Lancaster, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 261,399 jobs in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 275,941 employed persons for the month. Lancaster added 500 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 649 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Lancaster job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	261,399	+500	+2,000
CPS	275,941	+649	+2,915

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 November 2019 at 262,100. Since then 700 jobs have been lost in Lancaster according to the employer survey. From a trough of 260,899 in December 2019, Lancaster has gained 500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment in January 2020 for Lancaster is at a new high of 275,941.

Employment: CES, CPS

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	261,399	500	275,941	649
December 2019	260,899	-1,200	275,292	-325
November 2019	262,100	1,200	275,617	-199
October 2019	260,899	500	275,816	-43
September 2019	260,399	699	275,859	101
August 2019	259,700	200	275,758	246
July 2019	259,500	600	275,512	465
June 2019	258,899	299	275,047	600
May 2019	258,600	-99	274,447	439
April 2019	258,700	-100	274,008	62
March 2019	258,800	300	273,946	218
February 2019	258,500	-899	273,728	702