.9 0.8 4.7
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin Co. 21,745 12.7 12.0 0.7 5.7
Swatara Township, Dauphin County 22,655 11.3 10.5 0.8 6.9
Tredyffrin Township, Chester Co. 29,062 16.0 15.3 0.7 4.6
Unity Township, Westmoreland Co. 21,036 11.1 10.2 0.9 8.0
Upper Darby Township, Delaware Co. 81,821 42.4 39.3 3.1 7.3
Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery Co. 25,878 13.8 13.1 0.7 5.2
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery Co. 26,863 16.7 15.8 0.9 5.4

Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery Co. 24,993 14.0 13.0 1.0 7.0
Warminster Township, Bucks Co. 31,383 18.5 17.0 1.4 7.8
Warrington Township, Bucks Co. 17,580 12.9 12.2 0.8 5.9
West Goshen Township, Chester Co. 20,495 12.4 11.8 0.6 5.1
West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny Co. 22,464 10.5 9.7 0.8 7.5
Whitehall Township, Lehigh Co. 24,896 14.7 13.6 1.1 7.2
Wilkes-Barre City, Luzerne Co. 43,123 19.6 17.7 1.9 9.5
Williamsport City, Lycoming Co. 30,706 14.2 12.8 1.3 9.4
York City, York Co. 40,862 19.6 17.2 2.4 12.4
York Township, York Co. 23,637 14.8 13.9 0.9 6.0

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry
REVISED
03/10/09
PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY CITY / BOROUGH / TOWNSHIP OF RESIDENCE
December 2008
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

2000 Census Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment


CITY/BOROUGH/TOWNSHIP
Population Force Employment ployment Rate
Abington Township, Montgomery Co. 56,103 29.8 28.3 1.6 5.3
Allentown City, Lehigh Co. 106,632 51.9 47.0 4.9 9.5
Altoona City, Blair Co. 49,523 23.2 21.7 1.6 6.8
Bensalem Township, Bucks Co. 58,434 34.8 32.4 2.4 6.8
Bethel Park Borough, Allegheny Co. 33,556 17.3 16.5 0.8 4.7
Bethlehem City, Lehigh & Northamp. Cos. 71,329 35.2 32.6 2.6 7.3
Bethlehem Township, Northampton Co. 21,171 12.3 11.7 0.6 5.2
Bristol Township, Bucks Co. 55,521 30.2 27.9 2.3 7.6
Carlisle Borough, Cumberland Co. 17,970 9.4 8.8 0.6 5.9
Cheltenham Township, Montgomery Co. 36,875 19.6 18.6 1.0 4.9

Chester City, Delaware Co. 36,854 15.0 13.7 1.3 8.9


Cranberry Township, Butler Co. 23,625 15.7 15.1 0.6 3.6
Derry Township, Dauphin Co. 21,273 11.2 10.8 0.5 4.1
East Hempfield Township, Lancaster Co. 21,262 13.5 12.9 0.6 4.4
Easton City, Northampton Co. 26,263 12.6 11.7 0.9 7.3
Erie City, Erie Co. 103,717 49.4 45.9 3.6 7.2
Exeter Township, Berks Co. 21,187 13.5 12.8 0.7 5.3
Falls Township, Bucks Co. 34,865 19.1 17.9 1.1 6.0
Hampden Township, Cumberland Co. 24,135 15.0 14.4 0.6 3.7
Harrisburg City, Dauphin Co. 48,950 22.7 20.9 1.8 7.9

Haverford Township, Delaware Co. 48,498 26.2 25.1 1.1 4.4


Hazleton City, Luzerne Co. 23,329 10.6 9.6 1.0 9.6
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland Co. 40,721 22.2 21.0 1.2 5.5
Horsham Township, Montgomery Co. 24,232 14.6 13.9 0.7 4.9
Johnstown City, Cambria Co. 23,906 9.6 8.7 0.9 8.9
Lancaster City, Lancaster Co. 56,348 26.7 24.6 2.0 7.7
Lebanon City, Lebanon Co. 24,461 12.6 11.7 0.8 6.7
Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh Co. 19,220 16.1 15.4 0.7 4.4
Lower Makefield Township, Bucks Co. 32,681 18.1 17.4 0.7 3.8
Lower Merion Township, Montgomery Co. 59,850 29.7 28.5 1.1 3.9

Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin Co. 44,424 26.0 24.9 1.2 4.5
Lower Providence Township, Montgomery Co. 22,409 13.8 13.1 0.7 5.0
Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. 33,697 15.2 14.5 0.6 4.1
Marple Township, Delaware Co. 23,737 9.1 8.4 0.7 7.5
McCandless Township, Allegheny Co. 29,022 19.0 18.1 0.9 4.9
McKeesport City, Allegheny Co. 24,040 12.0 11.5 0.5 4.2
Middletown Township, Bucks Co. 44,141 26.4 25.0 1.4 5.3
Millcreek Township, Erie Co. 52,129 27.8 26.3 1.4 5.1
Monroeville municipality, Allegheny Co 22,025 15.2 14.4 0.8 5.1
Montgomery Township, Montgomery Co. 22,290 13.5 12.8 0.6 4.6

Moon Township, Allegheny Co. 33,017 13.2 12.6 0.6 4.5


Mount Lebanon Township, Allegheny Co. 29,349 16.2 15.6 0.6 3.8
New Castle City, Lawrence Co. 26,309 10.3 9.4 0.9 8.8
Norristown Borough, Montgomery Co. 31,282 16.5 15.4 1.1 6.8
North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland Co. 29,123 23.1 22.0 1.1 4.9
Northampton Township, Bucks Co. 39,384 16.1 15.2 0.9 5.7
Penn Hills Township, Allegheny Co. 46,809 11.2 10.6 0.6 5.1
Penn Township, Westmoreland Co. 19,602 23.7 22.3 1.4 6.0
Philadelphia City/County 1,517,550 631.9 580.5 51.4 8.1
Pittsburgh City, Allegheny Co. 334,563 152.9 144.3 8.6 5.6

Plum Borough, Allegheny Co. 26,940 14.7 13.9 0.8 5.5


Pottstown Borough, Montgomery Co. 21,771 11.5 10.6 0.9 8.2
Radnor Township, Delaware Co. 30,878 14.8 14.2 0.7 4.4
Reading City, Berks Co. 81,207 34.0 30.5 3.4 10.1
Ridley Township, Delaware Co. 30,791 15.8 14.9 0.9 6.0
Ross Township, Allegheny Co. 32,551 17.5 16.7 0.8 4.6
Scranton City, Lackawanna Co. 76,415 35.6 33.0 2.6 7.3
Shaler Township, Allegheny Co. 29,757 15.6 14.9 0.7 4.7
Sharon City, Mercer Co. 16,328 6.7 5.9 0.7 10.8
Spring Township, Berks Co. 21,805 14.1 13.5 0.7 4.8

Springettsbury Township, York Co. 23,883 12.3 11.6 0.7 5.5


Springfield Township, Delaware Co. 23,677 11.9 11.3 0.6 4.9
State College Borough, Centre Co. 38,420 18.6 17.8 0.8 4.3
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin Co. 21,745 12.7 12.1 0.6 4.6
Swatara Township, Dauphin County 22,655 11.3 10.6 0.7 5.9
Tredyffrin Township, Chester Co. 29,062 16.2 15.5 0.6 3.9
Unity Township, Westmoreland Co. 21,036 11.1 10.4 0.7 6.3
Upper Darby Township, Delaware Co. 81,821 42.6 39.9 2.7 6.3
Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery Co. 25,878 13.9 13.3 0.6 4.1
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery Co. 26,863 16.8 16.0 0.7 4.4

Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery Co. 24,993 14.0 13.2 0.8 5.6
Warminster Township, Bucks Co. 31,383 18.5 17.3 1.2 6.3
Warrington Township, Bucks Co. 17,580 13.0 12.4 0.6 5.0
West Goshen Township, Chester Co. 20,495 12.6 12.0 0.6 4.4
West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny Co. 22,464 10.6 9.9 0.7 6.3
Whitehall Township, Lehigh Co. 24,896 14.7 13.9 0.9 5.9
Wilkes-Barre City, Luzerne Co. 43,123 19.6 18.0 1.6 8.2
Williamsport City, Lycoming Co. 30,706 14.2 13.1 1.1 7.8
York City, York Co. 40,862 19.2 17.4 1.8 9.5
York Township, York Co. 23,637 14.8 14.1 0.7 4.9

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry
03/10/09
PENNSYLVANIA LABOR MARKET AREAS RANKED ON BASIS OF UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
(Seasonally Adjusted)
(U.S. and Pennsylvania included for comparative purpose)
Rank on Total Civilian
LABOR MARKET AREAS Basis of Unemployment Unemployment Volume Labor Force
January 2009 Rate (in thousands) (in thousands)
All Areas MSAs 1/2009 12/2008 1/2008 1/2009 12/2008 1/2008 1/2009

State College MSA 1 1 5.3 5.1 3.8 4.0 3.8 2.8 75.2
Lebanon MSA 2 2 6.1 5.2 3.8 4.5 3.8 2.7 73.1
Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA 3 3 6.2 5.8 3.9 18.0 16.6 11.0 288.7
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle CSA 6.2 5.7 3.8 22.4 20.5 13.7 361.7
Lancaster MSA 3 3 6.2 5.6 3.7 16.9 15.2 9.9 273.2
Gettysburg mSA 5 6.3 5.8 4.1 3.6 3.3 2.3 56.6
Pittsburgh MSA 6 5 6.5 6.2 4.6 80.2 76.2 55.6 1,228.8
Indiana mSA 7 6.6 6.2 5.1 3.1 2.9 2.3 46.8
Pittsburgh-New Castle CSA 6.6 6.3 4.6 83.7 79.9 58.2 1,272.8
Warren mSA 7 6.6 6.8 4.5 1.4 1.5 1.0 21.6
York-Hanover-Gettysburg CSA 6.7 6.2 4.1 19.2 17.6 11.7 287.0
Altoona MSA 9 6 6.8 6.5 4.4 4.5 4.3 2.9 65.5
Chambersburg mSA 9 6.8 6.0 3.7 5.7 5.0 3.0 83.2
York-Hanover MSA 9 6 6.8 6.3 4.1 15.6 14.4 9.4 230.7
Greene County 12 6.9 6.8 5.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 18.5
Philadelphia Metro Div. (Excl. NJ-DE-MD) 6.9 6.6 4.7 137.8 130.0 91.9 1,984.6
Sayre mSA 12 6.9 8.0 4.8 2.1 2.5 1.5 30.7
Pennsylvania 7.0 6.4 4.6 450.0 412.0 295.0 6,446.0
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 14 8 7.1 6.7 4.6 213.3 201.1 137.7 3,002.5
Wayne County 14 7.1 7.0 4.7 1.8 1.8 1.2 25.5
Erie MSA 16 9 7.2 6.8 5.2 10.3 9.6 7.3 143.0
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 7.2 6.8 4.7 236.7 223.7 152.1 3,278.3
Bloomsburg-Berwick mSA 17 7.4 6.6 5.3 3.4 3.0 2.4 46.1
Susquehanna County 17 7.4 8.1 4.9 1.6 1.8 1.1 21.5
Allentown-Beth-Easton, PA-NJ MSA 19 10 7.5 7.1 4.9 31.8 29.8 20.5 424.1
Oil City mSA 20 7.6 7.2 5.2 2.0 1.9 1.4 26.3
Reading MSA 20 11 7.6 7.0 4.7 15.8 14.2 9.6 206.5
United States 7.6 7.2 4.9 11,616.0 11,108.0 7,555.0 153,716.0
Allentown-Beth-Easton MSA (Excl. NJ) 7.7 7.1 5.2 28.2 25.7 18.7 364.9
Juniata County 22 7.7 7.1 5.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 12.3
New Castle mSA 23 7.8 8.1 5.7 3.4 3.5 2.5 43.9
East Stroudsburg mSA 24 8.0 8.1 5.4 6.8 6.8 4.5 85.0
Johnstown MSA 24 12 8.0 7.6 5.5 5.6 5.3 3.8 69.7
Lock Haven mSA 24 8.0 7.9 5.6 1.6 1.5 1.1 19.4
Scranton-Wilkes Barre MSA 24 12 8.0 7.7 5.4 22.9 21.9 15.2 285.9
Somerset mSA 24 8.0 7.8 5.8 3.1 3.0 2.3 38.8
Meadville mSA 29 8.1 7.7 5.2 3.5 3.3 2.3 43.0
Williamsport-Lock Haven CSA 8.2 7.7 5.6 6.5 6.1 4.4 79.4
Tioga County 30 8.3 9.1 5.7 1.7 1.9 1.1 20.7
Williamsport MSA 30 14 8.3 7.5 5.6 5.0 4.5 3.3 60.0
Jefferson County 32 8.4 7.1 5.0 1.9 1.6 1.2 23.2
Bradford mSA 33 8.5 8.9 4.9 1.9 2.0 1.1 22.0
Sullivan County 33 8.5 7.4 5.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 3.0
Pottsville mSA 35 8.7 8.2 5.4 6.6 6.1 4.0 75.2
Lewisburg mSA 36 8.8 7.9 6.3 1.6 1.4 1.1 17.8
Selinsgrove mSA 36 8.8 8.3 5.7 1.8 1.6 1.1 20.1
Sunbury-Lewisburg-Selinsgrove CSA 9.0 8.5 5.9 7.7 7.3 5.0 86.0
Sunbury mSA 38 9.1 8.8 5.6 4.4 4.2 2.7 48.1
Clarion County 39 9.2 8.8 5.8 1.9 1.8 1.2 21.0
Clarion-Forest LMA 39 9.2 8.9 5.9 2.2 2.1 1.4 23.3
DuBois mSA 39 9.2 8.2 6.0 3.7 3.3 2.4 40.2
Forest County 42 9.9 9.5 6.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.4
Lewistown mSA 42 9.9 9.0 5.7 2.3 2.0 1.3 22.9
Huntingdon mSA 44 10.0 8.9 5.7 2.3 2.0 1.3 22.7
Bedford County 45 10.2 9.4 5.8 2.5 2.3 1.4 24.4
Potter County 45 10.2 9.9 7.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 7.6
Fulton County 47 11.5 10.5 6.5 0.9 0.8 0.5 7.8
St. Marys mSA 47 11.5 8.7 4.8 2.0 1.5 0.8 17.4
Cameron County 49 14.9 13.6 6.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 2.5

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK; Current month data are preliminary estimates
Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/11/08
PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY LABOR MARKET AREA OF RESIDENCE
January 2008
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted Seasonally Adjusted


Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Civilian Labor Total Total Unem-
Force Employment ployment Rate Force Employment ployment Rate

UNITED STATES 152,828 144,607 8,221 5.4 153,873 146,317 7,555 4.9
PENNSYLVANIA 6,321 5,982 339 5.4 6,346 6,051 295 4.6

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS

ALLENTOWN-BETH-EASTON-NJ MSA 417.1 394.1 22.9 5.5 420.2 399.7 20.5 4.9
ALLENTOWN-BETH-EASTON MSA (Excl. NJ) 358.3 338.2 20.1 5.6 361.6 342.9 18.7 5.2
ALTOONA MSA 64.4 61.0 3.4 5.3 65.2 62.3 2.9 4.4
ERIE MSA 138.9 130.5 8.5 6.1 140.1 132.9 7.3 5.2
HARRISBURG-LEBANON-CARLISLE CSA 352.4 337.4 15.1 4.3 356.0 342.4 13.7 3.8
HARRISBURG-CARLISLE MSA 281.0 269.0 12.1 4.3 284.0 272.9 11.0 3.9
JOHNSTOWN MSA 68.7 64.3 4.4 6.4 69.2 65.4 3.8 5.5
LANCASTER MSA 266.7 255.6 11.1 4.2 270.2 260.2 9.9 3.7
LEBANON MSA 71.4 68.4 3.0 4.2 72.2 69.5 2.7 3.8
PHILADELPHIA-NJ-DE-MD CSA 3,234.9 3,069.8 165.1 5.1 3,248.2 3,096.1 152.1 4.7
PHILADELPHIA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 2,963.4 2,814.6 148.8 5.0 2,977.3 2,839.6 137.7 4.6
PHILADELPHIA METRO DIV. (Excl. NJ-DE-MD) 1,944.3 1,845.4 98.9 5.1 1,957.3 1,865.4 91.9 4.7
PITTSBURGH-NEW CASTLE CSA 1,245.4 1,177.7 67.6 5.4 1,255.0 1,196.7 58.2 4.6
PITTSBURGH MSA 1,201.8 1,137.2 64.6 5.4 1,211.1 1,155.5 55.6 4.6
READING MSA 202.6 192.0 10.6 5.2 203.4 193.8 9.6 4.7
SCRANTON-WILKES BARRE MSA 280.2 262.9 17.3 6.2 282.3 267.1 15.2 5.4
SUNBURY-LEWISBURG-SELINSGROVE CSA 83.7 77.9 5.8 6.9 84.8 79.8 5.0 5.9
STATE COLLEGE MSA 71.3 68.1 3.2 4.5 74.3 71.5 2.8 3.8
WILLIAMSPORT-LOCK HAVEN CSA 78.8 73.6 5.2 6.6 79.0 74.6 4.4 5.6
WILLIAMSPORT MSA 59.8 55.9 3.9 6.5 59.9 56.5 3.3 5.6
YORK-HANOVER-GETTYSBURG CSA 280.9 268.3 12.7 4.5 282.6 270.9 11.7 4.1
YORK-HANOVER MSA 225.5 215.3 10.2 4.5 226.6 217.2 9.4 4.1

OTHER LABOR MARKET AREAS

Bedford County 23.7 21.9 1.8 7.7 23.9 22.5 1.4 5.8
Bloomsburg-Berwick mSA 45.0 42.0 3.0 6.6 44.8 42.5 2.4 5.3
Bradford mSA 21.8 20.5 1.2 5.7 21.9 20.8 1.1 4.9
Cameron County 2.5 2.3 0.2 6.9 2.5 2.4 0.2 6.5
Chambersburg mSA 81.4 78.1 3.3 4.1 81.5 78.5 3.0 3.7
Clarion-Forest LMA 22.9 21.2 1.7 7.3 22.9 21.6 1.4 5.9
Clarion County 20.5 19.0 1.5 7.1 20.6 19.4 1.2 5.8
DuBois mSA 40.5 37.5 3.0 7.4 40.6 38.1 2.4 6.0
East Stroudsburg mSA 83.7 78.6 5.0 6.0 84.2 79.7 4.5 5.4
Forest County 2.4 2.2 0.2 8.5 2.4 2.2 0.2 6.7
Fulton County 8.1 7.5 0.6 7.5 8.1 7.6 0.5 6.5
Gettysburg mSA 55.5 53.0 2.4 4.4 56.3 54.1 2.3 4.1
Greene County 18.3 17.1 1.2 6.5 18.2 17.2 1.0 5.6
Huntingdon mSA 22.0 20.4 1.6 7.3 22.3 21.0 1.3 5.7
Indiana mSA 46.0 43.3 2.8 6.0 46.0 43.7 2.3 5.1
Jefferson County 22.9 21.4 1.4 6.3 22.9 21.8 1.2 5.0
Juniata County 12.4 11.6 0.8 6.1 12.4 11.8 0.6 5.0
Lewisburg mSA 17.2 16.0 1.2 7.2 17.3 16.2 1.1 6.3
Lewistown mSA 22.4 20.9 1.5 6.6 22.5 21.2 1.3 5.7
Lock Haven mSA 19.1 17.7 1.3 7.0 19.1 18.0 1.1 5.6
Meadville mSA 42.6 39.9 2.7 6.3 43.0 40.7 2.3 5.2
New Castle mSA 43.6 40.5 3.1 7.1 43.8 41.3 2.5 5.7
Oil City mSA 25.9 24.3 1.6 6.2 26.1 24.7 1.4 5.2
Potter County 7.7 7.0 0.6 8.2 7.6 7.0 0.5 7.0
Pottsville mSA 73.7 69.1 4.6 6.3 73.8 69.8 4.0 5.4
Sayre mSA 30.2 28.5 1.7 5.8 30.4 28.9 1.5 4.8
Selinsgrove mSA 19.5 18.2 1.3 6.8 19.8 18.6 1.1 5.7
Somerset mSA 39.5 36.7 2.8 7.1 39.1 36.8 2.3 5.8
St. Marys mSA 17.4 16.5 0.9 5.2 17.4 16.6 0.8 4.8
Sullivan County 2.9 2.7 0.2 6.1 3.0 2.8 0.2 5.3
Sunbury mSA 46.9 43.7 3.2 6.8 47.7 45.0 2.7 5.6
Susquehanna County 21.7 20.4 1.3 6.0 21.4 20.4 1.1 4.9
Tioga County 20.4 18.9 1.5 7.1 20.3 19.1 1.1 5.7
Warren mSA 21.3 20.1 1.1 5.4 21.4 20.4 1.0 4.5
Wayne County 24.9 23.4 1.5 6.0 25.5 24.3 1.2 4.7
ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK
Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/11/08

PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE


January 2008
(in thousands)

Seasonally Adjusted

Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment
COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate

Adams 56.3 54.1 2.3 4.1 Lackawanna 107.6 102.0 5.7 5.3
Allegheny 636.4 608.2 28.2 4.4 Lancaster 270.2 260.2 9.9 3.7
Armstrong 32.9 31.2 1.7 5.3 Lawrence 43.8 41.3 2.5 5.7
Beaver 89.5 85.0 4.5 5.0 Lebanon 72.2 69.5 2.7 3.8
Bedford 23.9 22.5 1.4 5.8 Lehigh 177.2 168.3 8.9 5.0

Berks 203.4 193.8 9.6 4.7 Luzerne 160.1 151.5 8.7 5.4
Blair 65.2 62.3 2.9 4.4 Lycoming 59.9 56.5 3.3 5.6
Bradford 30.4 28.9 1.5 4.8 McKean 21.9 20.8 1.1 4.9
Bucks 348.7 334.3 14.4 4.1 Mercer 55.6 52.2 3.4 6.1
Butler 96.7 92.7 4.0 4.1 Mifflin 22.5 21.2 1.3 5.7

Cambria 69.2 65.4 3.8 5.5 Monroe 84.2 79.7 4.5 5.4
Cameron 2.5 2.4 0.2 6.5 Montgomery 431.6 415.7 16.0 3.7
Carbon 31.3 29.5 1.8 5.8 Montour 9.3 8.9 0.4 3.9
Centre 74.3 71.5 2.8 3.8 Northampton 153.0 145.4 7.6 5.0
Chester 266.5 257.6 9.0 3.4 Northumberland 47.7 45.0 2.7 5.6

Clarion 20.6 19.4 1.2 5.8 Perry 24.7 23.5 1.1 4.5
Clearfield 40.6 38.1 2.4 6.0 Philadelphia 626.0 585.4 40.6 6.5
Clinton 19.1 18.0 1.1 5.6 Pike 27.7 25.9 1.9 6.7
Columbia 35.6 33.6 2.0 5.6 Potter 7.6 7.0 0.5 7.0
Crawford 43.0 40.7 2.3 5.2 Schuylkill 73.8 69.8 4.0 5.4

Cumberland 123.4 118.9 4.5 3.6 Snyder 19.8 18.6 1.1 5.7
Dauphin 135.9 130.5 5.4 4.0 Somerset 39.1 36.8 2.3 5.8
Delaware 284.6 272.0 12.6 4.4 Sullivan 3.0 2.8 0.2 5.3
Elk 17.4 16.6 0.8 4.8 Susquehanna 21.4 20.4 1.1 4.9
Erie 140.1 132.9 7.3 5.2 Tioga 20.3 19.1 1.1 5.7

Fayette 65.8 61.9 3.9 5.9 Union 17.3 16.2 1.1 6.3
Forest 2.4 2.2 0.2 6.7 Venango 26.1 24.7 1.4 5.2
Franklin 81.5 78.5 3.0 3.7 Warren 21.4 20.4 1.0 4.5
Fulton 8.1 7.6 0.5 6.5 Washington 104.2 99.1 5.0 4.8
Greene 18.2 17.2 1.0 5.6 Wayne 25.5 24.3 1.2 4.7

Huntingdon 22.3 21.0 1.3 5.7 Westmoreland 185.8 177.2 8.6 4.6
Indiana 46.0 43.7 2.3 5.1 Wyoming 14.5 13.7 0.8 5.6
Jefferson 22.9 21.8 1.2 5.0 York 226.6 217.2 9.4 4.1
Juniata 12.4 11.8 0.6 5.0

PENNSYLVANIA 6,346 6,051 295 4.6 UNITED STATES 153,873 146,317 7,555 4.9

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/11/08

PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE


January 2008
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment
COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate COUNTY Force Employment ployment Rate

Adams 55.5 53.0 2.4 4.4 Lackawanna 106.5 100.4 6.1 5.8
Allegheny 629.3 598.0 31.2 5.0 Lancaster 266.7 255.6 11.1 4.2
Armstrong 32.9 30.7 2.2 6.6 Lawrence 43.6 40.5 3.1 7.1
Beaver 88.8 83.6 5.2 5.8 Lebanon 71.4 68.4 3.0 4.2
Bedford 23.7 21.9 1.8 7.7 Lehigh 175.5 165.9 9.7 5.5

Berks 202.6 192.0 10.6 5.2 Luzerne 159.3 149.1 10.2 6.4
Blair 64.4 61.0 3.4 5.3 Lycoming 59.8 55.9 3.9 6.5
Bradford 30.2 28.5 1.7 5.8 McKean 21.8 20.5 1.2 5.7
Bucks 347.1 331.1 16.0 4.6 Mercer 54.9 51.2 3.8 6.8
Butler 96.5 91.6 4.9 5.0 Mifflin 22.4 20.9 1.5 6.6

Cambria 68.7 64.3 4.4 6.4 Monroe 83.7 78.6 5.0 6.0
Cameron 2.5 2.3 0.2 6.9 Montgomery 428.9 411.3 17.5 4.1
Carbon 31.1 29.0 2.1 6.7 Montour 9.2 8.8 0.4 4.7
Centre 71.3 68.1 3.2 4.5 Northampton 151.6 143.3 8.3 5.5
Chester 266.1 256.5 9.7 3.6 Northumberland 46.9 43.7 3.2 6.8

Clarion 20.5 19.0 1.5 7.1 Perry 24.5 23.2 1.3 5.4
Clearfield 40.5 37.5 3.0 7.4 Philadelphia 619.8 577.4 42.4 6.8
Clinton 19.1 17.7 1.3 7.0 Pike 28.1 26.0 2.1 7.4
Columbia 35.8 33.2 2.6 7.1 Potter 7.7 7.0 0.6 8.2
Crawford 42.6 39.9 2.7 6.3 Schuylkill 73.7 69.1 4.6 6.3

Cumberland 122.1 117.3 4.8 3.9 Snyder 19.5 18.2 1.3 6.8
Dauphin 134.4 128.5 5.9 4.4 Somerset 39.5 36.7 2.8 7.1
Delaware 282.4 269.1 13.3 4.7 Sullivan 2.9 2.7 0.2 6.1
Elk 17.4 16.5 0.9 5.2 Susquehanna 21.7 20.4 1.3 6.0
Erie 138.9 130.5 8.5 6.1 Tioga 20.4 18.9 1.5 7.1

Fayette 65.8 61.0 4.9 7.4 Union 17.2 16.0 1.2 7.2
Forest 2.4 2.2 0.2 8.5 Venango 25.9 24.3 1.6 6.2
Franklin 81.4 78.1 3.3 4.1 Warren 21.3 20.1 1.1 5.4
Fulton 8.1 7.5 0.6 7.5 Washington 103.7 97.8 6.0 5.7
Greene 18.3 17.1 1.2 6.5 Wayne 24.9 23.4 1.5 6.0

Huntingdon 22.0 20.4 1.6 7.3 Westmoreland 184.9 174.6 10.3 5.6
Indiana 46.0 43.3 2.8 6.0 Wyoming 14.5 13.5 1.0 6.9
Jefferson 22.9 21.4 1.4 6.3 York 225.5 215.3 10.2 4.5
Juniata 12.4 11.6 0.8 6.1

PENNSYLVANIA 6,321 5,982 339 5.4 UNITED STATES 152,828 144,607 8,221 5.4

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor and Industry
REVISED
03/11/08
PENNSYLVANIA CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE DATA BY CITY / BOROUGH / TOWNSHIP OF RESIDENCE
January 2008
(in thousands)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

2000 Census Civilian Labor Total Total Unem- Unemployment


CITY/BOROUGH/TOWNSHIP
Population Force Employment ployment Rate
Abington Township, Montgomery Co. 56,103 29.3 28.1 1.2 4.1
Allentown City, Lehigh Co. 106,632 50.9 47.0 3.9 7.6
Altoona City, Blair Co. 49,523 23.0 21.6 1.4 6.0
Bensalem Township, Bucks Co. 58,434 34.1 32.3 1.8 5.3
Bethel Park Borough, Allegheny Co. 33,556 17.1 16.4 0.7 4.1
Bethlehem City, Lehigh & Northamp. Cos. 71,329 34.8 32.6 2.1 6.1
Bethlehem Township, Northampton Co. 21,171 12.2 11.7 0.5 4.0
Bristol Township, Bucks Co. 55,521 29.6 27.8 1.8 6.0
Carlisle Borough, Cumberland Co. 17,970 9.2 8.8 0.4 4.5
Cheltenham Township, Montgomery Co. 36,875 19.3 18.5 0.8 4.0

Chester City, Delaware Co. 36,854 14.8 13.6 1.2 8.2


Cranberry Township, Butler Co. 23,625 15.5 15.0 0.5 3.1
Derry Township, Dauphin Co. 21,273 11.1 10.7 0.4 3.5
East Hempfield Township, Lancaster Co. 21,262 13.2 12.8 0.4 3.0
Easton City, Northampton Co. 26,263 12.6 11.7 0.9 7.0
Erie City, Erie Co. 103,717 48.6 45.4 3.3 6.7
Exeter Township, Berks Co. 21,187 13.3 12.8 0.5 3.9
Falls Township, Bucks Co. 34,865 18.8 17.8 0.9 5.0
Hampden Township, Cumberland Co. 24,135 14.9 14.4 0.5 3.1
Harrisburg City, Dauphin Co. 48,950 22.2 20.8 1.3 6.0

Haverford Township, Delaware Co. 48,498 25.8 24.9 0.8 3.3


Hazleton City, Luzerne Co. 23,329 10.4 9.6 0.9 8.2
Hempfield Township, Westmoreland Co. 40,721 21.7 20.8 0.9 4.3
Horsham Township, Montgomery Co. 24,232 14.4 13.9 0.6 4.1
Johnstown City, Cambria Co. 23,906 9.4 8.7 0.7 7.7
Lancaster City, Lancaster Co. 56,348 26.0 24.5 1.5 5.8
Lebanon City, Lebanon Co. 24,461 12.3 11.6 0.7 5.5
Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh Co. 19,220 15.9 15.4 0.6 3.5
Lower Makefield Township, Bucks Co. 32,681 17.8 17.3 0.5 3.1
Lower Merion Township, Montgomery Co. 59,850 29.2 28.4 0.9 2.9

Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin Co. 44,424 25.7 24.8 0.9 3.6
Lower Providence Township, Montgomery Co. 22,409 13.6 13.1 0.5 4.0
Manheim Township, Lancaster Co. 33,697 14.9 14.4 0.5 3.6
Marple Township, Delaware Co. 23,737 8.9 8.4 0.6 6.5
McCandless Township, Allegheny Co. 29,022 18.7 17.9 0.7 3.9
McKeesport City, Allegheny Co. 24,040 11.9 11.4 0.5 3.8
Middletown Township, Bucks Co. 44,141 26.0 24.9 1.1 4.1
Millcreek Township, Erie Co. 52,129 27.3 26.1 1.3 4.6
Monroeville municipality, Allegheny Co 22,025 15.0 14.3 0.7 4.5
Montgomery Township, Montgomery Co. 22,290 13.2 12.8 0.5 3.6

Moon Township, Allegheny Co. 33,017 13.0 12.5 0.5 4.1


Mount Lebanon Township, Allegheny Co. 29,349 16.0 15.5 0.6 3.5
New Castle City, Lawrence Co. 26,309 10.3 9.4 0.9 8.7
Norristown Borough, Montgomery Co. 31,282 16.3 15.3 1.0 6.1
North Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland Co. 29,123 22.8 21.9 0.9 4.0
Northampton Township, Bucks Co. 39,384 15.8 15.1 0.8 4.8
Penn Hills Township, Allegheny Co. 46,809 11.0 10.5 0.5 4.1
Penn Township, Westmoreland Co. 19,602 23.3 22.1 1.2 5.2
Philadelphia City/County 1,517,550 619.8 577.4 42.4 6.8
Pittsburgh City, Allegheny Co. 334,563 150.8 142.9 7.9 5.2

Plum Borough, Allegheny Co. 26,940 14.5 13.8 0.8 5.2


Pottstown Borough, Montgomery Co. 21,771 11.2 10.5 0.7 6.7
Radnor Township, Delaware Co. 30,878 14.6 14.1 0.5 3.7
Reading City, Berks Co. 81,207 33.2 30.6 2.6 7.8
Ridley Township, Delaware Co. 30,791 15.6 14.8 0.8 4.8
Ross Township, Allegheny Co. 32,551 17.3 16.5 0.8 4.4
Scranton City, Lackawanna Co. 76,415 35.1 33.0 2.1 5.9
Shaler Township, Allegheny Co. 29,757 15.4 14.8 0.7 4.4
Sharon City, Mercer Co. 16,328 6.5 6.0 0.5 7.6
Spring Township, Berks Co. 21,805 14.0 13.5 0.6 4.0

Springettsbury Township, York Co. 23,883 12.1 11.6 0.5 4.2


Springfield Township, Delaware Co. 23,677 11.8 11.3 0.5 4.2
State College Borough, Centre Co. 38,420 17.6 16.9 0.7 3.9
Susquehanna Township, Dauphin Co. 21,745 12.6 12.1 0.5 3.7
Swatara Township, Dauphin County 22,655 11.1 10.6 0.5 4.4
Tredyffrin Township, Chester Co. 29,062 16.0 15.5 0.5 3.2
Unity Township, Westmoreland Co. 21,036 10.6 10.3 0.4 3.5
Upper Darby Township, Delaware Co. 81,821 41.8 39.7 2.1 5.1
Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery Co. 25,878 13.7 13.2 0.5 3.4
Upper Merion Township, Montgomery Co. 26,863 16.5 15.9 0.6 3.4

Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery Co. 24,993 13.8 13.1 0.7 4.8
Warminster Township, Bucks Co. 31,383 18.2 17.2 1.0 5.4
Warrington Township, Bucks Co. 17,580 12.8 12.3 0.5 3.8
West Goshen Township, Chester Co. 20,495 12.4 11.9 0.4 3.6
West Mifflin Borough, Allegheny Co. 22,464 10.4 9.8 0.6 5.8
Whitehall Township, Lehigh Co. 24,896 14.6 13.9 0.8 5.3
Wilkes-Barre City, Luzerne Co. 43,123 19.2 18.0 1.2 6.4
Williamsport City, Lycoming Co. 30,706 14.2 13.2 1.0 6.8
York City, York Co. 40,862 18.7 17.4 1.4 7.3
York Township, York Co. 23,637 14.6 14.0 0.6 3.9

ALL DATA ARE ON 2008 BENCHMARK


SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry

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