Penn Forest Township, PA Unemployment Rate Report

Penn Forest Township, PA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Penn-Forest-Township, Pennsylvania has ranged from 4.4% in May 2018 to 18.6% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Penn-Forest-Township is 5.4% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Penn Forest Township, PA Unemployment Rate by Month

High Unemployment Area

Penn Forest Township, PA Current Unemployment - 5.4%

Penn Forest Township, PA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2022	6.3%	5.6%	4.0%
2 / 2022	5.7%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	5.2%	4.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	4.8%	4.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	4.6%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	5.2%	4.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	5.3%	4.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	5.4%	4.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2021	8.7%	8.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	8.6%	7.9%	6.2%
3 / 2021	7.9%	7.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.9%	6.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	5.9%	5.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.6%	6.4%	5.9%
7 / 2021	7.0%	7.0%	5.4%
8 / 2021	7.0%	6.6%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.6%	5.5%	4.7%
10 / 2021	5.3%	5.3%	4.6%
11 / 2021	4.8%	4.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	4.8%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2020	6.1%	5.1%	3.6%
2 / 2020	6.2%	5.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	7.4%	5.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	18.6%	15.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	14.4%	13.3%	13.3%
6 / 2020	13.5%	13.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	12.9%	12.8%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.8%	10.6%	8.4%
9 / 2020	7.6%	7.8%	7.9%
10 / 2020	6.3%	6.9%	6.9%
11 / 2020	6.4%	6.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	7.1%	6.9%	6.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2019	5.2%	4.6%	4.0%
2 / 2019	5.5%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	5.7%	4.3%	3.8%
4 / 2019	4.6%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2019	4.7%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	5.2%	4.4%	3.7%
7 / 2019	5.7%	4.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	5.8%	4.8%	3.7%
9 / 2019	5.1%	4.2%	3.5%
10 / 2019	5.5%	4.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	5.2%	4.4%	3.5%
12 / 2019	5.9%	4.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2018	6.1%	4.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	6.1%	4.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	5.6%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	5.0%	3.9%	3.9%
5 / 2018	4.4%	3.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.8%	4.5%	4.0%
7 / 2018	5.2%	4.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	5.3%	4.5%	3.8%
9 / 2018	4.6%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	4.6%	3.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	4.5%	3.6%	3.7%
12 / 2018	4.7%	3.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2017	6.6%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	6.7%	5.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	6.2%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	5.2%	4.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	5.4%	4.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	5.5%	5.0%	4.3%
7 / 2017	5.8%	5.3%	4.3%
8 / 2017	5.9%	5.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.8%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.7%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.9%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	5.1%	4.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2016	6.1%	5.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	6.3%	5.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	6.2%	5.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	5.8%	5.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	5.7%	5.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.9%	5.7%	4.9%
7 / 2016	6.4%	5.9%	4.8%
8 / 2016	6.5%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2016	6.1%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	5.7%	5.2%	4.9%
11 / 2016	5.3%	4.8%	4.7%
12 / 2016	5.4%	4.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2015	7.0%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2015	7.0%	5.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	6.7%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	5.9%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	6.3%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	6.1%	5.6%	5.3%
7 / 2015	6.6%	5.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	6.0%	5.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	5.4%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2015	5.4%	4.8%	5.0%
11 / 2015	5.3%	4.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	5.2%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2014	8.6%	6.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	8.7%	6.8%	6.7%
3 / 2014	8.4%	6.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	6.7%	5.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	7.1%	6.0%	6.3%
6 / 2014	6.9%	6.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	7.6%	6.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	7.1%	6.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	6.2%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	6.0%	5.0%	5.7%
11 / 2014	6.0%	5.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	5.9%	4.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2013	11.3%	8.8%	8.0%
2 / 2013	11.1%	8.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	10.1%	7.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	9.0%	7.0%	7.6%
5 / 2013	9.3%	7.3%	7.5%
6 / 2013	9.6%	7.8%	7.5%
7 / 2013	9.6%	7.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	9.0%	7.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	8.8%	6.9%	7.2%
10 / 2013	8.5%	6.8%	7.2%
11 / 2013	7.9%	6.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	7.8%	6.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2012	10.9%	8.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	10.6%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2012	10.1%	7.8%	8.2%
4 / 2012	8.9%	7.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	9.7%	7.7%	8.2%
6 / 2012	10.2%	8.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	10.7%	8.6%	8.2%
8 / 2012	10.3%	8.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	9.7%	7.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	9.8%	7.5%	7.8%
11 / 2012	9.4%	7.2%	7.7%
12 / 2012	9.8%	7.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2011	11.1%	8.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	10.9%	8.3%	9.0%
3 / 2011	10.1%	8.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	9.2%	7.3%	9.1%
5 / 2011	9.8%	7.7%	9.0%
6 / 2011	10.3%	8.4%	9.1%
7 / 2011	10.4%	8.5%	9.0%
8 / 2011	10.3%	8.3%	9.0%
9 / 2011	9.8%	7.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	9.7%	7.5%	8.8%
11 / 2011	9.4%	7.3%	8.6%
12 / 2011	9.6%	7.4%	8.5%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2010	11.9%	9.5%	9.8%
2 / 2010	12.1%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	11.5%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	10.4%	8.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	10.6%	8.6%	9.6%
6 / 2010	10.6%	8.6%	9.4%
7 / 2010	10.7%	8.7%	9.4%
8 / 2010	10.4%	8.5%	9.5%
9 / 2010	9.5%	7.7%	9.5%
10 / 2010	9.6%	7.6%	9.4%
11 / 2010	9.9%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	9.6%	7.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2009	10.1%	7.8%	7.8%
2 / 2009	10.7%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2009	10.5%	8.2%	8.7%
4 / 2009	9.6%	7.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	10.1%	8.0%	9.4%
6 / 2009	10.4%	8.4%	9.5%
7 / 2009	10.1%	8.5%	9.5%
8 / 2009	9.9%	8.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	9.6%	7.9%	9.8%
10 / 2009	9.7%	7.9%	10.0%
11 / 2009	9.8%	7.8%	9.9%
12 / 2009	10.6%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2008	6.8%	5.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	7.3%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	7.0%	5.1%	5.1%
4 / 2008	5.9%	4.4%	5.0%
5 / 2008	6.2%	4.9%	5.4%
6 / 2008	6.6%	5.3%	5.6%
7 / 2008	6.6%	5.5%	5.8%
8 / 2008	6.8%	5.6%	6.1%
9 / 2008	5.9%	5.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	6.3%	5.3%	6.5%
11 / 2008	7.1%	5.7%	6.8%
12 / 2008	8.1%	6.3%	7.3%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2007	6.2%	5.0%	4.6%
2 / 2007	6.5%	4.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	5.6%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	5.0%	3.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	5.0%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	5.2%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2007	5.4%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	5.5%	4.5%	4.6%
9 / 2007	4.9%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2007	4.8%	4.1%	4.7%
11 / 2007	4.9%	4.1%	4.7%
12 / 2007	5.3%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2006	7.0%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2006	6.9%	5.2%	4.8%
3 / 2006	6.5%	4.8%	4.7%
4 / 2006	6.0%	4.4%	4.7%
5 / 2006	6.0%	4.6%	4.6%
6 / 2006	5.8%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	6.2%	5.0%	4.7%
8 / 2006	5.6%	4.8%	4.7%
9 / 2006	5.2%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	4.7%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	5.1%	4.2%	4.5%
12 / 2006	5.0%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2005	6.9%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	7.3%	5.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	7.1%	5.6%	5.2%
4 / 2005	6.0%	4.7%	5.2%
5 / 2005	5.7%	4.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	5.6%	5.1%	5.0%
7 / 2005	5.6%	5.1%	5.0%
8 / 2005	5.4%	4.8%	4.9%
9 / 2005	5.3%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2005	5.1%	4.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	5.8%	4.7%	5.0%
12 / 2005	5.9%	4.4%	4.9%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2004	7.8%	6.2%	5.7%
2 / 2004	7.7%	6.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	7.3%	6.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	6.1%	5.1%	5.6%
5 / 2004	6.1%	5.3%	5.6%
6 / 2004	6.4%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 2004	6.5%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	6.0%	5.4%	5.4%
9 / 2004	5.7%	4.9%	5.4%
10 / 2004	5.7%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 2004	5.6%	5.0%	5.4%
12 / 2004	6.0%	4.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2003	8.5%	6.5%	5.8%
2 / 2003	8.9%	6.5%	5.9%
3 / 2003	8.6%	6.1%	5.9%
4 / 2003	7.5%	5.5%	6.0%
5 / 2003	7.2%	5.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	7.4%	6.0%	6.3%
7 / 2003	7.1%	5.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	6.6%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	6.6%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2003	6.3%	5.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	6.6%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	6.5%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2002	7.9%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2002	7.6%	6.2%	5.7%
3 / 2002	7.1%	6.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	6.7%	5.4%	5.9%
5 / 2002	6.4%	5.5%	5.8%
6 / 2002	6.9%	5.8%	5.8%
7 / 2002	6.8%	5.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	6.0%	5.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	5.8%	5.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	6.6%	5.1%	5.7%
11 / 2002	7.2%	5.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	7.5%	5.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2001	6.2%	5.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	6.3%	5.0%	4.2%
3 / 2001	6.1%	4.8%	4.3%
4 / 2001	5.1%	4.2%	4.4%
5 / 2001	5.2%	4.5%	4.3%
6 / 2001	5.3%	4.9%	4.5%
7 / 2001	5.3%	4.9%	4.6%
8 / 2001	5.2%	4.9%	4.9%
9 / 2001	5.2%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	6.4%	4.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	6.3%	5.1%	5.5%
12 / 2001	6.6%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2000	6.4%	4.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	6.8%	4.7%	4.1%
3 / 2000	5.6%	4.4%	4.0%
4 / 2000	4.5%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	4.9%	4.0%	4.0%
6 / 2000	4.7%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2000	5.0%	4.3%	4.0%
8 / 2000	4.7%	4.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	4.5%	3.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	4.5%	3.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	4.9%	4.0%	3.9%
12 / 2000	4.6%	3.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1999	9.4%	5.1%	4.3%
2 / 1999	8.8%	5.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	7.7%	4.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	6.4%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1999	5.9%	4.2%	4.2%
6 / 1999	5.8%	4.6%	4.3%
7 / 1999	5.8%	4.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	5.4%	4.4%	4.2%
9 / 1999	5.5%	4.2%	4.2%
10 / 1999	7.3%	3.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	6.2%	3.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	5.9%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1998	8.2%	5.3%	4.6%
2 / 1998	8.2%	5.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	8.4%	5.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	6.8%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	6.6%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	6.8%	4.8%	4.5%
7 / 1998	7.0%	4.8%	4.5%
8 / 1998	6.1%	4.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	6.5%	4.3%	4.6%
10 / 1998	7.7%	4.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	7.1%	4.2%	4.4%
12 / 1998	6.4%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1997	9.0%	5.9%	5.3%
2 / 1997	8.5%	5.9%	5.2%
3 / 1997	8.7%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	7.7%	5.1%	5.1%
5 / 1997	6.9%	5.2%	4.9%
6 / 1997	6.9%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 1997	7.7%	5.4%	4.9%
8 / 1997	6.2%	5.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	6.4%	4.7%	4.9%
10 / 1997	6.5%	4.4%	4.7%
11 / 1997	6.0%	4.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	5.8%	4.2%	4.7%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1996	11.9%	6.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	9.8%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 1996	9.0%	6.2%	5.5%
4 / 1996	7.5%	5.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	7.4%	5.6%	5.6%
6 / 1996	6.7%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	7.8%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	6.2%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 1996	6.1%	4.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	6.6%	4.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	6.3%	4.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	6.9%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1995	7.8%	6.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	8.2%	6.4%	5.4%
3 / 1995	7.8%	6.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	8.0%	5.8%	5.8%
5 / 1995	7.7%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	7.1%	6.0%	5.6%
7 / 1995	7.6%	6.1%	5.7%
8 / 1995	6.8%	5.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	6.9%	5.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	7.8%	5.3%	5.5%
11 / 1995	7.6%	5.6%	5.6%
12 / 1995	7.7%	5.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1994	9.5%	7.3%	6.6%
2 / 1994	10.1%	7.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	9.5%	7.1%	6.5%
4 / 1994	8.7%	6.4%	6.4%
5 / 1994	8.1%	6.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	7.7%	6.4%	6.1%
7 / 1994	9.1%	6.4%	6.1%
8 / 1994	7.1%	6.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	6.9%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	6.6%	5.6%	5.8%
11 / 1994	7.0%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1994	6.4%	5.2%	5.5%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1993	9.7%	8.0%	7.3%
2 / 1993	9.4%	8.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	9.2%	7.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	8.5%	6.9%	7.1%
5 / 1993	8.7%	7.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	8.2%	7.2%	7.0%
7 / 1993	9.0%	7.1%	6.9%
8 / 1993	7.6%	6.7%	6.8%
9 / 1993	7.4%	6.5%	6.7%
10 / 1993	7.8%	6.5%	6.8%
11 / 1993	8.0%	6.3%	6.6%
12 / 1993	7.6%	6.0%	6.5%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1992	11.7%	8.4%	7.3%
2 / 1992	12.1%	8.5%	7.4%
3 / 1992	11.0%	8.0%	7.4%
4 / 1992	10.8%	7.3%	7.4%
5 / 1992	10.6%	7.6%	7.6%
6 / 1992	11.6%	7.9%	7.8%
7 / 1992	11.3%	7.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	10.1%	7.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	10.5%	7.2%	7.6%
10 / 1992	10.9%	7.0%	7.3%
11 / 1992	9.8%	7.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	9.1%	6.9%	7.4%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1991	10.2%	7.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	10.5%	7.6%	6.6%
3 / 1991	10.7%	7.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	9.5%	6.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	10.7%	7.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	9.4%	7.2%	6.9%
7 / 1991	10.9%	7.0%	6.8%
8 / 1991	8.3%	6.6%	6.9%
9 / 1991	8.5%	6.6%	6.9%
10 / 1991	8.5%	6.7%	7.0%
11 / 1991	9.8%	7.0%	7.0%
12 / 1991	9.6%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Penn Forest Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1990	8.5%	5.8%	5.4%
2 / 1990	9.6%	5.9%	5.3%
3 / 1990	8.2%	5.5%	5.2%
4 / 1990	7.9%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	7.4%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 1990	6.3%	5.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	8.0%	5.4%	5.5%
8 / 1990	6.1%	5.1%	5.7%
9 / 1990	6.1%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	6.2%	5.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	7.2%	5.9%	6.2%
12 / 1990	8.7%	5.9%	6.3%