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

There were 262,800 jobs in Scranton, Pennsylvania in January 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 263,335 employed persons for the month. Scranton added 900 jobs in January 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 167 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Scranton job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	January 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	262,800	+900	+699
CPS	263,335	-167	+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 April 2018 at 264,800. Since then 2,000 jobs have been lost in Scranton according to the employer survey. From a trough of 261,600 in May 2019, Scranton has gained 1,199 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 268,123 for Scranton in February 2008. 4,788 jobs have been lost in Scranton since then according to the household survey. From a February 2010 low of 253,288, Scranton has added 10,047 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Scranton, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
January 2020	262,800	900	263,335	-167
December 2019	261,899	-500	263,502	-224
November 2019	262,400	-1,600	263,726	-79
October 2019	264,000	1,800	263,805	433
September 2019	262,200	-1,200	263,372	-45
August 2019	263,400	700	263,417	-110
July 2019	262,700	900	263,527	-416
June 2019	261,800	199	263,943	-103
May 2019	261,600	-599	264,046	-111
April 2019	262,200	-200	264,157	59
March 2019	262,400	100	264,098	349
February 2019	262,300	199	263,749	469