Unemployment Rate in Lancaster County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.4%
Rank #895/3,222 · #10 in PA
72th
Lancaster 3.4%
PA 5.2% -35.8%
US 5.3% -36.4%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lancaster County's unemployment rate of 3.4% 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 Lancaster County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #892 | Garvin County, OK | 3.4% |
| #893 | Johnson County, NE | 3.4% |
| #894 | Dickson County, TN | 3.4% |
| #895 | Lancaster County, PA | 3.4% |
| #896 | Starke County, IN | 3.4% |
| #897 | Washington County, MN | 3.4% |
| #898 | Okaloosa County, FL | 3.4% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 3.4%, ranking #895 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 36.4% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #10 of 67. This places it in the 72th 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.