Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lancaster peaked in January 2010 at 8.4% and is now 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Lancaster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Pennsylvania	4.1%	0.0	-0.7
Lancaster	3.4%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 22,437. There are now 12,691 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 8,449 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,297. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lancaster	9,746	+192	-708

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.4%	9,746
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.4%	9,554
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	3.3%	9,403
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.4%	9,568
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	3.2%	9,032
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	3.0%	8,449
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.4%	9,469
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.3%	9,254
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	10,018
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	10,191
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.8%	10,462