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

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Scranton fell 2.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 15.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Scranton peaked in April 2020 at 18.4% and is now 2.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Scranton unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.1%	-3.0	+8.9
Scranton	15.5%	-2.9	+10.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 2020 at 50,120. There are now 8,255 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Scranton employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Scranton	41,865	-8,255	+27,883

Number of Unemployed Persons

Scranton, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Scranton Unemployment Rate	Scranton Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.1%	15.5%	41,865
April 2020	14.7%	16.1%	18.4%	50,120
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	7.0%	19,634
February 2020	3.5%	4.7%	5.8%	16,095
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	5.8%	16,061
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	6.0%	16,651
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.9%	16,318
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	5.7%	15,930
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.6%	15,496
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	5.4%	15,039
July 2019	3.7%	4.4%	5.3%	14,605