Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lebanon fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lebanon peaked in April 2020 at 14.4% and is now 10.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lebanon unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.8% | -0.1 | -2.1 |
| Lebanon | 3.8% | -0.1 | -2.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Lebanon peaked in April 2020 at 10,177. There are now 7,402 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lebanon employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2,775 | -83 | -1,570 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Lebanon Unemployment Rate |
Lebanon Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 2,775 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 2,858 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 5.1% | 4.1% | 3,009 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 5.4% | 4.4% | 3,185 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 3,307 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.5% | 4.6% | 3,304 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 5.6% | 4.6% | 3,340 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 3,455 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.1% | 5.6% | 4,046 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 4,163 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.6% | 5.9% | 4,245 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
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