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York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York rose 0.1 percentage points in July 2021 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in April 2020 at 16.0% and is now 11.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.9% in May 2021, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate July 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
National 5.4% -0.5 -4.8
Pennsylvania 6.6% -0.3 -6.4
York 5.0% +0.1 -6.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with July 2021 data as August 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 36,448. There are now 24,993 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 11,325 in June 2021, the number of unemployed has now grown by 130. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons July 2021 Month/Month Year/Year
York 11,455 +130 -14,281

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate		 York
Unemployment Rate		 York
Unemployed
August
2021		 5.2% — — —
July
2021		 5.4% 6.6% 5.0% 11,455
June
2021		 5.9% 6.9% 4.9% 11,325
May
2021		 5.8% 7.0% 4.9% 11,363
April
2021		 6.1% 7.1% 6.0% 13,953
March
2021		 6.0% 7.3% 6.1% 14,245
February
2021		 6.2% 7.4% 6.2% 14,597
January
2021		 6.3% 7.3% 6.5% 15,110
December
2020		 6.7% 7.1% 5.3% 12,337
November
2020		 6.7% 7.1% 5.6% 12,961
October
2020		 6.9% 7.0% 5.9% 13,721
September
2020		 7.8% 7.1% 6.3% 14,667

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. ↩

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