East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for East Stroudsburg fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in East Stroudsburg peaked in April 2020 at 20.7% and is now 16.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare East Stroudsburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| East Stroudsburg | 4.7% | -0.1 | -1.0 |
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 16,572. There are now 12,762 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Stroudsburg | 3,810 | -138 | -937 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
East Stroudsburg Unemployment Rate |
East Stroudsburg Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.4% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 4.7% | 3,810 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 3,948 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 3,931 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 4,163 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 5.2% | 4,323 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.1% | 5.4% | 4,452 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 4,606 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 4,705 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4,692 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 4,728 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 5.7% | 4,730 |
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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