State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in April 2020 at 10.2% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2023, 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 | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.9% | +0.1 | +0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.4% | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| State College | 2.8% | 0.0 | -0.8 |
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 7,696. There are now 5,517 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. State College employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in State College, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | October 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 2,179 | -9 | -648 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2,179 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2,188 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2,256 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 2,287 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 2,462 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 4.0% | 3.2% | 2,555 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 4.1% | 3.3% | 2,631 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 2,741 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 2,835 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 2,833 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 2,833 |
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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