Carbon County ranks third highest and Schuylkill fifth among Pennsylvania's 67 counties in unemployment rates as of December, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. Here is a list in descending order:

Cameron: 11.5Philadelphia: 10.6Carbon:10.4Pike: 9.8Schuylkill: 9.2*****************Huntingdon: 9.1Luzerne: 9.1Monroe: 9.1Bedford:8.9Fulton: 8.9Fayette: 8.6Lackawanna: 8.6Northumberland: 8.5Clarion: 8.4Clearfield:8.4Forest: 8.4Lehigh: 8.4Cambria: 8.2McKean: 8.2Somerset: 8.2Armstrong:8.1Lawrence: 8.1Northampton: 8.1Berks:7.9Mifflin: 7.9Wyoming: 7.9Delaware: 7.8Erie: 7.8Jefferson: 7.8Mercer: 7.8York: 7.7Columbia: 7.6Snyder: 7.6Venango:7.6Crawford: 7.5Dauphin: 7.5Potter: 8.5Susquehanna: 7.4Beaver:7.3Lycoming: 7.3Perry: 7.3Union: 7.3Clinton: 7.2Westmoreland: 7.1Bucks: 7.0Indiana: 6.9Juniata: 6.9Warren: 6.9Washington: 6.9Elk: 6.8Montgomery: 6.8Wayne: 6.8Blair:6.7Adams: 6.6Allegheny: 6.6Franklin: 6.6Lancaster: 6.6Butler: 6.4Greene: 6.4Sullivan: 6.4Tioga: 6.3Cumberland: 6.2Chester: 6.0Lebanon: 6.0Bradford:5.7Montour: 5.4Centre: 5.1