Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 348,500 jobs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 287,157 employed persons for the month. Harrisburg added 500 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 858 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	348,500	+500	+4,700
CPS	287,157	+858	+3,856

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 in October 2018 is at a new high of 348,500.

CPS employment in October 2018 for Harrisburg is at a new high of 287,157.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	348,500	500	287,157	858
September 2018	348,000	1,700	286,299	979
August 2018	346,300	-500	285,320	-103
July 2018	346,800	2,600	285,423	1,908
June 2018	344,200	-900	283,515	1,046
May 2018	345,100	400	282,469	983
April 2018	344,700	500	281,486	-182
March 2018	344,200	500	281,668	-754
February 2018	343,700	1,000	282,422	433
January 2018	342,700	-300	281,989	-132
December 2017	343,000	-100	282,121	-570
November 2017	343,100	-700	282,691	-610