Which counties in Pennsylvania are adding jobs fastest?

Sullivan County (+13.9%), Berks County (+10.8%) and Lehigh County (+10.0%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Pennsylvania between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated November 5, 2026

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Pennsylvania counties ranked by private-sector job growth
Rank	County	Change 2018–23	Private jobs 2023	Residents
1	Sullivan County	+13.9%	1,022	5,856
2	Berks County	+10.8%	172,167	440,072
3	Lehigh County	+10.0%	201,146	384,383
4	Susquehanna County	+9.4%	7,461	38,237
5	Northampton County	+8.7%	121,192	324,411
6	Montgomery County	+8.6%	559,196	877,643
7	Philadelphia County	+8.4%	699,212	1,574,281
8	Delaware County	+8.4%	237,233	580,937
9	Lebanon County	+7.5%	50,901	146,380
10	Cumberland County	+6.2%	131,167	277,270
11	Tioga County	+5.9%	10,628	40,502
12	Wayne County	+5.8%	13,374	51,703
13	Dauphin County	+5.8%	157,994	293,351
14	York County	+4.3%	176,202	473,197
15	Lancaster County	+3.9%	249,379	563,159
16	Bucks County	+3.8%	263,278	647,828
17	Luzerne County	+3.3%	139,382	332,126
18	Franklin County	+3.3%	52,942	160,652
19	Bedford County	+3.3%	13,015	47,480
20	Butler County	+2.8%	86,610	200,169
21	Fulton County	+2.8%	5,902	14,483
22	Columbia County	+2.7%	22,886	66,193
23	Bradford County	+2.6%	18,842	59,600
24	Lycoming County	+2.6%	45,994	112,587
25	Huntingdon County	+2.4%	10,006	43,001
26	Chester County	+2.4%	262,454	557,116
27	Perry County	+2.2%	6,058	46,806
28	McKean County	+0.8%	12,412	38,984
29	Mifflin County	+0.8%	14,987	46,127
30	Schuylkill County	+0.6%	41,596	145,085
31	Allegheny County	+0.6%	709,774	1,225,035
32	Pike County	+0.3%	9,199	62,808
33	Clinton County	+0.1%	10,683	37,870
34	Monroe County	−0.1%	47,564	167,179
35	Blair County	−0.3%	53,149	119,541
36	Clearfield County	−0.5%	25,320	78,100
37	Westmoreland County	−0.6%	124,843	349,324
38	Lackawanna County	−0.9%	91,059	216,502
39	Erie County	−1.5%	114,339	265,832
40	Washington County	−1.5%	84,410	210,802
41	Union County	−1.6%	16,233	42,313
42	Northumberland County	−1.6%	23,047	89,920
43	Juniata County	−2.3%	5,904	23,403
44	Indiana County	−2.3%	23,938	82,878
45	Fayette County	−3.6%	31,590	123,021
46	Montour County	−3.9%	14,493	17,868
47	Carbon County	−4.0%	13,027	65,868
48	Centre County	−4.1%	44,569	157,393
49	Warren County	−4.6%	12,592	37,038
50	Somerset County	−4.8%	18,678	72,004
51	Snyder County	−4.9%	14,861	39,655
52	Crawford County	−5.0%	25,729	81,792
53	Cambria County	−5.1%	43,601	128,968
54	Beaver County	−5.1%	46,532	166,032
55	Lawrence County	−5.3%	24,349	83,911
56	Adams County	−5.8%	27,990	107,594
57	Venango County	−6.0%	14,230	49,346
58	Elk County	−7.5%	12,841	29,926
59	Armstrong County	−7.6%	14,258	63,698
60	Clarion County	−8.0%	10,121	36,680
61	Potter County	−8.9%	4,292	15,897
62	Mercer County	−9.2%	40,948	107,860
63	Jefferson County	−9.4%	13,508	43,255
64	Greene County	−14.2%	10,614	33,885
65	Cameron County	−15.7%	1,417	4,211
66	Wyoming County	−23.6%	8,032	25,790
67	Forest County	−29.0%	721	6,614

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Pennsylvania has the fastest job growth?

Sullivan County: +13.9%, ahead of Berks County (+10.8%) and Lehigh County (+10.0%), of 67 Pennsylvania counties ranked.

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