Unemployment Rate in Dauphin County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.5%
Rank #1,663/3,222 · #27 in PA
48th
Dauphin 4.5%
PA 5.2% -14.4%
US 5.3% -15.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Dauphin County's unemployment rate of 4.5% 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 Dauphin County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,660 | El Dorado County, CA | 4.5% |
| #1,661 | Perry County, IN | 4.5% |
| #1,662 | Alcona County, MI | 4.5% |
| #1,663 | Dauphin County, PA | 4.5% |
| #1,664 | Elko County, NV | 4.5% |
| #1,665 | Washington County, OR | 4.5% |
| #1,666 | Moore County, TN | 4.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.5%, ranking #1,663 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #27 of 67. This places it in the 48th 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.