York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.3%. 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 March 2010 at 8.9% and is now 4.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.1% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Pennsylvania	4.8%	0.0	-0.3
York	4.3%	0.0	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 March 2010 at 20,357. There are now 10,238 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,433 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 686. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
York	10,119	+31	+119

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	York Unemployment Rate	York Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%	10,119
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%	10,088
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.2%	9,768
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.2%	9,643
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.1%	9,433
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	4.3%	10,067
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.5%	10,549
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.5%	10,613
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.5%	10,476
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	4.6%	10,692
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	4.3%	10,192