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

There were 265,600 jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania in March 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 262,630 employed persons for the month. Scranton added 200 jobs in March 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 1,045 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Scranton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	265,600	+200	+4,499
CPS	262,630	-1,045	-55

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 January 2018 at 266,100. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Scranton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 265,400 in February 2018, Scranton has gained 200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 268,396 for Scranton in January 2008. 5,766 jobs have been lost in Scranton since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 253,202, Scranton has added 9,428 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2018	265,600	200	262,630	-1,045
February 2018	265,400	-700	263,675	41
January 2018	266,100	400	263,634	540
December 2017	265,700	100	263,094	-409
November 2017	265,600	0	263,503	-376
October 2017	265,600	1,100	263,879	246
September 2017	264,500	700	263,633	700
August 2017	263,800	500	262,933	206
July 2017	263,300	500	262,727	51
June 2017	262,800	500	262,676	66
May 2017	262,300	1,199	262,610	-100
April 2017	261,100	0	262,710	25