Unemployment Rate in Erie County, PA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
5.4% +1.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,251 of 3,222
30th percentile

How Erie County Compares

Erie County
5.4%
Pennsylvania Average
5.4%
Rank #44 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
1.8% above

National Distribution

Where Erie County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.

0.0% 28.6%

■ Erie County: 5.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,248 Chattooga County, GA 5.4%
#2,249 Monmouth County, NJ 5.4%
#2,250 Orange County, CA 5.4%
#2,251 Erie County, PA 5.4%
#2,252 Amador County, CA 5.4%
#2,253 Sangamon County, IL 5.4%
#2,254 Pocahontas County, IA 5.4%
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Unemployment Rate in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Erie County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 5.4%, which ranks #2,251 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 1.8% above the national value of 5.3%.

Within Pennsylvania, Erie County ranks #44 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 30th 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.