York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 7.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in February 2010 at 9.1% and is now 1.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.1% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare York 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
York	7.6%	-0.1	-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: York, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

York, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in York peaked in February 2010 at 20,267. There are now 3,278 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,953 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,036. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
York	16,989	-295	-2,453

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	York Unemployment Rate	York Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	7.6%	7.6%	16,989
November 2011	8.7%	7.9%	7.7%	17,284
October 2011	8.9%	8.1%	7.8%	17,527
September 2011	9.0%	8.3%	7.9%	17,846
August 2011	9.1%	8.2%	7.8%	17,483
July 2011	9.1%	7.8%	7.5%	16,778
June 2011	9.1%	7.6%	7.3%	16,255
May 2011	9.0%	7.4%	7.1%	15,953
April 2011	9.0%	7.5%	7.2%	16,164
March 2011	8.9%	7.8%	7.5%	16,861
February 2011	9.0%	8.0%	8.0%	17,822
January 2011	9.1%	8.3%	8.4%	18,741