York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in February 2010 at 9.1% and is now 1.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.1% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare York 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
York	7.4%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April 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 3,513 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 801. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
York	16,754	-72	-107

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	York Unemployment Rate	York Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.4%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.5%	7.4%	16,754
February 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.5%	16,826
January 2012	8.3%	7.6%	7.5%	16,939
December 2011	8.5%	7.7%	7.6%	16,989
November 2011	8.7%	7.8%	7.7%	17,284
October 2011	8.9%	7.9%	7.8%	17,527
September 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.9%	17,846
August 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.8%	17,483
July 2011	9.1%	8.1%	7.5%	16,778
June 2011	9.1%	8.0%	7.3%	16,255
May 2011	9.0%	8.0%	7.1%	15,953
April 2011	9.0%	7.9%	7.2%	16,164