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Data accessed May 2024
Source: PA Department of Labor and Industry, 2024, Statworks Webpage (Most recent data is from 2022)
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| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester County | ||||||||||||||
| Chester Co. Labor Force | 272,800 | 273,500 | 277,100 | 280,800 | 283,600 | 282,800 | 290,800 | 285,100 | 286,400 | 291,100 | ||||
| Chester Co. Employed | 258,800 | 262,000 | 266,200 | 270,000 | 273,200 | 276,400 | 281,300 | 266,900 | 274,300 | 282,700 | ||||
| Chester Co. Unemployed | 13,900 | 11,500 | 10,800 | 10,800 | 10,400 | 9,400 | 9,500 | 18,300 | 12,000 | 8,400 | ||||
| Chester Co. Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6.4% | 4.2% | 2.9& | ||||
| Statewide | ||||||||||||||
| PA Labor Force | 6,420,000 | 6,389,000 | 6,423,000 | 6,459,000 | 6,485,000 | 6,500,000 | 6,561,000 | 6,483,000 | 6,406,000 | 6,479,000 | ||||
| PA Employed | 5,962,000 | 6,010,000 | 6,076,000 | 6,115,000 | 6,162,000 | 6,210,000 | 6,267,000 | 5,894,000 | 5,999,000 | 6,196,000 | ||||
| PA Unemployed | 458,000 | 379,000 | 347,000 | 344,000 | 323,000 | 290,000 | 294,000 | 589,000 | 407,000 | 283,000 | ||||
| PA Unemployment Rate | 7.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 9.1% | 6.3% | 4.4% | ||||
| National | ||||||||||||||
| US Labor Force | 155,389,000 | 155,922,000 | 157,130,000 | 159,187,000 | 160,320,000 | 162,075,000 | 163,539,000 | 160,742,000 | 161,204,000 | 164,287,000 | ||||
| US Employed | 143,600,000 | 146,305,000 | 148,834,000 | 151,436,000 | 153,337,000 | 155,761,000 | 157,538,000 | 147,795,000 | 152,581,000 | 158,291,000 | ||||
| US Unemployed | 11,460,000 | 9,617,000 | 8,296,000 | 7,751,000 | 6,982,000 | 5,824,000 | 6,001,000 | 12,948,000 | 8,623,000 | 5,996,000 | ||||
| US Unemployment Rate | 7.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 8.1% | 5.4% | 3.6% | ||||
Note: Annual rates reported by the PA DLI are not seasonally adjusted.
