East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for East Stroudsburg fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2022 to 5.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in East Stroudsburg peaked in April 2020 at 21.1% and is now 15.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare East Stroudsburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.1 | -1.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.3% | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| East Stroudsburg | 5.8% | -0.1 | -2.1 |
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 April 2020 at 16,777. There are now 11,971 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Stroudsburg | 4,806 | -105 | -1,669 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
East Stroudsburg Unemployment Rate |
East Stroudsburg Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 5.8% | 4,806 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 4,911 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 4,972 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 5,101 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.9% | 6.3% | 5,189 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.1% | 6.5% | 5,347 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 5,528 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 5,653 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.5% | 6.9% | 5,638 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 5,693 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 5,927 |
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. ↩
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