Return to Labor Force Index| County | Civilian Labor Force | Employ- ment | Unem- ployment | Rate of Unem- ployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 43.6 | 41.6 | 2.0 | 4.6 |
| Allegheny | 648.0 | 618.8 | 29.2 | 4.5 |
| Armstrong | 31.8 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Beaver | 84.6 | 80.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Bedford | 24.5 | 22.7 | 1.8 | 7.5 |
| Berks | 180.2 | 172.5 | 7.7 | 4.3 |
| Blair | 62.1 | 58.6 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| Bradford | 28.5 | 27.0 | 1.6 | 5.5 |
| Bucks | 312.6 | 298.8 | 13.8 | 4.4 |
| Butler | 84.2 | 80.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Cambria | 68.6 | 63.0 | 5.6 | 8.1 |
| Cameron | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 7.4 |
| Carbon | 26.3 | 24.4 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| Centre | 65.2 | 63.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Chester | 220.6 | 213.3 | 7.2 | 3.3 |
| Clarion | 18.3 | 17.0 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| Clearfield | 38.0 | 34.9 | 3.1 | 8.2 |
| Clinton | 17.1 | 15.7 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
| Columbia | 32.9 | 30.5 | 2.4 | 7.2 |
| Crawford | 41.2 | 38.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Cumberland | 118.7 | 115.3 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Dauphin | 138.3 | 133.5 | 4.8 | 3.5 |
| Delaware | 275.1 | 261.9 | 13.2 | 4.8 |
| Elk | 18.3 | 17.2 | 1.1 | 6.1 |
| Erie | 139.5 | 131.4 | 8.1 | 5.8 |
| Fayette | 56.5 | 52.0 | 4.5 | 8.0 |
| Forest | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 9.8 |
| Franklin | 64.7 | 61.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 |
| Fulton | 6.7 | 6.3 | 0.4 | 5.4 |
| Greene | 15.9 | 14.5 | 1.4 | 8.7 |
| Huntingdon | 18.8 | 16.9 | 1.9 | 10.2 |
| Indiana | 37.3 | 34.2 | 3.1 | 8.3 |
| Jefferson | 22.3 | 20.6 | 1.7 | 7.6 |
| Juniata | 10.1 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 8.8 |
| Lackawanna | 106.1 | 98.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| Lancaster | 236.1 | 228.4 | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| Lawrence | 39.8 | 37.2 | 2.5 | 6.3 |
| Lebanon | 64.9 | 62.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| Lehigh | 151.3 | 143.5 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| Luzerne | 157.0 | 145.8 | 11.2 | 7.1 |
| Lycoming | 57.9 | 54.1 | 3.7 | 6.5 |
| McKean | 21.8 | 20.5 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| Mercer | 55.6 | 53.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 |
| Mifflin | 22.5 | 20.6 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
| Monroe | 49.5 | 45.6 | 3.9 | 7.9 |
| Montgomery | 383.6 | 368.9 | 14.7 | 3.8 |
| Montour | 8.6 | 8.2 | 0.4 | 4.4 |
| Northampton | 126.4 | 119.6 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
| Northumberland | 43.4 | 40.5 | 2.9 | 6.8 |
| Perry | 23.8 | 22.8 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Philadelphia | 643.3 | 598.0 | 45.3 | 7.0 |
| Pike | 17.2 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 4.9 |
| Potter | 8.4 | 7.8 | 0.6 | 7.0 |
| Schuylkill | 68.0 | 62.4 | 5.6 | 8.2 |
| Snyder | 18.6 | 17.4 | 1.2 | 6.3 |
| Somerset | 37.8 | 34.9 | 2.8 | 7.5 |
| Sullivan | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 6.5 |
| Susquehanna | 18.9 | 17.5 | 1.3 | 7.1 |
| Tioga | 19.4 | 18.0 | 1.4 | 7.2 |
| Union | 18.2 | 17.3 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Venango | 26.1 | 24.2 | 1.8 | 7.1 |
| Warren | 21.5 | 20.4 | 1.1 | 5.1 |
| Washington | 94.3 | 89.2 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Wayne | 18.6 | 17.1 | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Westmoreland | 180.1 | 170.0 | 10.2 | 5.6 |
| Wyoming | 15.0 | 13.9 | 1.2 | 7.8 |
| York | 193.0 | 184.6 | 8.4 | 4.3 |
ALL DATA ARE ON 1997 BENCHMARKS.
Rate computed using unrounded data and may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: Bureau of Research and Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: LABOR FORCE DATA BEGINNING JANUARY 1994 ARE NOT COMPARABLE TO EARLIER DATA DUE TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REVISED SURVEY METHOD BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.