Bloomsburg-Berwick, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Bloomsburg rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Bloomsburg peaked in March 2010 at 9.4% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in April 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Bloomsburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Pennsylvania	4.2%	+0.2	0.0
Bloomsburg	4.2%	+0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 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 March 2010 at 4,098. There are now 2,279 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,691 in April 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 128.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Bloomsburg	1,819	+66	-75

Number of Unemployed Persons

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Bloomsburg Unemployment Rate	Bloomsburg Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	4.2%	4.2%	1,819
September 2019	3.5%	4.0%	4.1%	1,753
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	1,724
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.0%	1,709
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.0%	1,693
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.0%	1,706
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.0%	1,691
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.1%	1,734
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.2%	1,789
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%	1,840
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.4%	1,893