State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College rose 0.1 percentage points in June 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in January 2010 at 6.4% and is now 3.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare State College unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	June 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.0%	+0.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	4.3%	-0.2	-0.5
State College	3.2%	+0.1	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with June 2018 data as July metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 4,902. There are now 2,435 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,353 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 114. State College employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in State College, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	June 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
State College	2,467	+114	-340

Number of Unemployed Persons

State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	State College Unemployment Rate	State College Unemployed
July 2018	3.9%	—	—	—
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	3.2%	2,467
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	3.1%	2,353
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	3.4%	2,656
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.3%	2,600
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.7%	2,883
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	2,807
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	2,842
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	2,849
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	3.6%	2,828
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	3.6%	2,807
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	3.5%	2,780