Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 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 5.2% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Johnstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Pennsylvania	4.7%	-0.1	-0.2
Johnstown	5.3%	+0.1	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 3,592 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,037 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 44. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnstown	3,081	+44	-657

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	5.3%	3,081
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
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	5.8%	3,433
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	5.9%	3,487
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	6.0%	3,584
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	6.1%	3,627
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	6.0%	3,559
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	5.9%	3,543