Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Johnstown fell 4.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.7%. 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 April 2020 at 18.1% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Johnstown unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.1%	-3.0	+8.9
Johnstown	13.7%	-4.4	+8.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 10,457. There are now 2,622 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Johnstown employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Johnstown	7,835	-2,622	+4,938

Number of Unemployed Persons

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployment Rate	Johnstown Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.1%	13.7%	7,835
April 2020	14.7%	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
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	5.8%	3,401
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	6.1%	3,571
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	6.0%	3,482
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	5.8%	3,379
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.6%	3,268
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	5.4%	3,155
July 2019	3.7%	4.4%	5.3%	3,051