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Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2010 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate for Lancaster in July 2010 is at a new high.

Unemployment Rate July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% 0.0 +0.1
Pennsylvania 9.3% +0.1 +1.0
Lancaster 8.1% +0.1 +0.7
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2010 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, National

Lancaster, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lancaster peaked in February 2010 at 23,812. There are now 1,848 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 20,760 in April 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,204. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Lancaster 21,964 +234 +1,476

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
Lancaster
Unemployment Rate
Lancaster
Unemployed
August
2010
9.6%
July
2010
9.5% 9.3% 8.1% 21,964
June
2010
9.5% 9.2% 8.0% 21,730
May
2010
9.7% 9.2% 8.0% 21,714
April
2010
9.9% 9.0% 7.6% 20,760
March
2010
9.7% 9.0% 8.4% 22,438
February
2010
9.7% 8.9% 8.9% 23,812
January
2010
9.7% 8.8% 8.6% 23,017
December
2009
10.0% 8.8% 7.5% 19,985
November
2009
10.0% 8.7% 7.4% 19,713
October
2009
10.1% 8.6% 7.5% 20,116
September
2009
9.8% 8.6% 7.4% 19,940
August
2009
9.7% 8.5% 7.6% 20,744

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.