Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 373,900 jobs in Allentown, Pennsylvania in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 415,563 employed persons for the month. Allentown lost 1,700 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,197 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Allentown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	373,900	-1,700	+3,500
CPS	415,563	-1,197	+1,993

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 July 2018 at 375,600. Since then 1,700 jobs have been lost in Allentown according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 416,760 for Allentown in July 2018. 1,197 jobs have been lost in Allentown since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Allentown, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	373,900	-1,700	415,563	-1,197
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
December 2017	371,600	-1,300	412,258	-530
November 2017	372,900	1,500	412,788	-491
October 2017	371,400	300	413,279	-245
September 2017	371,100	700	413,524	-46