Lancaster, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 255,800 jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 267,532 employed persons for the month. Lancaster lost 300 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 809 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lancaster job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	255,800	-300	+2,800
CPS	267,532	-809	-3,362

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 peaked in March 2018 at 256,100. Since then 300 jobs have been lost in Lancaster according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 270,934 for Lancaster in March 2017. 3,402 jobs have been lost in Lancaster since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	255,800	-300	267,532	-809
March 2018	256,100	100	268,341	-2,341
February 2018	256,000	300	270,682	1,615
January 2018	255,700	1,000	269,067	987
December 2017	254,700	900	268,080	402
November 2017	253,800	100	267,678	-391
October 2017	253,700	200	268,069	-1,085
September 2017	253,500	-100	269,154	-924
August 2017	253,600	100	270,078	-576
July 2017	253,500	500	270,654	143
June 2017	253,000	100	270,511	145
May 2017	252,900	-100	270,366	-528