Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown rose 0.3 percentage points in December 2020 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Johnstown peaked in April 2020 at 18.1% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.8% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Johnstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | December 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | 0.0 | +3.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 6.7% | -0.1 | +2.1 |
| Johnstown | 7.1% | +0.3 | +1.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Johnstown peaked in April 2020 at 10,457. There are now 6,585 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,797 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 75. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnstown | 3,872 | +75 | +301 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Johnstown Unemployment Rate |
Johnstown Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2021 |
6.3% | — | — | — |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 3,872 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 3,797 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 4,125 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 4,614 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 10.4% | 10.2% | 5,590 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 6,824 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 13.2% | 12.4% | 6,805 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.4% | 13.9% | 7,867 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.1% | 18.1% | 10,457 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 5.8% | 7.3% | 4,270 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 3,400 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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