Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gettysburg rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Gettysburg peaked in February 2010 at 8.3% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Gettysburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Pennsylvania	4.2%	+0.2	0.0
Gettysburg	3.1%	+0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gettysburg peaked in March 2010 at 4,521. There are now 2,777 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,559 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 185.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gettysburg	1,744	+82	-73

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.1%	1,744
September 2019	3.5%	4.0%	3.0%	1,662
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	2.9%	1,622
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	2.9%	1,591
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	2.8%	1,559
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	2.8%	1,579
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	2.9%	1,588
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.0%	1,637
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.1%	1,697
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	3.2%	1,745
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.3%	1,806