Lebanon, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 50,700 jobs in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 69,094 employed persons for the month. Lebanon lost 300 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 95 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lebanon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	50,700	-300	+400
CPS	69,094	-95	+1,033

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 2011 at 51,100. Since then 400 jobs have been lost in Lebanon according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 70,559 for Lebanon in August 2008. 1,465 jobs have been lost in Lebanon since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 66,870, Lebanon has added 2,224 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	50,700	-300	69,094	-95
November 2011	51,000	200	69,189	-55
October 2011	50,800	-300	69,244	127
September 2011	51,100	0	69,117	202
August 2011	51,100	300	68,915	-6
July 2011	50,800	100	68,921	22
June 2011	50,700	0	68,899	23
May 2011	50,700	500	68,876	47
April 2011	50,200	0	68,829	15
March 2011	50,200	200	68,814	313
February 2011	50,000	0	68,501	198
January 2011	50,000	-300	68,303	242
December 2010	50,300	300	68,061	118