Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Harrisburg fell 2.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Harrisburg peaked in April 2020 at 13.7% and is now 2.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Harrisburg unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.1%	-3.0	+8.9
Harrisburg	11.3%	-2.4	+7.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 41,466. There are now 6,882 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Harrisburg employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Harrisburg	34,584	-6,882	+24,021

Number of Unemployed Persons

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Harrisburg Unemployment Rate	Harrisburg Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.1%	11.3%	34,584
April 2020	14.7%	16.1%	13.7%	41,466
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.7%	14,121
February 2020	3.5%	4.7%	4.0%	12,117
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	4.0%	12,164
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	4.1%	12,665
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	4.1%	12,478
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	4.0%	12,231
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.9%	11,934
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	3.8%	11,591
July 2019	3.7%	4.4%	3.7%	11,229