Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Harrisburg fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Harrisburg peaked in February 2010 at 7.9% and is now 4.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Harrisburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	4.0%	-0.1	-0.5
Harrisburg	3.1%	-0.1	-0.9

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

Unemployment Rate: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Harrisburg peaked in February 2010 at 22,988. There are now 13,847 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Harrisburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Harrisburg	9,141	-395	-2,690

Number of Unemployed Persons

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Harrisburg Unemployment Rate	Harrisburg Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.1%	9,141
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	3.2%	9,536
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.7%	11,040
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.7%	10,932
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.7%	11,082
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.7%	10,876
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.6%	10,527
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.5%	10,394
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.5%	10,203
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.3%	9,697
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.8%	10,968