Williamsport, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 52,600 jobs in Williamsport, Pennsylvania in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,093 employed persons for the month. Williamsport lost 200 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 424 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Williamsport job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	52,600	-200	-800
CPS	53,093	-424	-1,484

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

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for Williamsport 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 Williamsport, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Williamsport peaked in March 2012 at 57,200. Since then 4,600 jobs have been lost in Williamsport according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 58,317 for Williamsport in January 2012. 5,224 jobs have been lost in Williamsport since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	52,600	-200	53,093	-424
March 2018	52,800	-100	53,517	-228
February 2018	52,900	100	53,745	125
January 2018	52,800	-100	53,620	-196
December 2017	52,900	-200	53,816	-149
November 2017	53,100	-100	53,965	-137
October 2017	53,200	-300	54,102	-105
September 2017	53,500	100	54,207	-76
August 2017	53,400	-100	54,283	-158
July 2017	53,500	0	54,441	-42
June 2017	53,500	300	54,483	71
May 2017	53,200	-200	54,412	-165