Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Erie fell 0.2 percentage points in April 2022 to 5.5%. 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 11.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Erie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Pennsylvania | 4.8% | -0.1 | -2.1 |
Erie | 5.5% | -0.2 | -2.5 |
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 21,279. There are now 14,283 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Erie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Erie, Pennsylvania) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Erie | 6,996 | -164 | -3,176 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Erie, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Erie Unemployment Rate |
Erie Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.8% | 5.5% | 6,996 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 7,160 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 7,468 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 7,816 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 8,047 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.5% | 6.4% | 8,018 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 8,086 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.8% | 6.7% | 8,410 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.1% | 7.0% | 8,821 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.4% | 7.3% | 9,247 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 9,618 |
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. ↩