Unemployment Rate in Carbon County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Carbon County Compares
National Distribution
Where Carbon County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Carbon County: 7.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,878 | Jackson County, IL | 7.5% |
| #2,879 | Pike County, PA | 7.5% |
| #2,880 | Somerset County, MD | 7.5% |
| #2,881 | Carbon County, PA | 7.5% |
| #2,882 | Crisp County, GA | 7.5% |
| #2,883 | Neshoba County, MS | 7.5% |
| #2,884 | Marion County, MS | 7.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Carbon County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 7.5%, which ranks #2,881 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 40.8% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Pennsylvania, Carbon County ranks #65 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 11th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.