Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gettysburg fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Gettysburg peaked in February 2010 at 8.5% and is now 4.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Gettysburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Pennsylvania	4.8%	0.0	-0.3
Gettysburg	3.6%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 February 2010 at 4,627. There are now 2,621 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,899 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 107.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gettysburg	2,006	+19	+30

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	2,006
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	1,987
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	1,997
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.5%	1,940
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.4%	1,899
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	3.6%	2,006
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	3.6%	2,030
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	3.6%	2,008
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	3.7%	2,058
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	3.9%	2,214
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	3.8%	2,107