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Last Updated: Data accessed Jan. 2019
Source: PA Department of Labor and Industry, Statworks
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor feature, Chester County | ||||||||||||||
| Chester Co. Labor Force | 256,300 | 263,400 | 267,200 | 274,200 | 268,100 | 269,500 | 270,000 | 273,000 | 273,500 | 273,900 | 277,100 | 280,400 | 281,100 | 282,700 |
| Chester Co. Employed | 247,000 | 254,600 | 258,900 | 263,500 | 251,400 | 252,700 | 254,500 | 257,600 | 259,100 | 262,500 | 266,500 | 269,500 | 271,100 | 275,200 |
| Chester Co. Unemployed | 9,300 | 8,800 | 8,400 | 10,700 | 16,700 | 16,800 | 15,600 | 15,400 | 14,400 | 11,400 | 10,600 | 10,900 | 10,100 | 7,500 |
| Chester Co. Unemployment Rate | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 2.6% |
| Labor feature, state | ||||||||||||||
| PA Labor Force | 6,295,000 | 6,343,000 | 6,452,000 | 6,400,000 | 6,381,000 | 6,396,000 | 6,396,000 | 6,463,000 | 6,442,000 | 6,396,000 | 6,421,000 | 6,453,000 | 6,427,000 | 6,471,000 |
| PA Employed | 5,941,000 | 6,007,000 | 6,064,000 | 6,110,000 | 5,885,000 | 5,841,000 | 5,889,000 | 5,957,000 | 5,968,000 | 6,021,000 | 6,080,000 | 6,105,000 | 6,112,000 | 6,222,000 |
| PA Unemployed | 256,300 | 288,000 | 279,000 | 342,000 | 515,000 | 540,000 | 507,000 | 506,000 | 475,000 | 375,000 | 340,000 | 348,000 | 316,000 | 248,000 |
| PA Unemployment Rate | 5.0% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 3.8% |
| Labor feature, national | ||||||||||||||
| US Labor Force | 149,320,000 | 151,428,000 | 153,124,000 | 154,287,000 | 154,142,000 | 153,889,000 | 153,617,000 | 154,975,000 | 155,389,000 | 155,922,000 | 157,130,000 | 159,187,000 | 160,320,000 | 162,470,000 |
| US Employed | 141730000 | 144427000 | 146047000 | 145362000 | 139877000 | 139064000 | 139869000 | 142469000 | 143929000 | 146305000 | 148834000 | 151436000 | 153337000 | 156654000 |
| US Unemployed | 7,591,000 | 7,001,000 | 7,078,000 | 8,924,000 | 14,265,000 | 14,825,000 | 13,747,000 | 12,506,000 | 11,460,000 | 9,617,000 | 8,296,000 | 7,751,000 | 6,982,000 | 5,824,000 |
| US Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 8.9% | 8.1% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 3.6% |
