East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for East Stroudsburg fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in East Stroudsburg peaked in July 2012 at 10.1% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in May 2018, 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Pennsylvania	4.1%	0.0	-0.7
East Stroudsburg	5.2%	-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: East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in East Stroudsburg peaked in July 2012 at 8,364. There are now 4,054 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,951 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 359.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
East Stroudsburg	4,310	+26	-362

Number of Unemployed Persons

East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	East Stroudsburg Unemployment Rate	East Stroudsburg Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	5.2%	4,310
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	5.3%	4,284
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	5.2%	4,203
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.1%	4,134
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	5.1%	4,117
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.9%	3,951
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	5.6%	4,496
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.7%	4,601
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.9%	4,816
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.9%	4,788
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	5.8%	4,766