Unemployment Rate in Chester County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.8%
Rank #1,176/3,222 · #13 in PA
64th
Chester 3.8%
PA 5.2% -28.2%
US 5.3% -28.9%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Chester County's unemployment rate of 3.8% 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 Chester County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,173 | Mora County, NM | 3.8% |
| #1,174 | Boone County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,175 | Fayette County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,176 | Chester County, PA | 3.8% |
| #1,177 | Randolph County, AL | 3.8% |
| #1,178 | Cullman County, AL | 3.8% |
| #1,179 | Dodge County, WI | 3.8% |
About Unemployment Rate
Chester County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, ranking #1,176 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.9% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #13 of 67. This places it in the 64th 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.