Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lancaster rose 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.4%. 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 5.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Lancaster unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Pennsylvania	4.7%	-0.1	-0.2
Lancaster	3.4%	+0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 13,032 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,254 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 151. Lancaster employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lancaster	9,405	+151	-1,394

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lancaster, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployment Rate	Lancaster Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.4%	9,405
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
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.8%	10,472
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.8%	10,454
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	3.8%	10,598
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	3.8%	10,715
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	3.8%	10,613
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	3.8%	10,583