Unemployment Rate in Lackawanna County, PA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.9% −7.5% vs nat'l
Rank #1,950 of 3,222
39th percentile

How Lackawanna County Compares

Lackawanna County
4.9%
Pennsylvania Average
4.9%
Rank #35 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
7.5% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Lackawanna County: 4.9%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,947 Perry County, MO 4.9%
#1,948 Pierce County, WA 4.9%
#1,949 Jackson County, NC 4.9%
#1,950 Lackawanna County, PA 4.9%
#1,951 Sevier County, AR 4.9%
#1,952 Henderson County, TX 4.9%
#1,953 Grant County, KY 4.9%
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Unemployment Rate in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.9%, which ranks #1,950 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 7.5% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County ranks #35 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 39th 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.