Unemployment Rate in Northampton County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Northampton County's unemployment rate of 4.6% 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 Northampton County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,712 | Black Hawk County, IA | 4.6% |
| #1,713 | Guilford County, NC | 4.6% |
| #1,714 | Crane County, TX | 4.6% |
| #1,715 | Northampton County, PA | 4.6% |
| #1,716 | Cass County, IN | 4.6% |
| #1,717 | Christian County, IL | 4.6% |
| #1,718 | Rockcastle County, KY | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Northampton County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,715 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.8% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #29 of 67. This places it in the 47th 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.