Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Scranton rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Scranton peaked in March 2010 at 9.8% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.6% in June 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Scranton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Pennsylvania	3.9%	+0.1	-0.3
Scranton	4.7%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Scranton, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Scranton peaked in April 2010 at 27,580. There are now 14,647 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 12,846 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 87. Scranton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Scranton	12,933	+87	-885

Number of Unemployed Persons

Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Scranton Unemployment Rate	Scranton Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	4.7%	12,933
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	4.6%	12,846
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.7%	12,979
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	4.7%	13,003
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	4.8%	13,328
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.9%	13,584
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	5.0%	13,852
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	5.1%	14,065
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.1%	14,085
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	5.1%	14,071