Editing Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (section)

== Economy ==
As of March 2019, [[per capita income|income per capita]] in Wilkes-Barre was $18,375, compared to the national average of $31,177. [[Median income|Household income]] was $32,484, compared to the national average of $57,652. Family median income was $42,782, compared to the national average of $70,850. The city's [[unemployment rate]] in March 2019 was 6.4%. Recent job growth was 0.8%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/pennsylvania/wilkes-barre|title=Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Economy|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=2019-07-15}}</ref> 49% of jobs were in sales, office, administrative support, production, transportation, and material moving sectors. In 2016, 30.1% of residents lived below the poverty line, more than double the Pennsylvania average of 12.9%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (PA) poverty rate data - information about poor and low income residents living in this city |url=http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Wilkes-Barre-Pennsylvania.html |website=www.city-data.com |year=2016}}</ref><!--comments?  --> Large employers in the city include [[GUARD Insurance Group]] and [[Lord & Taylor]].