Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lebanon fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Lebanon peaked in January 2010 at 8.1% and is now 4.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in March 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Lebanon 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
Lebanon	3.8%	0.0	-0.3

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: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lebanon peaked in February 2010 at 5,644. There are now 3,017 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 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lebanon	2,627	-1	-289

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Lebanon Unemployment Rate	Lebanon Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.8%	2,627
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.8%	2,628
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.1%	2,874
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.1%	2,892
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%	2,993
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.2%	2,959
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.1%	2,858
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	4.1%	2,864
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.1%	2,920
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.0%	2,871
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.0%	2,825