Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gettysburg fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2019 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Gettysburg peaked in February 2010 at 8.3% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Gettysburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Gettysburg	2.9%	-0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 2,932 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Gettysburg	1,589	-48	-190

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployment Rate	Gettysburg Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	2.9%	1,589
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
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.3%	1,811
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.3%	1,817
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.3%	1,816
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.3%	1,805
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.2%	1,787
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.2%	1,770