State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College rose 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in January 2010 at 6.4% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.1% in January 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare State College unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 8.2% | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| Pennsylvania | 7.5% | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| State College | 5.4% | +0.2 | +0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: State College, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in State College peaked in February 2010 at 4,826. There are now 701 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,841 in January 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 284. State College employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in State College, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | March 2012 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 4,125 | +152 | +204 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 2012 |
8.1% | 7.4% | — | — |
|
March 2012 |
8.2% | 7.5% | 5.4% | 4,125 |
|
February 2012 |
8.3% | 7.6% | 5.2% | 3,973 |
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | 7.6% | 5.1% | 3,841 |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 7.7% | 5.2% | 3,886 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 7.8% | 5.4% | 4,074 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 7.9% | 5.7% | 4,265 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 8.0% | 6.0% | 4,489 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 8.1% | 6.1% | 4,548 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 8.1% | 5.8% | 4,307 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 8.0% | 5.5% | 4,132 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 8.0% | 5.3% | 3,984 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 3,938 |
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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