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York-Hanover, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for York fell 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.0%. 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 April 2020 at 15.3% and is now 12.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare York unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Pennsylvania 3.4% -0.1 -0.9
York 3.0% -0.1 -0.8
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October 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 35,112. There are now 27,855 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. York employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in York, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
York 7,257 -132 -1,815

Number of Unemployed Persons

York, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
York
Unemployment Rate
York
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 3.4%
September
2023
3.8% 3.4% 3.0% 7,257
August
2023
3.8% 3.5% 3.1% 7,389
July
2023
3.5% 3.5% 3.1% 7,416
June
2023
3.6% 3.8% 3.3% 7,817
May
2023
3.7% 4.0% 3.4% 8,091
April
2023
3.4% 4.1% 3.5% 8,305
March
2023
3.5% 4.2% 3.6% 8,618
February
2023
3.6% 4.4% 3.7% 8,925
January
2023
3.4% 4.3% 3.7% 8,958
December
2022
3.5% 4.3% 3.8% 9,081
November
2022
3.6% 4.4% 3.8% 9,078

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.