Chester, Pennsylvania Unemployment
Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Chester, Pennsylvania has ranged from 6.1% in December 2006 to 15.8% in July 2011. The current unemployment rate for Chester is 12.2% in March 2013. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.
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2013 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2013
15.5%
9.2%
7.9%
2 / 2013
13.8%
8.4%
7.7%
3 / 2013
12.2%
7.7%
7.6%
2012 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2012
13.4%
8.2%
8.3%
2 / 2012
13.4%
8.3%
8.3%
3 / 2012
12.5%
8%
8.2%
4 / 2012
12.5%
7.2%
8.1%
5 / 2012
14.2%
7.7%
8.2%
6 / 2012
15.1%
8.3%
8.2%
7 / 2012
15.3%
8.5%
8.2%
8 / 2012
15.1%
8.3%
8.1%
9 / 2012
13.9%
7.5%
7.8%
10 / 2012
13.8%
7.6%
7.9%
11 / 2012
13.4%
7.5%
7.8%
12 / 2012
13.4%
7.9%
7.8%
2011 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2011
14.1%
8.7%
9.1%
2 / 2011
13.7%
8.5%
9%
3 / 2011
12.6%
8.2%
8.9%
4 / 2011
12.9%
7.5%
9%
5 / 2011
13.8%
7.7%
9%
6 / 2011
15.1%
8.2%
9.1%
7 / 2011
15.8%
8.3%
9.1%
8 / 2011
15.3%
8.2%
9.1%
9 / 2011
14.6%
7.6%
9%
10 / 2011
13.6%
7.5%
8.9%
11 / 2011
12.4%
7.4%
8.7%
12 / 2011
12.3%
7.4%
8.5%
2010 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2010
13.4%
9.3%
9.7%
2 / 2010
13.4%
9.4%
9.8%
3 / 2010
13.1%
9.1%
9.8%
4 / 2010
12.3%
8.3%
9.9%
5 / 2010
13.6%
8.3%
9.6%
6 / 2010
13.6%
8.5%
9.4%
7 / 2010
14.1%
8.6%
9.5%
8 / 2010
14.2%
8.4%
9.6%
9 / 2010
13.3%
7.7%
9.5%
10 / 2010
13.1%
7.7%
9.5%
11 / 2010
13%
7.9%
9.8%
12 / 2010
12.5%
7.8%
9.4%
2009 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2009
10.3%
7.5%
7.8%
2 / 2009
10.6%
8%
8.3%
3 / 2009
10.6%
7.9%
8.7%
4 / 2009
9.5%
7.2%
8.9%
5 / 2009
10.9%
7.8%
9.4%
6 / 2009
11.4%
8.2%
9.5%
7 / 2009
11.9%
8.4%
9.5%
8 / 2009
12.5%
8.3%
9.6%
9 / 2009
12.1%
7.9%
9.8%
10 / 2009
12.1%
8%
10%
11 / 2009
11.3%
8%
9.9%
12 / 2009
11.6%
8.2%
9.9%
2008 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2008
8.2%
5.3%
5%
2 / 2008
7.7%
5.3%
4.9%
3 / 2008
7.6%
5.2%
5.1%
4 / 2008
7%
4.5%
5%
5 / 2008
8.2%
5.1%
5.4%
6 / 2008
8.7%
5.3%
5.6%
7 / 2008
9.1%
5.5%
5.8%
8 / 2008
9.5%
5.7%
6.1%
9 / 2008
8.6%
5.1%
6.1%
10 / 2008
9.1%
5.3%
6.5%
11 / 2008
8.7%
5.7%
6.8%
12 / 2008
8.6%
6.1%
7.3%
2007 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2007
7.5%
4.9%
4.6%
2 / 2007
7%
4.8%
4.5%
3 / 2007
6.5%
4.4%
4.4%
4 / 2007
6.3%
4%
4.5%
5 / 2007
6.6%
4.2%
4.4%
6 / 2007
7%
4.5%
4.6%
7 / 2007
7.5%
4.6%
4.7%
8 / 2007
7.5%
4.4%
4.6%
9 / 2007
6.6%
4%
4.7%
10 / 2007
6.6%
4.1%
4.7%
11 / 2007
6.6%
4.1%
4.7%
12 / 2007
6.6%
4.4%
5%
2006 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2006
8%
5.1%
4.7%
2 / 2006
7.6%
5.3%
4.8%
3 / 2006
7.5%
4.9%
4.7%
4 / 2006
6.8%
4.5%
4.7%
5 / 2006
7.2%
4.6%
4.6%
6 / 2006
7.7%
4.8%
4.6%
7 / 2006
8.3%
4.9%
4.7%
8 / 2006
8.2%
4.6%
4.7%
9 / 2006
7%
4%
4.5%
10 / 2006
6.5%
3.9%
4.4%
11 / 2006
6.3%
4.1%
4.5%
12 / 2006
6.1%
3.9%
4.4%
2005 Unemployment Percentages for Chester, Pennsylvania
Month/Year Chester% Pennsylvania% National %
1 / 2005
8.4%
5.7%
5.3%
2 / 2005
8.1%
5.9%
5.4%
3 / 2005
8.2%
5.6%
5.2%
4 / 2005
7.3%
4.7%
5.2%
5 / 2005
7.6%
4.8%
5.1%
6 / 2005
8%
5.1%
5%
7 / 2005
8.3%
5%
5%
8 / 2005
8.8%
4.8%
4.9%
9 / 2005
7.6%
4.5%
5%
10 / 2005
7.4%
4.4%
5%
11 / 2005
7.7%
4.7%
5%
12 / 2005
7.1%
4.4%
4.9%
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