Unemployment Rate in Philadelphia County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Philadelphia County's unemployment rate of 8.1% 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 Philadelphia County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,963 | San Germán Municipio, PR | 8.1% |
| #2,964 | Knox County, KY | 8.1% |
| #2,965 | Arkansas County, AR | 8.1% |
| #2,966 | Philadelphia County, PA | 8.1% |
| #2,967 | Franklin Parish, LA | 8.2% |
| #2,968 | Toa Baja Municipio, PR | 8.2% |
| #2,969 | Vance County, NC | 8.2% |
About Unemployment Rate
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 8.1%, ranking #2,966 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 53.6% above the national value of 5.3%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #67 of 67. This places it in the 8th 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.