Unemployment Rate in Chester County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chester County Compares
National Distribution
Where Chester County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Chester County: 3.8%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,173 | Mora County, NM | 3.8% |
| #1,174 | Boone County, MO | 3.8% |
| #1,175 | Fayette County, IL | 3.8% |
| #1,176 | Chester County, PA | 3.8% |
| #1,177 | Randolph County, AL | 3.8% |
| #1,178 | Cullman County, AL | 3.8% |
| #1,179 | Dodge County, WI | 3.8% |
Unemployment Rate in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 3.8%, which ranks #1,176 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.9% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Pennsylvania, Chester County ranks #13 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 64th 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.