Unemployment Rate in Jefferson County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.2%
Rank #1,415/3,222 · #17 in PA
56th
Jefferson 4.2%
PA 5.2% -20.7%
US 5.3% -21.5%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson 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 Jefferson County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,412 | Vanderburgh County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,413 | Morgan County, IN | 4.2% |
| #1,414 | Sierra County, NM | 4.2% |
| #1,415 | Jefferson County, PA | 4.2% |
| #1,416 | Iredell County, NC | 4.2% |
| #1,417 | Menominee County, MI | 4.2% |
| #1,418 | Collin County, TX | 4.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.2%, ranking #1,415 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.5% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #17 of 67. This places it in the 56th 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.