Overall unemployment rate moved up to 5.3% with the biggest shift in Government, which lost 700 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2022.
Total employment in the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA market declined by 667 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 180 bps to 5.3%. The national unemployment rate increased by 74 bps over the same time to 4.4%.
- Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA unemployment rate is 87 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 200 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 4.4% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.9%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 11,400; no change
- Transportation & Utilities: 7,000; no change
- Government: 4,800; -700
- Manufacturing: 4,700; -100
- Business Services: 4,500; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 2,900; -200
- Construction, Mining: 1,100; -100
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2022 (Data published March 2022 and reports created on March 18, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.