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Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Erie fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2013 to 7.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Erie peaked in January 2010 at 9.7% and is now 2.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.5% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Erie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
Pennsylvania 7.9% -0.2 +0.3
Erie 7.7% -0.3 +0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Erie, Pennsylvania, National

Erie, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Erie peaked in February 2010 at 13,439. There are now 2,625 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,600 in February 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 214. Erie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Erie, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Erie 10,814 -454 +207

Number of Unemployed Persons

Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate 		Erie
Unemployment Rate 		Erie
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 7.6% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 7.9% 7.7% 10,814
February
2013 		7.7% 8.1% 8.0% 11,268
January
2013 		7.9% 8.2% 8.1% 11,561
December
2012 		7.8% 7.9% 7.9% 11,234
November
2012 		7.8% 8.1% 7.9% 11,225
October
2012 		7.9% 8.0% 7.9% 11,214
September
2012 		7.8% 8.1% 7.9% 11,208
August
2012 		8.1% 8.1% 7.9% 11,191
July
2012 		8.2% 8.1% 7.9% 11,131
June
2012 		8.2% 8.0% 7.8% 11,012
May
2012 		8.2% 7.9% 7.7% 10,854
April
2012 		8.1% 7.8% 7.6% 10,701

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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