Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 305,000 jobs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 259,158 employed persons for the month. Harrisburg lost 49,500 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 29,775 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	305,000	-49,500	-45,800
CPS	259,158	-29,775	-29,836

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

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Harrisburg peaked in November 2019 at 355,700. Since then 50,700 jobs have been lost in Harrisburg according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 294,313 for Harrisburg in December 2019. 35,155 jobs have been lost in Harrisburg since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	305,000	-49,500	259,158	-29,775
March 2020	354,500	-300	288,933	-5,379
February 2020	354,800	-700	294,312	647
January 2020	355,500	-100	293,665	-648
December 2019	355,600	-100	294,313	612
November 2019	355,700	1,500	293,701	817
October 2019	354,200	2,300	292,884	909
September 2019	351,900	-700	291,975	1,006
August 2019	352,600	100	290,969	987
July 2019	352,500	700	289,982	701
June 2019	351,800	1,100	289,281	312
May 2019	350,700	-100	288,969	-25