Lebanon, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 49,800 jobs in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 68,354 employed persons for the month. Lebanon added 100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 132 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lebanon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	49,800	+100	-400
CPS	68,354	-132	-460

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Lebanon as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Lebanon, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Lebanon peaked in August 2008 at 50,500. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Lebanon according to the employer survey. From a trough of 48,700 in September 2009, Lebanon has gained 1,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 70,559 for Lebanon in August 2008. 2,205 jobs have been lost in Lebanon since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 66,870, Lebanon has added 1,484 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	49,800	100	68,354	-132
February 2012	49,700	-200	68,486	-259
January 2012	49,900	200	68,745	-349
December 2011	49,700	-400	69,094	-95
November 2011	50,100	200	69,189	-55
October 2011	49,900	-200	69,244	127
September 2011	50,100	300	69,117	202
August 2011	49,800	100	68,915	-6
July 2011	49,700	-500	68,921	22
June 2011	50,200	-100	68,899	23
May 2011	50,300	100	68,876	47
April 2011	50,200	0	68,829	15
March 2011	50,200	0	68,814	313