State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College fell 0.1 percentage points in November 2021 to 3.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in April 2020 at 10.8% and is now 6.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare State College unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 4.2% | -0.4 | -2.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 5.7% | -0.3 | -1.4 |
| State College | 3.9% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
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 8,053. There are now 5,195 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 | November 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State College | 2,858 | -82 | -458 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployment Rate |
State College Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 |
3.9% | — | — | — |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 5.7% | 3.9% | 2,858 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 2,940 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 6.2% | 4.0% | 2,958 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 6.4% | 5.1% | 3,773 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 3,826 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 6.9% | 5.3% | 3,932 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 7.0% | 4.8% | 3,524 |
| April 2021 |
6.0% | 7.1% | 5.0% | 3,641 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 7.3% | 5.0% | 3,646 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 7.4% | 4.9% | 3,604 |
| January 2021 |
6.4% | 7.3% | 4.7% | 3,481 |
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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