Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomsburg rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomsburg peaked in February 2010 at 9.5% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.2% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomsburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Pennsylvania	4.1%	0.0	-0.7
Bloomsburg	4.5%	+0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Bloomsburg peaked in February 2010 at 4,118. There are now 2,212 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,753 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 153.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomsburg	1,906	+27	-207

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Bloomsburg Unemployment Rate	Bloomsburg Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.5%	1,906
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.4%	1,879
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.2%	1,804
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.3%	1,842
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.4%	1,858
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.2%	1,753
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.6%	1,951
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%	2,019
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.0%	2,153
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.0%	2,129
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%	2,096