Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 345,300 jobs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 287,953 employed persons for the month. Harrisburg lost 600 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 301 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	345,300	-600	-1,800
CPS	287,953	-301	+1,557

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 April 2019 at 348,800. Since then 3,500 jobs have been lost in Harrisburg according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 288,365 for Harrisburg in April 2019. 412 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
July 2019	345,300	-600	287,953	-301
June 2019	345,900	-1,700	288,254	-84
May 2019	347,600	-1,200	288,338	-27
April 2019	348,800	3,500	288,365	228
March 2019	345,300	-1,400	288,137	-107
February 2019	346,700	-1,000	288,244	397
January 2019	347,700	-600	287,847	423
December 2018	348,300	300	287,424	-60
November 2018	348,000	300	287,484	-33
October 2018	347,700	-300	287,517	217
September 2018	348,000	-100	287,300	402
August 2018	348,100	1,000	286,898	502