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Lebanon, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 52,200 jobs in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in March 2013 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 70,050 employed persons for the month. Lebanon added 200 jobs in March 2013 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 126 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lebanon job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 52,200 +200 +600
CPS 70,050 -126 +157

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Lebanon as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 in March 2013 is at a new high of 52,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 70,751 for Lebanon in August 2008. 701 jobs have been lost in Lebanon since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 67,216, Lebanon has added 2,834 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through March 2013

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date CES
Employment 		CES
Month/Month 		CPS
Employment 		CPS
Month/Month
March 2013 52,200 200 70,050 -126
February 2013 52,000 700 70,176 -92
January 2013 51,300 -600 70,268 -89
December 2012 51,900 0 70,357 16
November 2012 51,900 300 70,341 30
October 2012 51,600 200 70,311 38
September 2012 51,400 0 70,273 47
August 2012 51,400 -200 70,226 52
July 2012 51,600 0 70,174 50
June 2012 51,600 200 70,124 62
May 2012 51,400 -200 70,062 74
April 2012 51,600 0 69,988 95
March 2012 51,600 200 69,893 115

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