Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 261,200 jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 263,628 employed persons for the month. Scranton lost 1,400 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 315 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Scranton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	261,200	-1,400	-2,800
CPS	263,628	-315	+1,045

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

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

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

CES employment for Scranton peaked in September 2017 at 264,400. Since then 3,200 jobs have been lost in Scranton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 268,123 for Scranton in February 2008. 4,495 jobs have been lost in Scranton since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 253,288, Scranton has added 10,340 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	261,200	-1,400	263,628	-315
June 2019	262,600	-1,200	263,943	-103
May 2019	263,800	-200	264,046	-111
April 2019	264,000	400	264,157	59
March 2019	263,600	200	264,098	349
February 2019	263,400	-100	263,749	469
January 2019	263,500	-200	263,280	320
December 2018	263,700	-600	262,960	24
November 2018	264,300	400	262,936	94
October 2018	263,900	800	262,842	179
September 2018	263,100	-400	262,663	125
August 2018	263,500	-500	262,538	-45