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Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Williamsport fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 4.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Williamsport peaked in April 2020 at 15.9% and is now 11.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Williamsport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Pennsylvania 4.3% 0.0 -0.2
Williamsport 4.3% -0.1 -1.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Williamsport, Pennsylvania, National

Williamsport, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Williamsport peaked in April 2020 at 8,884. There are now 6,537 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Williamsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Williamsport 2,347 -35 -819

Number of Unemployed Persons

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
Williamsport
Unemployment Rate
Williamsport
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 4.3% 2,347
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 4.4% 2,382
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 4.5% 2,443
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 4.6% 2,505
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 4.7% 2,571
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 4.8% 2,631
July
2022
3.5% 4.3% 4.8% 2,599
June
2022
3.6% 4.3% 4.8% 2,626
May
2022
3.6% 4.3% 4.8% 2,648
April
2022
3.6% 4.3% 5.0% 2,733
March
2022
3.6% 4.4% 5.1% 2,798

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.