Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lancaster peaked in January 2010 at 8.4% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lancaster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	4.0%	-0.1	-0.5
Lancaster	2.9%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 14,341 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lancaster	8,096	-242	-1,922

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	2.9%	8,096
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	3.0%	8,338
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.4%	9,609
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.4%	9,530
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.5%	9,779
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.4%	9,554
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.3%	9,403
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.4%	9,568
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.2%	9,032
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	3.0%	8,449
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	3.4%	9,469