Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2019 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lancaster peaked in January 2010 at 8.4% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lancaster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	0.0	-0.2
Pennsylvania	3.9%	-0.1	-0.5
Lancaster	3.0%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2019 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 22,516. There are now 13,926 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lancaster	8,590	-276	-1,039

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployed
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	—	—
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.0%	8,590
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.1%	8,866
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	3.2%	9,140
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.4%	9,481
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.4%	9,484
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.4%	9,468
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.3%	9,463
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.3%	9,461
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.3%	9,455
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.4%	9,451
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.4%	9,462