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Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Chambersburg fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Chambersburg peaked in April 2020 at 12.7% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in July 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Chambersburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Pennsylvania 3.4% 0.0 -1.0
Chambersburg 3.0% 0.0 -0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, National

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Chambersburg peaked in April 2020 at 9,785. There are now 7,466 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,313 in July 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 6.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Chambersburg 2,319 -23 -618

Number of Unemployed Persons

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
Chambersburg
Unemployment Rate
Chambersburg
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.0% 2,319
October
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 2,342
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 2,345
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.1% 2,377
July
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.0% 2,313
June
2023
3.6% 3.8% 3.2% 2,464
May
2023
3.7% 4.0% 3.3% 2,587
April
2023
3.4% 4.1% 3.4% 2,653
March
2023
3.5% 4.2% 3.5% 2,760
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 3.7% 2,863
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 3.7% 2,889

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.