State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in January 2010 at 6.3% and is now 3.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in April 2019, 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 | July 2019 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.7% | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.9% | +0.1 | -0.3 |
| State College | 2.9% | 0.0 | -0.3 |
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 February 2010 at 4,879. There are now 2,523 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,330 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 26. State College employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in State College, Pennsylvania) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2019 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 2,356 | +26 | -179 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
| August 2019 |
3.7% | 3.9% | — | — |
| July 2019 |
3.7% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 2,356 |
| June 2019 |
3.7% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2,330 |
| May 2019 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2,372 |
| April 2019 |
3.6% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 2,360 |
| March 2019 |
3.8% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 2,416 |
| February 2019 |
3.8% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 2,465 |
| January 2019 |
4.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 2,514 |
| December 2018 |
3.9% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2,561 |
| November 2018 |
3.7% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2,561 |
| October 2018 |
3.8% | 4.2% | 3.2% | 2,554 |
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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