Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Johnstown peaked in February 2010 at 10.0% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Johnstown 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
Johnstown	4.3%	-0.2	-1.1

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: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Johnstown peaked in February 2010 at 6,673. There are now 4,147 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnstown	2,526	-103	-687

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.3%	2,526
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	4.5%	2,629
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.1%	3,041
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.1%	3,008
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.3%	3,157
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.3%	3,114
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.1%	3,055
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.1%	3,022
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	5.0%	2,928
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.7%	2,770
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.3%	3,092