Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Johnstown peaked in February 2010 at 10.0% and is now 4.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Johnstown 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
Johnstown	5.3%	0.0	-0.6

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: 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 3,517 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,770 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 386. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnstown	3,156	+42	-331

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	5.3%	3,156
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	5.3%	3,114
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	5.1%	3,055
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.1%	3,022
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	5.0%	2,928
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	4.7%	2,770
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	5.3%	3,092
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.2%	3,037
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.4%	3,213
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	5.5%	3,217
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	5.7%	3,372