Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Allentown fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2013 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Allentown peaked in December 2009 at 9.4% and is now 1.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Allentown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 7.5% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.6% | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| Allentown | 8.1% | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Allentown, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Allentown peaked in February 2010 at 39,829. There are now 4,490 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Allentown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2013 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | 35,339 | -941 | -840 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Allentown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Allentown Unemployment Rate |
Allentown Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2013 |
7.6% | — | — | — |
|
April 2013 |
7.5% | 7.6% | 8.1% | 35,339 |
|
March 2013 |
7.6% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 36,280 |
|
February 2013 |
7.7% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 37,633 |
|
January 2013 |
7.9% | 8.2% | 8.7% | 38,205 |
|
December 2012 |
7.8% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 37,649 |
|
November 2012 |
7.8% | 8.1% | 8.6% | 37,731 |
|
October 2012 |
7.9% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 37,788 |
|
September 2012 |
7.8% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 37,831 |
|
August 2012 |
8.1% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 37,803 |
|
July 2012 |
8.2% | 8.1% | 8.7% | 37,616 |
|
June 2012 |
8.2% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 37,230 |
|
May 2012 |
8.2% | 7.9% | 8.5% | 36,708 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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