Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gettysburg rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Gettysburg peaked in February 2010 at 8.5% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Gettysburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Pennsylvania	4.1%	0.0	-0.7
Gettysburg	3.4%	+0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 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 February 2010 at 4,628. There are now 2,695 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,611 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 322.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gettysburg	1,933	+69	-47

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.4%	1,933
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.3%	1,864
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.0%	1,681
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.0%	1,684
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	3.0%	1,684
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	2.9%	1,611
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.3%	1,827
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.3%	1,807
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.5%	1,964
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	1,974
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	1,994