Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 343,600 jobs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 282,522 employed persons for the month. Harrisburg added 900 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 77 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Harrisburg job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	343,600	+900	+2,100
CPS	282,522	-77	-1,682

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 October 2017 at 343,800. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Harrisburg according to the employer survey. From a trough of 342,700 in January 2018, Harrisburg has gained 900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 288,356 for Harrisburg in July 2017. 5,834 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
February 2018	343,600	900	282,522	-77
January 2018	342,700	-300	282,599	-1,001
December 2017	343,000	-100	283,600	-1,177
November 2017	343,100	-700	284,777	-620
October 2017	343,800	100	285,397	-898
September 2017	343,700	500	286,295	-928
August 2017	343,200	600	287,223	-1,133
July 2017	342,600	100	288,356	356
June 2017	342,500	1,100	288,000	1,483
May 2017	341,400	-800	286,517	649
April 2017	342,200	1,500	285,868	1,578
March 2017	340,700	-800	284,290	86