Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster rose 0.8 percentage points in March 2020 to 4.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lancaster peaked in January 2010 at 8.4% and is now 3.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in January 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Lancaster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Pennsylvania	5.8%	+1.1	+1.7
Lancaster	4.5%	+0.8	+1.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lancaster peaked in January 2010 at 22,604. There are now 9,823 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,113 in February 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,668. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lancaster	12,781	+2,164	+3,662

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	15.1%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.5%	12,781
February 2020	3.5%	4.7%	3.7%	10,617
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	3.7%	10,612
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.8%	10,901
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.7%	10,762
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	3.7%	10,579
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.6%	10,355
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	3.5%	10,099
July 2019	3.7%	4.4%	3.4%	9,829
June 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.4%	9,566
May 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.3%	9,349