York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 178,800 jobs in York, Pennsylvania in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 208,479 employed persons for the month. York added 1,800 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 953 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare York job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	178,800	+1,800	+2,800
CPS	208,479	+953	+1,809

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

York, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

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

CES employment for York peaked in January 2008 at 184,000. Since then 5,200 jobs have been lost in York according to the employer survey. From a trough of 171,100 in February 2010, York has gained 7,700 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 218,785 for York in June 2008. 10,306 jobs have been lost in York since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 203,197, York has added 5,282 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

York, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	178,800	1,800	208,479	953
February 2012	177,000	400	207,526	20
January 2012	176,600	-1,300	207,506	-384
December 2011	177,900	300	207,890	-11
November 2011	177,600	-500	207,901	114
October 2011	178,100	1,000	207,787	1,061
September 2011	177,100	400	206,726	528
August 2011	176,700	300	206,198	-201
July 2011	176,400	100	206,399	-495
June 2011	176,300	-100	206,894	-274
May 2011	176,400	-200	207,168	132
April 2011	176,600	600	207,036	366
March 2011	176,000	900	206,670	516