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

There were 265,400 jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania in February 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 263,561 employed persons for the month. Scranton lost 700 jobs in February 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 416 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Scranton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	265,400	-700	+4,200
CPS	263,561	+416	+1,523

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 700 jobs have been lost in Scranton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 268,396 for Scranton in January 2008. 4,835 jobs have been lost in Scranton since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 253,246, Scranton has added 10,315 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2018	265,400	-700	263,561	416
January 2018	266,100	400	263,145	2,104
December 2017	265,700	100	261,041	-1,014
November 2017	265,600	0	262,055	122
October 2017	265,600	1,100	261,933	282
September 2017	264,500	700	261,651	318
August 2017	263,800	500	261,333	-1,090
July 2017	263,300	500	262,423	760
June 2017	262,800	500	261,663	39
May 2017	262,300	1,199	261,624	-433
April 2017	261,100	0	262,057	207
March 2017	261,100	-99	261,850	-188