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Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Johnstown peaked in April 2020 at 17.8% and is now 13.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Johnstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Pennsylvania 4.3% 0.0 -0.2
Johnstown 4.8% -0.1 -1.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, National

Johnstown, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Johnstown peaked in April 2020 at 9,902. There are now 7,231 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Johnstown 2,671 -32 -733

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
Johnstown
Unemployment Rate
Johnstown
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 4.8% 2,671
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 4.9% 2,703
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.0% 2,749
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 5.1% 2,826
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 5.2% 2,891
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 5.3% 2,944
July
2022
3.5% 4.3% 5.3% 2,900
June
2022
3.6% 4.3% 5.3% 2,916
May
2022
3.6% 4.3% 5.3% 2,931
April
2022
3.6% 4.3% 5.4% 3,000
March
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.5% 3,053

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.