York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in December 2009 at 8.9% and is now 5.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in May 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
Pennsylvania	4.2%	+0.2	0.0
York	3.7%	+0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: York, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

York, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in York peaked in February 2010 at 20,183. There are now 11,441 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,792 in June 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 950. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
York	8,742	+376	-77

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	York Unemployment Rate	York Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	4.2%	3.7%	8,742
September 2019	3.5%	4.0%	3.6%	8,366
August 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.5%	8,182
July 2019	3.7%	3.9%	3.4%	7,977
June 2019	3.7%	3.8%	3.3%	7,792
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.3%	7,813
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	7,916
March 2019	3.8%	3.9%	3.5%	8,196
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	3.6%	8,392
January 2019	4.0%	4.1%	3.7%	8,574
December 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.8%	8,810