Unemployment Rate in Westmoreland County, PA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Unemployment Rate
4.8% −9.9% vs nat'l
Rank #1,866 of 3,222
42th percentile

How Westmoreland County Compares

Westmoreland County
4.8%
Pennsylvania Average
4.8%
Rank #33 of 67 in state
National
5.3%
9.9% below

National Distribution

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

0.0% 28.6%

■ Westmoreland County: 4.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,863 Washington County, PA 4.8%
#1,864 Lowndes County, GA 4.8%
#1,865 Otter Tail County, MN 4.8%
#1,866 Westmoreland County, PA 4.8%
#1,867 Choctaw County, OK 4.8%
#1,868 Marion County, WV 4.8%
#1,869 Atkinson County, GA 4.8%
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Unemployment Rate in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania has a unemployment rate of 4.8%, which ranks #1,866 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 9.9% below the national value of 5.3%.

Within Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County ranks #33 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 42th 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.