Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 371,900 jobs in Allentown, Pennsylvania in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 411,697 employed persons for the month. Allentown lost 200 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,582 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Allentown job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	371,900	-200	+2,500
CPS	411,697	+1,582	+1,719

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 2017 at 372,900. Since then 1,000 jobs have been lost in Allentown according to the employer survey. From a trough of 371,600 in December 2017, Allentown has gained 300 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 413,453 for Allentown in February 2016. 1,756 jobs have been lost in Allentown since then according to the household survey. From a December 2017 low of 403,348, Allentown has added 8,349 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Allentown, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	371,900	-200	411,697	1,582
January 2018	372,100	500	410,115	6,767
December 2017	371,600	-1,300	403,348	-2,808
November 2017	372,900	1,500	406,156	-181
October 2017	371,400	300	406,337	-541
September 2017	371,100	700	406,878	55
August 2017	370,400	400	406,823	-1,740
July 2017	370,000	200	408,563	-362
June 2017	369,800	400	408,925	-224
May 2017	369,400	300	409,149	-787
April 2017	369,100	300	409,936	780
March 2017	368,800	-600	409,156	-822