State College, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 78,800 jobs in State College, Pennsylvania in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 75,793 employed persons for the month. State College added 400 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 319 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare State College job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	78,800	+400	+900
CPS	75,793	+319	+68

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 800 jobs have been lost in State College according to the employer survey. From a trough of 74,700 in May 2018, State College has gained 4,100 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 77,480 for State College in February 2016. 1,687 jobs have been lost in State College since then according to the household survey. From a May 2018 low of 73,693, State College has added 2,100 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

State College, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
October 2018	78,800	400	75,793	319
September 2018	78,400	-600	75,474	-9
August 2018	79,000	-200	75,483	300
July 2018	79,200	-200	75,183	448
June 2018	79,400	4,700	74,735	1,042
May 2018	74,700	-3,300	73,693	-1,672
April 2018	78,000	-700	75,365	-345
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