| County | Civilian Labor Force | Employ- ment | Unem- ployment | Rate of Unem- ployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 44.3 | 42.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| Allegheny | 643.2 | 618.3 | 24.9 | 3.9 |
| Armstrong | 31.5 | 29.5 | 2.1 | 6.5 |
| Beaver | 84.2 | 80.4 | 3.8 | 4.5 |
| Bedford | 24.9 | 23.6 | 1.2 | 5.0 |
| Berks | 184.6 | 177.2 | 7.4 | 4.0 |
| Blair | 62.9 | 59.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
| Bradford | 28.6 | 27.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 |
| Bucks | 313.6 | 302.9 | 10.7 | 3.4 |
| Butler | 83.6 | 80.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Cambria | 67.4 | 63.1 | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| Cameron | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 5.7 |
| Carbon | 26.7 | 24.8 | 1.9 | 7.2 |
| Centre | 68.1 | 66.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Chester | 221.8 | 216.2 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Clarion | 18.8 | 17.8 | 0.9 | 5.0 |
| Clearfield | 38.0 | 35.1 | 3.0 | 7.8 |
| Clinton | 17.1 | 16.0 | 1.1 | 6.5 |
| Columbia | 32.4 | 30.8 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| Crawford | 41.1 | 39.2 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| Cumberland | 120.4 | 117.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| Dauphin | 140.2 | 136.1 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Delaware | 275.8 | 265.5 | 10.3 | 3.7 |
| Elk | 18.0 | 17.2 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Erie | 138.7 | 131.5 | 7.2 | 5.2 |
| Fayette | 55.8 | 52.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 |
| Forest | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
| Franklin | 66.5 | 64.4 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Fulton | 6.9 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| Greene | 16.3 | 15.0 | 1.3 | 8.2 |
| Huntingdon | 18.9 | 17.4 | 1.4 | 7.7 |
| Indiana | 38.4 | 35.9 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Jefferson | 22.2 | 20.7 | 1.4 | 6.5 |
| Juniata | 10.6 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
| Lackawanna | 105.9 | 99.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| Lancaster | 245.7 | 239.3 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
| Lawrence | 40.2 | 37.9 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
| Lebanon | 66.1 | 63.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Lehigh | 152.2 | 145.8 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
| Luzerne | 156.2 | 147.2 | 9.0 | 5.8 |
| Lycoming | 58.0 | 54.9 | 3.1 | 5.3 |
| McKean | 20.7 | 19.3 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| Mercer | 56.4 | 54.0 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| Mifflin | 22.4 | 21.1 | 1.3 | 5.9 |
| Monroe | 49.0 | 45.6 | 3.4 | 6.9 |
| Montgomery | 385.7 | 373.9 | 11.8 | 3.1 |
| Montour | 8.9 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
| Northampton | 126.9 | 121.6 | 5.4 | 4.2 |
| Northumberland | 45.1 | 42.3 | 2.8 | 6.2 |
| Perry | 24.1 | 23.3 | 0.8 | 3.3 |
| Philadelphia | 643.2 | 606.1 | 37.1 | 5.8 |
| Pike | 16.9 | 16.1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| Potter | 8.7 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 7.2 |
| Schuylkill | 67.6 | 63.4 | 4.2 | 6.2 |
| Snyder | 19.0 | 18.2 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Somerset | 37.2 | 34.9 | 2.2 | 6.0 |
| Sullivan | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 7.0 |
| Susquehanna | 18.9 | 18.0 | 0.9 | 4.7 |
| Tioga | 20.0 | 18.9 | 1.0 | 5.2 |
| Union | 18.7 | 18.1 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Venango | 25.7 | 24.4 | 1.2 | 4.9 |
| Warren | 20.5 | 19.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Washington | 93.8 | 89.1 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Wayne | 17.6 | 16.4 | 1.2 | 6.8 |
| Westmoreland | 178.6 | 169.8 | 8.8 | 4.9 |
| Wyoming | 15.1 | 14.0 | 1.1 | 7.0 |
| York | 194.1 | 187.5 | 6.7 | 3.4 |
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.