State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for State College rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in State College peaked in January 2010 at 6.4% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare State College unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Pennsylvania	4.1%	0.0	-0.7
State College	3.4%	+0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 2,242 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,271 in August 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 389. State College employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in State College, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
State College	2,660	+120	-168

Number of Unemployed Persons

State College, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	State College Unemployment Rate	State College Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.4%	2,660
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	3.3%	2,540
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	2.9%	2,271
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.1%	2,414
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	3.2%	2,469
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