Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown rose 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Johnstown peaked in March 2010 at 9.9% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.5% in April 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Johnstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Pennsylvania	3.9%	+0.1	-0.3
Johnstown	4.7%	+0.2	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 March 2010 at 6,589. There are now 3,868 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,630 in May 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 91. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnstown	2,721	+77	-310

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.7%	2,721
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.5%	2,644
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.5%	2,630
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.5%	2,633
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.6%	2,701
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.8%	2,786
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	5.0%	2,893
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.2%	3,015
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.2%	3,018
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.2%	3,021