State College, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 82,200 jobs in State College, Pennsylvania in August 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 79,286 employed persons for the month. State College added 500 jobs in August 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 104 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare State College job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	82,200	+500	+1,500
CPS	79,286	-104	+1,973

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 August 2019 is at a new high of 82,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 79,390 for State College in July 2019. 104 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
August 2019	82,200	500	79,286	-104
July 2019	81,700	200	79,390	33
June 2019	81,500	-200	79,357	63
May 2019	81,700	-400	79,294	73
April 2019	82,100	100	79,221	148
March 2019	82,000	-100	79,073	253
February 2019	82,100	900	78,820	376
January 2019	81,200	0	78,444	342
December 2018	81,200	300	78,102	-47
November 2018	80,900	0	78,149	47
October 2018	80,900	500	78,102	338
September 2018	80,400	-300	77,764	451