Unemployment Rate in Northampton County, PA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.6% −13.8% vs nat'l
Rank #1,715 of 3,222
47th percentile

How Northampton County Compares

Northampton County
4.6%
Pennsylvania Average
4.6%
Rank #29 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
13.8% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Northampton County: 4.6%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,712 Black Hawk County, IA 4.6%
#1,713 Guilford County, NC 4.6%
#1,714 Crane County, TX 4.6%
#1,715 Northampton County, PA 4.6%
#1,716 Cass County, IN 4.6%
#1,717 Christian County, IL 4.6%
#1,718 Rockcastle County, KY 4.6%
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Unemployment Rate in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Northampton County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, which ranks #1,715 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 13.8% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Pennsylvania, Northampton County ranks #29 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 47th 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.