Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.4% with the biggest shift in Construction, Mining, which gained 600 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the York-Hanover, PA market declined by 213 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 3.4%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 42 bps over the same time to 3.3%.
- York-Hanover, PA unemployment rate is 6 bps above the national rate which is a negative sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 220 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 9.6% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 1.0% . Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 41,200; -100
- Manufacturing: 31,700; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 28,500; +200
- Business Services: 22,200; +300
- Government: 18,800; +200
- Restaurants & Hotels: 15,500; +500
- Construction, Mining: 12,000; +600
- Other Jobs: 9,500; no change
- Financial Services: 5,400; no change
- IT & Development: 1,000; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 1, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.