State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in April 2020 at 10.4% and is now 7.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in October 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare State College unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 4.3% | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| State College | 3.1% | 0.0 | -0.7 |
Unemployment Rate: State College, Pennsylvania, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in State College peaked in April 2020 at 7,780. There are now 5,363 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,348 in November 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 69. State College employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in State College, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 2,417 | +64 | -484 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2,417 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2,353 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2,348 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 2,377 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 2,439 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 2,498 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 3.2% | 2,502 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2,569 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2,561 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 4.3% | 3.4% | 2,633 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 2,692 |
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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