Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Scranton fell 0.3 percentage points in November 2021 to 6.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Scranton peaked in April 2020 at 18.2% and is now 11.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Scranton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.7% | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| Scranton | 6.8% | -0.3 | -1.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Scranton, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Scranton peaked in April 2020 at 49,573. There are now 31,294 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Scranton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton | 18,279 | -791 | -2,991 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Scranton Unemployment Rate |
Scranton Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 18,279 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 6.0% | 7.1% | 19,070 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 19,498 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.4% | 7.4% | 19,720 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.5% | 7.3% | 19,625 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 19,648 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.0% | 7.3% | 19,461 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 7.1% | 8.3% | 22,480 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 22,431 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.4% | 8.2% | 22,034 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 21,316 |
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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