Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Scranton rose 0.2 percentage points in February 2021 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Scranton peaked in April 2020 at 18.4% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.8% in November 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Scranton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.2% | -0.1 | +2.7 |
Pennsylvania | 7.3% | 0.0 | +2.3 |
Scranton | 8.7% | +0.2 | +2.9 |
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 50,120. There are now 26,529 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 20,461 in November 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,130. Scranton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Scranton | 23,591 | +510 | +7,496 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
Scranton Unemployment Rate |
Scranton Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2021 |
6.0% | — | — | — |
February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 23,591 |
January 2021 |
6.3% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 23,081 |
December 2020 |
6.7% | 7.1% | 7.9% | 20,548 |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 7.1% | 7.8% | 20,461 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 7.0% | 8.6% | 22,545 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.1% | 9.6% | 25,442 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 10.2% | 11.7% | 30,719 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 13.0% | 13.8% | 36,457 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 13.3% | 15.2% | 40,200 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.5% | 15.7% | 42,700 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 16.2% | 18.4% | 50,120 |
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. ↩