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York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in York peaked in April 2020 at 15.6% and is now 12.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in October 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Pennsylvania 4.3% 0.0 -0.2
York 3.3% 0.0 -1.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February 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 35,476. There are now 27,543 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,822 in November 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 111. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
York 7,933 +83 -2,725

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
York
Unemployment Rate
York
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 3.3% 7,933
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.3% 7,850
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 3.3% 7,822
October
2022
3.7% 4.4% 3.3% 7,910
September
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.4% 8,116
August
2022
3.7% 4.3% 3.5% 8,372
July
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.6% 8,440
June
2022
3.6% 4.3% 3.7% 8,736
May
2022
3.6% 4.3% 3.8% 8,940
April
2022
3.6% 4.3% 4.0% 9,315
March
2022
3.6% 4.4% 4.1% 9,582

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.