State College, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 78,700 jobs in State College, Pennsylvania in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,579 employed persons for the month. State College lost 0 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 131 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare State College job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	78,700	0	+300
CPS	75,579	-131	-1,064

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

State College, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for State College 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 State College, Pennsylvania

CES employment for State College peaked in January 2018 at 79,600. Since then 900 jobs have been lost in State College according to the employer survey. From a trough of 78,300 in February 2018, State College has gained 400 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,480 for State College in February 2016. 1,901 jobs have been lost in State College since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

State College, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	78,700	0	75,579	-131
March 2018	78,700	400	75,710	-251
February 2018	78,300	-1,300	75,961	-189
January 2018	79,600	1,100	76,150	287
December 2017	78,500	200	75,863	108
November 2017	78,300	400	75,755	30
October 2017	77,900	-600	75,725	-134
September 2017	78,500	-100	75,859	-225
August 2017	78,600	0	76,084	-211
July 2017	78,600	200	76,295	-150
June 2017	78,400	1,600	76,445	-120
May 2017	76,800	-1,600	76,565	-78