Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Johnstown peaked in February 2010 at 9.6% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.1% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Johnstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Pennsylvania	7.6%	-0.3	-0.9
Johnstown	8.2%	-0.2	-1.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Johnstown peaked in March 2010 at 6,567. There are now 927 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,605 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 35. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnstown	5,640	-147	-701

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.6%	8.2%	5,640
November 2011	8.7%	7.9%	8.4%	5,787
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	8.5%	5,916
September 2011	9.0%	8.3%	8.8%	6,056
August 2011	9.1%	8.2%	8.7%	6,020
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	8.5%	5,826
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	8.3%	5,701
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	8.1%	5,605
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	8.2%	5,633
March 2011	8.9%	7.8%	8.4%	5,777
February 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.7%	5,977
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.0%	6,163