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Basic Info

Allentown, PA Unemployment Rate is at 5.90%, compared to 5.70% last month and 7.60% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.57%.

Stats

Last Value 5.90%
Latest Period Aug 2026
Last Updated Sep 30 2026, 13:07 EDT
Next Release Oct 28 2026, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 7.57%
Average Growth Rate 6.57%
Value from Last Month 5.70%
Change from Last Month 3.51%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.60%
Change from 1 Year Ago -22.37%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
August 31, 2026 5.90%
July 31, 2026 5.70%
June 30, 2026 5.80%
May 31, 2026 6.10%
April 30, 2026 5.90%
March 31, 2026 6.20%
February 28, 2026 6.60%
January 31, 2026 6.30%
December 31, 2025 5.40%
November 30, 2025 6.10%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 6.90%
August 31, 2025 7.60%
July 31, 2025 5.20%
June 30, 2025 5.00%
May 31, 2025 4.70%
April 30, 2025 4.10%
March 31, 2025 4.60%
February 28, 2025 4.70%
January 31, 2025 4.70%
December 31, 2024 3.90%
November 30, 2024 4.20%
October 31, 2024 4.20%
September 30, 2024 4.10%
August 31, 2024 5.20%
Date Value
July 31, 2024 4.90%
June 30, 2024 4.70%
May 31, 2024 4.00%
April 30, 2024 3.70%
March 31, 2024 4.20%
February 29, 2024 4.90%
January 31, 2024 4.80%
December 31, 2023 4.10%
November 30, 2023 4.30%
October 31, 2023 4.60%
September 30, 2023 4.50%
August 31, 2023 5.80%
July 31, 2023 5.20%
June 30, 2023 5.20%
May 31, 2023 4.60%
April 30, 2023 4.20%
March 31, 2023 5.10%
February 28, 2023 5.80%
January 31, 2023 5.40%
December 31, 2022 4.10%
November 30, 2022 4.40%
October 31, 2022 4.70%
September 30, 2022 4.90%
August 31, 2022 6.50%
July 31, 2022 5.80%

Basic Info

Allentown, PA Unemployment Rate is at 5.90%, compared to 5.70% last month and 7.60% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 7.57%.

Stats

Last Value 5.90%
Latest Period Aug 2026
Last Updated Sep 30 2026, 13:07 EDT
Next Release Oct 28 2026, 10:00 EDT
Long Term Average 7.57%
Average Growth Rate 6.57%
Value from Last Month 5.70%
Change from Last Month 3.51%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.60%
Change from 1 Year Ago -22.37%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
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