East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for East Stroudsburg rose 0.2 percentage points in August 2019 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in East Stroudsburg peaked in July 2012 at 10.0% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare East Stroudsburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Pennsylvania	3.9%	0.0	-0.3
East Stroudsburg	4.9%	+0.2	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in East Stroudsburg peaked in August 2012 at 8,265. There are now 4,239 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,801 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 225.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
East Stroudsburg	4,026	+121	-279

Number of Unemployed Persons

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	East Stroudsburg Unemployment Rate	East Stroudsburg Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	4.0%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.9%	4,026
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.7%	3,905
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.6%	3,801
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.6%	3,818
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.7%	3,852
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.8%	3,962
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.9%	4,075
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	5.1%	4,188
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.2%	4,317
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.2%	4,317
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.2%	4,310