Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Williamsport fell 4.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Williamsport peaked in April 2020 at 17.4% and is now 4.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Williamsport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Pennsylvania	13.4%	-2.7	+9.2
Williamsport	12.9%	-4.5	+8.4

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: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Williamsport peaked in April 2020 at 9,240. There are now 2,467 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Williamsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Williamsport	6,773	-2,467	+4,230

Number of Unemployed Persons

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Williamsport Unemployment Rate	Williamsport Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	13.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.4%	12.9%	6,773
April 2020	14.7%	16.1%	17.4%	9,240
March 2020	4.4%	5.8%	6.7%	3,840
February 2020	3.5%	4.7%	5.3%	3,027
January 2020	3.6%	4.7%	5.3%	3,017
December 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.5%	3,180
November 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.4%	3,086
October 2019	3.6%	4.6%	5.2%	2,981
September 2019	3.5%	4.6%	5.0%	2,866
August 2019	3.7%	4.5%	4.8%	2,751