Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Erie fell 3.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Erie peaked in April 2020 at 17.2% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Erie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.1%	-3.0	+8.9
Erie	13.8%	-3.4	+9.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Erie, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Erie peaked in April 2020 at 21,787. There are now 4,269 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Erie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Erie, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Erie	17,518	-4,269	+11,974

Number of Unemployed Persons

Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Erie Unemployment Rate	Erie Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.1%	13.8%	17,518
April 2020	14.7%	16.1%	17.2%	21,787
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	6.2%	8,047
February 2020	3.5%	4.7%	5.1%	6,570
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	5.0%	6,486
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.2%	6,696
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.1%	6,551
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	4.9%	6,380
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	4.8%	6,193
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	4.7%	6,002
July 2019	3.7%	4.4%	4.5%	5,820