| | | Unemployment Rate (percent) | | | | FIPS* | Name | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | Median Household Income (2007) ![](up.gif) | % of State Median HH Income | 1 | 42053 | Forest County | 7.1 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 6.8 | $30,501 | 62.8% | 2 | 42051 | Fayette County | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | $31,867 | 65.6% | 3 | 42063 | Indiana County | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 | $34,463 | 71.0% | 4 | 42101 | Philadelphia County | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.0 | $35,431 | 73.0% | 5 | 42031 | Clarion County | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | $36,023 | 74.2% | 6 | 42113 | Sullivan County | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 4.6 | $36,241 | 74.6% | 7 | 42065 | Jefferson County | 5.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | $36,268 | 74.7% | 8 | 42121 | Venango County | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | $36,510 | 75.2% | 9 | 42033 | Clearfield County | 5.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | $36,666 | 75.5% | 10 | 42039 | Crawford County | 4.9 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 | $36,672 | 75.5% | 11 | 42035 | Clinton County | 5.2 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | $36,983 | 76.2% | 12 | 42097 | Northumberland County | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | $36,996 | 76.2% | 13 | 42087 | Mifflin County | 4.3 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | $37,143 | 76.5% | 14 | 42021 | Cambria County | 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | $37,260 | 76.7% | 15 | 42111 | Somerset County | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | $37,435 | 77.1% | 16 | 42105 | Potter County | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 7.2 | $37,520 | 77.3% | 17 | 42059 | Greene County | 5.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | $37,609 | 77.4% | 18 | 42023 | Cameron County | 6.6 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | $37,781 | 77.8% | 19 | 42015 | Bradford County | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | $37,830 | 77.9% | 20 | 42083 | McKean County | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | $37,949 | 78.1% | 21 | 42009 | Bedford County | 5.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | $38,257 | 78.8% | 22 | 42117 | Tioga County | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | $38,453 | 79.2% | 23 | 42061 | Huntingdon County | 6.1 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | $39,886 | 82.1% | 24 | 42123 | Warren County | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | $39,931 | 82.2% | 25 | 42005 | Armstrong County | 5.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | $40,217 | 82.8% | 26 | 42073 | Lawrence County | 4.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | $40,600 | 83.6% | 27 | 42107 | Schuylkill County | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.0 | $40,655 | 83.7% | 28 | 42085 | Mercer County | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | $40,945 | 84.3% | 29 | 42109 | Snyder County | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | $41,354 | 85.2% | 30 | 42081 | Lycoming County | 4.3 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | $41,497 | 85.5% | 31 | 42069 | Lackawanna County | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | $41,536 | 85.5% | 32 | 42013 | Blair County | 4.7 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | $41,646 | 85.8% | 33 | 42079 | Luzerne County | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.0 | $41,679 | 85.8% | 34 | 42127 | Wayne County | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | $41,756 | 86.0% | 35 | 42037 | Columbia County | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.0 | $42,119 | 86.7% | 36 | 42115 | Susquehanna County | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | $42,149 | 86.8% | 37 | 42047 | Elk County | 4.9 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | $42,201 | 86.9% | 38 | 42067 | Juniata County | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | $42,264 | 87.0% | 39 | 42049 | Erie County | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | $42,365 | 87.2% | 40 | 42119 | Union County | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | $43,629 | 89.8% | 41 | 42025 | Carbon County | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | $43,733 | 90.1% | 42 | 42057 | Fulton County | 3.9 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.5 | $44,479 | 91.6% | 43 | 42007 | Beaver County | 4.3 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | $44,817 | 92.3% | 44 | 42027 | Centre County | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | $44,968 | 92.6% | 45 | 42131 | Wyoming County | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | $45,895 | 94.5% | 46 | 42129 | Westmoreland County | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | $45,974 | 94.7% | 47 | 42003 | Allegheny County | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 | $46,402 | 95.6% | 48 | 42093 | Montour County | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | $46,705 | 96.2% | 49 | 42125 | Washington County | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.5 | $47,122 | 97.0% | 50 | 42075 | Lebanon County | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | $47,236 | 97.3% | 51 | 42055 | Franklin County | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | $47,728 | 98.3% | 52 | 42000 | Pennsylvania | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | $48,562 | 100.0% | 53 | 42099 | Perry County | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | $49,740 | 102.4% | 54 | 42043 | Dauphin County | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | $49,998 | 103.0% | 55 | 42077 | Lehigh County | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | $51,725 | 106.5% | 56 | 42011 | Berks County | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | $52,620 | 108.4% | 57 | 42071 | Lancaster County | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | $52,854 | 108.8% | 58 | 42001 | Adams County | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | $53,036 | 109.2% | 59 | 42019 | Butler County | 4.1 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | $54,023 | 111.2% | 60 | 42103 | Pike County | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | $54,614 | 112.5% | 61 | 42133 | York County | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.8 | $55,047 | 113.4% | 62 | 42089 | Monroe County | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.9 | $55,928 | 115.2% | 63 | 42095 | Northampton County | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | $57,975 | 119.4% | 64 | 42041 | Cumberland County | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | $58,336 | 120.1% | 65 | 42045 | Delaware County | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | $60,069 | 123.7% | 66 | 42017 | Bucks County | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | $70,688 | 145.6% | 67 | 42091 | Montgomery County | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | $73,985 | 152.4% | 68 | 42029 | Chester County | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | $82,979 | 170.9% |
Sources: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) data.
Bureau of the Census, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates Program
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