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PHILADELPHIA – The current job market<\/a> is tough, and especially tough in Pennsylvania<\/a>, according to a new study.\u00a0<\/p>\n WalletHub<\/a> just ranked Pennsylvania one of the worst states in the country for finding a job in 2026.<\/p>\n Best and worst states to find a job in 2026 <\/p>\n By the numbers:<\/p>\n The study looked at more than 30 factors, including unemployment rate, job growth and even work-related stress.<\/p>\n Overall, Pennsylvania was ranked the third-worst state for jobseekers in 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n Earlier this year, WalletHub ranked Pittsburgh as one of the best cities in the country<\/a> for finding a job, with more job opportunities than any other state. But, even with the boost from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania overall still ranked near the bottom.<\/p>\n Local perspective:<\/p>\n Pennsylvania’s rankings were weighed down by its “economic environment,” according to WalletHub, which included metrics like median annual income, average starting salary, commute times and more.<\/p>\n Data from the World Population Review shows that Pennsylvania’s median household income is slightly below the national average<\/a>, ranging from around 9% lower for a one-person household, to more than 1% higher for a four-person household.<\/p>\n In terms of unemployment, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is more or less on par with the national rate, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n Midwest has best states for jobs <\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n So who’s at the top of the list?<\/p>\n Nebraska<\/a> claims the top spot thanks to its low unemployment rate (sixth-lowest, as of September 2026<\/a>), the availability of jobs, and its job growth, according to WalletHub,<\/p>\n North Dakota<\/a> and Minnesota<\/a> round out WalletHub’s top three, and they all share some key features: low unemployment, good job growth and good job benefits.<\/p>\n See the full report here.<\/a><\/p>\n The Source: Information in this story is from WalletHub’s “Best & Worst States for Jobs in 2026” and monthly unemployment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania<\/a>Economy<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHILADELPHIA – The current job market is tough, and especially tough in Pennsylvania, according to a new study.\u00a0…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316384,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[83,139,539,28,30,29,593,8153],"class_list":["post-316383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-money","tag-news","tag-pa","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-us","tag-us-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}