Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 384,200 jobs in Allentown, Pennsylvania in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 425,619 employed persons for the month. Allentown lost 400 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 913 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Allentown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	384,200	-400	+5,300
CPS	425,619	+913	+7,472

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Allentown as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Allentown, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Allentown peaked in November 2019 at 385,600. Since then 1,400 jobs have been lost in Allentown according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in January 2020 for Allentown is at a new high of 425,619.

Employment: CES, CPS

Allentown, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	384,200	-400	425,619	913
December 2019	384,600	-1,000	424,706	611
November 2019	385,600	3,100	424,095	1,063
October 2019	382,500	1,400	423,032	1,024
September 2019	381,100	-800	422,008	560
August 2019	381,900	800	421,448	492
July 2019	381,100	1,300	420,956	263
June 2019	379,800	0	420,693	258
May 2019	379,800	300	420,435	260
April 2019	379,500	-700	420,175	367
March 2019	380,200	1,100	419,808	680
February 2019	379,100	200	419,128	981