Department of Numbers

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 266,700 jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 279,177 employed persons for the month. Lancaster added 1,800 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,734 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lancaster job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 266,700 +1,800 +10,599
CPS 279,177 +1,734 +6,339

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 January 2023 is at a new high of 266,700.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 279,763 for Lancaster in February 2020. 586 jobs have been lost in Lancaster since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 232,859, Lancaster has added 46,318 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 266,700 1,800 279,177 1,734
December 2022 264,900 1,500 277,443 838
November 2022 263,400 1,299 276,605 406
October 2022 262,100 200 276,199 764
September 2022 261,899 799 275,435 547
August 2022 261,100 -199 274,888 105
July 2022 261,300 400 274,783 266
June 2022 260,899 1,299 274,517 212
May 2022 259,600 100 274,305 545
April 2022 259,500 700 273,760 55
March 2022 258,800 800 273,705 490
February 2022 258,000 1,899 273,215 377