Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 378,500 jobs in Allentown, Pennsylvania in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 419,356 employed persons for the month. Allentown added 900 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 979 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Allentown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	378,500	+900	+6,900
CPS	419,356	+979	+7,098

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 in December 2018 is at a new high of 378,500.

CPS employment in December 2018 for Allentown is at a new high of 419,356.

Employment: CES, CPS

Allentown, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	378,500	900	419,356	979
November 2018	377,600	100	418,377	-107
October 2018	377,500	1,800	418,484	2,856
September 2018	375,700	1,500	415,628	-229
August 2018	374,200	-1,400	415,857	-903
July 2018	375,600	700	416,760	1,855
June 2018	374,900	800	414,905	1,051
May 2018	374,100	700	413,854	1,403
April 2018	373,400	300	412,451	411
March 2018	373,100	300	412,040	-2,355
February 2018	372,800	700	414,395	1,296
January 2018	372,100	500	413,099	841