Lancaster, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 259,000 jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in December 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 274,213 employed persons for the month. Lancaster added 200 jobs in December 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 719 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lancaster job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	259,000	+200	+4,300
CPS	274,213	+719	+6,133

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 December 2018 is at a new high of 259,000.

CPS employment in December 2018 for Lancaster is at a new high of 274,213.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2018	259,000	200	274,213	719
November 2018	258,800	199	273,494	750
October 2018	258,600	900	272,744	485
September 2018	257,700	400	272,259	238
August 2018	257,300	199	272,021	-43
July 2018	257,100	700	272,064	748
June 2018	256,399	199	271,316	927
May 2018	256,200	0	270,389	2,508
April 2018	256,200	99	267,881	-460
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