Unemployment Rate in Centre County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,462/3,222 · #18 in PA
55th
Centre 4.2%
PA 5.2% -19.2%
US 5.3% -20.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Centre County's unemployment rate of 4.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Centre County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,459 | Clarke County, IA | 4.2% |
| #1,460 | LaGrange County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,461 | Lawrence County, MO | 4.2% |
| #1,462 | Centre County, PA | 4.2% |
| #1,463 | Lonoke County, AR | 4.2% |
| #1,464 | Fremont County, CO | 4.2% |
| #1,465 | Kitsap County, WA | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Centre County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,462 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #18 of 67. This places it in the 55th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.