Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 347,600 jobs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 289,482 employed persons for the month. Harrisburg lost 100 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 448 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	347,600	-100	+2,800
CPS	289,482	+448	+7,060

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 December 2018 at 348,300. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Harrisburg according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in February 2019 for Harrisburg is at a new high of 289,482.

Employment: CES, CPS

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	347,600	-100	289,482	448
January 2019	347,700	-600	289,034	352
December 2018	348,300	300	288,682	807
November 2018	348,000	300	287,875	798
October 2018	347,700	-300	287,077	778
September 2018	348,000	-100	286,299	979
August 2018	348,100	1,000	285,320	-103
July 2018	347,100	500	285,423	1,908
June 2018	346,600	700	283,515	1,046
May 2018	345,900	-200	282,469	983
April 2018	346,100	400	281,486	-182
March 2018	345,700	900	281,668	-754