State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College fell 2.1 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.8 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in April 2020 at 10.4% and is now 2.1 percentage points lower. You can also compare State College unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.1%	-3.0	+8.9
State College	8.3%	-2.1	+5.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 8,168. There are now 1,574 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	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
State College	6,594	-1,574	+4,046

Number of Unemployed Persons

State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	State College Unemployment Rate	State College Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.1%	8.3%	6,594
April 2020	14.7%	16.1%	10.4%	8,168
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	4.5%	3,573
February 2020	3.5%	4.7%	3.6%	2,931
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	3.6%	2,907
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.7%	3,020
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.7%	2,950
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	3.6%	2,875
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	3.5%	2,792
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	3.4%	2,710
July 2019	3.7%	4.4%	3.3%	2,638