State College, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 82,000 jobs in State College, Pennsylvania in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 79,018 employed persons for the month. State College added 800 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 1,230 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare State College job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	82,000	+800	+2,800
CPS	79,018	+1,230	+3,057

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 in February 2019 is at a new high of 82,000.

CPS employment in February 2019 for State College is at a new high of 79,018.

Employment: CES, CPS

State College, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	82,000	800	79,018	1,230
January 2019	81,200	0	77,788	1,627
December 2018	81,200	300	76,161	100
November 2018	80,900	0	76,061	265
October 2018	80,900	500	75,796	322
September 2018	80,400	-300	75,474	-9
August 2018	80,700	1,700	75,483	300
July 2018	79,000	-200	75,183	448
June 2018	79,200	-1,300	74,735	1,042
May 2018	80,500	1,100	73,693	-1,672
April 2018	79,400	-300	75,365	-345
March 2018	79,700	500	75,710	-251