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Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lebanon fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2023 to 3.2%. 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 14.0% and is now 10.8 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lebanon unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.5% -0.1 -0.1
Pennsylvania 4.2% -0.2 -0.2
Lebanon 3.2% -0.2 -0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2023 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, National

Lebanon, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lebanon peaked in April 2020 at 9,984. There are now 7,602 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lebanon employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lebanon, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons March 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Lebanon 2,382 -131 -319

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lebanon, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
Lebanon
Unemployment Rate
Lebanon
Unemployed
April
2023
3.4%
March
2023
3.5% 4.2% 3.2% 2,382
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 3.4% 2,513
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 3.5% 2,568
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.6% 2,634
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 3.6% 2,629
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 3.6% 2,632
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.6% 2,666
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 3.7% 2,715
July
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.8% 2,759
June
2022
3.6% 4.3% 3.8% 2,782
May
2022
3.6% 4.3% 3.8% 2,777

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.