Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Williamsport fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 4.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Williamsport peaked in January 2010 at 10.3% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Williamsport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	4.0%	-0.1	-0.5
Williamsport	4.1%	-0.2	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March 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 January 2010 at 6,094. There are now 3,803 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Williamsport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Williamsport, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Williamsport	2,291	-152	-715

Number of Unemployed Persons

Williamsport, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Williamsport Unemployment Rate	Williamsport Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	4.1%	2,291
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	4.3%	2,443
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.9%	2,775
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	4.9%	2,722
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.9%	2,763
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	5.0%	2,785
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	4.8%	2,692
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.6%	2,572
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	4.5%	2,537
May 2018	3.8%	4.3%	4.5%	2,487
April 2018	3.9%	4.3%	5.1%	2,881