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

There were 268,500 jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania in August 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 266,907 employed persons for the month. Scranton lost 500 jobs in August 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 330 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Scranton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	268,500	-500	+4,700
CPS	266,907	-330	+3,974

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 July 2018 at 269,000. Since then 500 jobs have been lost in Scranton according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 268,396 for Scranton in January 2008. 1,489 jobs have been lost in Scranton since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 253,202, Scranton has added 13,705 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
August 2018	268,500	-500	266,907	-330
July 2018	269,000	900	267,237	2,382
June 2018	268,100	1,400	264,855	1,707
May 2018	266,700	700	263,148	991
April 2018	266,000	400	262,157	-228
March 2018	265,600	200	262,385	-1,290
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