Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 259,300 jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 258,233 employed persons for the month. Scranton added 2,199 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,981 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Scranton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	259,300	+2,199	+5,100
CPS	258,233	+1,981	+2,681

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

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Scranton 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 Scranton, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Scranton peaked in June 2007 at 263,900. Since then 4,600 jobs have been lost in Scranton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 251,200 in December 2009, Scranton has gained 8,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 267,488 for Scranton in July 2008. 9,255 jobs have been lost in Scranton since then according to the household survey. From a August 2010 low of 251,880, Scranton has added 6,353 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	259,300	2,199	258,233	1,981
February 2012	257,100	900	256,252	1,242
January 2012	256,200	-300	255,010	655
December 2011	256,500	200	254,355	350
November 2011	256,300	1,800	254,005	121
October 2011	254,500	200	253,884	260
September 2011	254,300	-400	253,624	-357
August 2011	254,700	-600	253,981	-499
July 2011	255,300	1,300	254,480	-623
June 2011	254,000	-200	255,103	-734
May 2011	254,200	-200	255,837	-71
April 2011	254,400	200	255,908	356
March 2011	254,200	0	255,552	815