Altoona, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Altoona fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2021 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Altoona peaked in April 2020 at 17.4% and is now 10.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.4% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Altoona unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
Pennsylvania | 7.3% | 0.0 | +2.3 |
Altoona | 7.1% | 0.0 | +2.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Altoona, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Altoona, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Altoona peaked in April 2020 at 10,761. There are now 6,593 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,723 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 445. Altoona employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Altoona | 4,168 | -4 | +1,261 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Altoona, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Altoona Unemployment Rate |
Altoona Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.3% | 7.1% | 4,168 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 7.3% | 7.1% | 4,172 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 7.1% | 6.4% | 3,723 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 3,742 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 3,801 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.1% | 7.3% | 4,265 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 10.2% | 9.6% | 5,426 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.0% | 11.8% | 6,832 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 13.3% | 11.8% | 6,845 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 8,177 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 10,761 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩