Lancaster, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 259,200 jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 275,537 employed persons for the month. Lancaster added 1,000 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 490 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lancaster job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	259,200	+1,000	+2,500
CPS	275,537	+490	+2,602

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

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Lancaster in July 2019 is at a new high of 259,200.

CPS employment in July 2019 for Lancaster is at a new high of 275,537.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	259,200	1,000	275,537	490
June 2019	258,200	700	275,047	600
May 2019	257,500	200	274,447	439
April 2019	257,300	-99	274,008	62
March 2019	257,399	199	273,946	218
February 2019	257,200	200	273,728	702
January 2019	257,000	1,300	273,026	261
December 2018	255,700	-699	272,765	-30
November 2018	256,399	-1,000	272,795	-184
October 2018	257,399	-100	272,979	-198
September 2018	257,500	200	273,177	-16
August 2018	257,300	600	273,193	258