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Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lebanon fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2013 to 6.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lebanon peaked in January 2010 at 7.3% and is now 0.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.1% in February 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Lebanon 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
Lebanon 6.5% -0.2 +0.3
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: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, National

Lebanon, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lebanon peaked in March 2010 at 5,360. There are now 489 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,564 in February 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 307. Lebanon employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Lebanon 4,871 -172 +278

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate 		Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate 		Lebanon
Unemployment Rate 		Lebanon
Unemployed
April
2013 		7.5% 7.6% — —
March
2013 		7.6% 7.9% 6.5% 4,871
February
2013 		7.7% 8.1% 6.7% 5,043
January
2013 		7.9% 8.2% 6.8% 5,133
December
2012 		7.8% 7.9% 6.6% 4,995
November
2012 		7.8% 8.1% 6.6% 4,982
October
2012 		7.9% 8.0% 6.6% 4,968
September
2012 		7.8% 8.1% 6.6% 4,956
August
2012 		8.1% 8.1% 6.6% 4,941
July
2012 		8.2% 8.1% 6.5% 4,908
June
2012 		8.2% 8.0% 6.5% 4,845
May
2012 		8.2% 7.9% 6.4% 4,757
April
2012 		8.1% 7.8% 6.2% 4,664

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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