Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster fell 3.8 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lancaster peaked in April 2020 at 15.2% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lancaster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.4%	-2.7	+9.2
Lancaster	11.4%	-3.8	+8.1

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: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lancaster peaked in April 2020 at 42,484. There are now 9,515 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lancaster	32,969	-9,515	+23,620

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	13.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.4%	11.4%	32,969
April 2020	14.7%	16.1%	15.2%	42,484
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.4%	12,497
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