Unemployment Rate in Lehigh County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lehigh County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lehigh County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lehigh County: 5.9%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,476 | Polk County, GA | 5.9% |
| #2,477 | Oconee County, SC | 5.9% |
| #2,478 | Wicomico County, MD | 5.9% |
| #2,479 | Lehigh County, PA | 5.9% |
| #2,480 | Live Oak County, TX | 5.9% |
| #2,481 | Russell County, AL | 5.9% |
| #2,482 | Carroll County, GA | 5.9% |
Unemployment Rate in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 5.9%, which ranks #2,479 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 11.0% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Pennsylvania, Lehigh County ranks #55 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 23th 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.