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York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in April 2020 at 15.3% and is now 12.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in September 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Pennsylvania 3.4% 0.0 -1.0
York 3.1% 0.0 -0.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: York, Pennsylvania, National

York, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

York, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in York peaked in April 2020 at 35,112. There are now 27,781 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,276 in September 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 55. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
York 7,331 -5 -1,747

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
York
Unemployment Rate
York
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 3.4% 3.1% 7,331
October
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.1% 7,336
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 7,276
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.1% 7,389
July
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.1% 7,416
June
2023
3.6% 3.8% 3.3% 7,817
May
2023
3.7% 4.0% 3.4% 8,091
April
2023
3.4% 4.1% 3.5% 8,305
March
2023
3.5% 4.2% 3.6% 8,618
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 3.7% 8,925
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 3.7% 8,958

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.