Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Scranton fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Scranton peaked in April 2010 at 9.7% and is now 0.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.6% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Scranton 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
Scranton	9.0%	-0.3	-0.7

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: Scranton, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Scranton peaked in October 2010 at 27,202. There are now 1,990 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 23,977 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,235. Scranton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Scranton	25,212	-839	-1,945

Number of Unemployed Persons

Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Scranton Unemployment Rate	Scranton Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.6%	9.0%	25,212
November 2011	8.7%	7.9%	9.3%	26,051
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	9.5%	26,557
September 2011	9.0%	8.3%	9.6%	26,788
August 2011	9.1%	8.2%	9.3%	26,102
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	9.0%	25,089
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	8.7%	24,416
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	8.6%	23,977
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	8.7%	24,233
March 2011	8.9%	7.8%	8.9%	25,043
February 2011	9.0%	8.0%	9.2%	25,932
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	9.5%	26,592