Unemployment Rate in Erie County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Erie County Compares
National Distribution
Where Erie County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ 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% |
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.