York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in December 2009 at 8.9% and is now 5.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	-0.2	-0.3
Pennsylvania	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
York	3.4%	-0.1	-0.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2019 data as May 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 12,277 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
York	7,906	-290	-1,291

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	York Unemployment Rate	York Unemployed
May 2019	3.6%	—	—	—
April 2019	3.6%	3.8%	3.4%	7,906
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
November 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	8,797
October 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.8%	8,819
September 2018	3.7%	4.2%	3.8%	8,923
August 2018	3.8%	4.2%	3.9%	9,041
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	3.9%	9,121
June 2018	4.0%	4.2%	3.9%	9,160