Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Unemployed Persons in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (MSA)

Title Unemployed Persons in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (MSA)
Series ID LAUMT421090000000004
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Persons
Date Range 1990-01-01 to 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-11-27 10:28 AM CST
Notes These data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), also known as the household survey.

Unemployed persons are all persons who had no employment during the reference week, were available for work, except for temporary illness, and had made specific efforts to find employment some time during the 4 week-period ending with the reference week. Persons who were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been laid off need not have been looking for work to be classified as unemployed.

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DATE VALUE
1990-01-01 18818
1990-02-01 20517
1990-03-01 18519
1990-04-01 17458
1990-05-01 18137
1990-06-01 17684
1990-07-01 19511
1990-08-01 18181
1990-09-01 17313
1990-10-01 18475
1990-11-01 19415
1990-12-01 19950
1991-01-01 23932
1991-02-01 25238
1991-03-01 25032
1991-04-01 22429
1991-05-01 23778
1991-06-01 24301
1991-07-01 24254
1991-08-01 22202
1991-09-01 21057
1991-10-01 21817
1991-11-01 22634
1991-12-01 22058
1992-01-01 27985
1992-02-01 29546
1992-03-01 26958
1992-04-01 25186
1992-05-01 26880
1992-06-01 28355
1992-07-01 28900
1992-08-01 27096
1992-09-01 26167
1992-10-01 24525
1992-11-01 24955
1992-12-01 23330
1993-01-01 27298
1993-02-01 26299
1993-03-01 25118
1993-04-01 23217
1993-05-01 22968
1993-06-01 23669
1993-07-01 24780
1993-08-01 23295
1993-09-01 21239
1993-10-01 21046
1993-11-01 20699
1993-12-01 19042
1994-01-01 24773
1994-02-01 25434
1994-03-01 24735
1994-04-01 21812
1994-05-01 21099
1994-06-01 21786
1994-07-01 23133
1994-08-01 20948
1994-09-01 19252
1994-10-01 18698
1994-11-01 17939
1994-12-01 16430
1995-01-01 21221
1995-02-01 20979
1995-03-01 20900
1995-04-01 20225
1995-05-01 20179
1995-06-01 20844
1995-07-01 21921
1995-08-01 20276
1995-09-01 18224
1995-10-01 17218
1995-11-01 17954
1995-12-01 17775
1996-01-01 27056
1996-02-01 23832
1996-03-01 22492
1996-04-01 20032
1996-05-01 20795
1996-06-01 19565
1996-07-01 21627
1996-08-01 18570
1996-09-01 17618
1996-10-01 17519
1996-11-01 17318
1996-12-01 16364
1997-01-01 21456
1997-02-01 20798
1997-03-01 19933
1997-04-01 17544
1997-05-01 18008
1997-06-01 18909
1997-07-01 19739
1997-08-01 18375
1997-09-01 17051
1997-10-01 16158
1997-11-01 14884
1997-12-01 14214
1998-01-01 18406
1998-02-01 18442
1998-03-01 18321
1998-04-01 15343
1998-05-01 16507
1998-06-01 17069
1998-07-01 18124
1998-08-01 16724
1998-09-01 16646
1998-10-01 15954
1998-11-01 15335
1998-12-01 13916
1999-01-01 18091
1999-02-01 17873
1999-03-01 16635
1999-04-01 14878
1999-05-01 15142
1999-06-01 16565
1999-07-01 17534
1999-08-01 16375
1999-09-01 15191
1999-10-01 14372
1999-11-01 13888
1999-12-01 12487
2000-01-01 16471
2000-02-01 17025
2000-03-01 15384
2000-04-01 12668
2000-05-01 14338
2000-06-01 14781
2000-07-01 15650
2000-08-01 15187
2000-09-01 13471
2000-10-01 12746
2000-11-01 13437
2000-12-01 12110
2001-01-01 16344
2001-02-01 16593
2001-03-01 16117
2001-04-01 13989
2001-05-01 15223
2001-06-01 16947
2001-07-01 17687
2001-08-01 18393
2001-09-01 16791
2001-10-01 18655
2001-11-01 19478
2001-12-01 18935
2002-01-01 24358
2002-02-01 23590
2002-03-01 22715
2002-04-01 20697
2002-05-01 20937
2002-06-01 21975
2002-07-01 22453
2002-08-01 21161
2002-09-01 19578
2002-10-01 19758
2002-11-01 21429
2002-12-01 21341
2003-01-01 24708
2003-02-01 25409
2003-03-01 24560
2003-04-01 22084
2003-05-01 22143
2003-06-01 23605
2003-07-01 24067
2003-08-01 22445
2003-09-01 21388
2003-10-01 20411
2003-11-01 20591
2003-12-01 19318
2004-01-01 23920
2004-02-01 23450
2004-03-01 23365
2004-04-01 19804
2004-05-01 20618
2004-06-01 22043
2004-07-01 22465
2004-08-01 21105
2004-09-01 19232
2004-10-01 19336
2004-11-01 19252
2004-12-01 18545
2005-01-01 22203
2005-02-01 23116
2005-03-01 22388
2005-04-01 18540
2005-05-01 19156
2005-06-01 20398
2005-07-01 20940
2005-08-01 19801
2005-09-01 18241
2005-10-01 17875
2005-11-01 18941
2005-12-01 18054
2006-01-01 21283
2006-02-01 21652
2006-03-01 20210
2006-04-01 18954
2006-05-01 19449
2006-06-01 20596
2006-07-01 21648
2006-08-01 20523
2006-09-01 17811
2006-10-01 16248
2006-11-01 17324
2006-12-01 16735
2007-01-01 20938
2007-02-01 20643
2007-03-01 18957
2007-04-01 17372
2007-05-01 17921
2007-06-01 19096
2007-07-01 20239
2007-08-01 19064
2007-09-01 17889
2007-10-01 17550
2007-11-01 17743
2007-12-01 19047
2008-01-01 23150
2008-02-01 23756
2008-03-01 23066
2008-04-01 20480
2008-05-01 22557
2008-06-01 23762
2008-07-01 24802
2008-08-01 24771
2008-09-01 22195
2008-10-01 23089
2008-11-01 24661
2008-12-01 27121
2009-01-01 34233
2009-02-01 37102
2009-03-01 36765
2009-04-01 33920
2009-05-01 36778
2009-06-01 38242
2009-07-01 39260
2009-08-01 37990
2009-09-01 36026
2009-10-01 35616
2009-11-01 34836
2009-12-01 35876
2010-01-01 41919
2010-02-01 42447
2010-03-01 40936
2010-04-01 36747
2010-05-01 37859
2010-06-01 37612
2010-07-01 39340
2010-08-01 38030
2010-09-01 34696
2010-10-01 34207
2010-11-01 35101
2010-12-01 34227
2011-01-01 38837
2011-02-01 38449
2011-03-01 36155
2011-04-01 33314
2011-05-01 35007
2011-06-01 37219
2011-07-01 38201
2011-08-01 37357
2011-09-01 35114
2011-10-01 34613
2011-11-01 33291
2011-12-01 33550
2012-01-01 37425
2012-02-01 37555
2012-03-01 35796
2012-04-01 33146
2012-05-01 35506
2012-06-01 37772
2012-07-01 39512
2012-08-01 37521
2012-09-01 34123
2012-10-01 34222
2012-11-01 33005
2012-12-01 33432
2013-01-01 38083
2013-02-01 37133
2013-03-01 34099
2013-04-01 31218
2013-05-01 32488
2013-06-01 33947
2013-07-01 34220
2013-08-01 32255
2013-09-01 30675
2013-10-01 29422
2013-11-01 27543
2013-12-01 27009
2014-01-01 29588
2014-02-01 30740
2014-03-01 29519
2014-04-01 25061
2014-05-01 27126
2014-06-01 26707
2014-07-01 29044
2014-08-01 27052
2014-09-01 23775
2014-10-01 23413
2014-11-01 22555
2014-12-01 22344
2015-01-01 26697
2015-02-01 26474
2015-03-01 25262
2015-04-01 21926
2015-05-01 24314
2015-06-01 24241
2015-07-01 25815
2015-08-01 23680
2015-09-01 21587
2015-10-01 20976
2015-11-01 20377
2015-12-01 19701
2016-01-01 23160
2016-02-01 24219
2016-03-01 23534
2016-04-01 21203
2016-05-01 21656
2016-06-01 23138
2016-07-01 24679
2016-08-01 24823
2016-09-01 23337
2016-10-01 21611
2016-11-01 19922
2016-12-01 19514
2017-01-01 24315
2017-02-01 24776
2017-03-01 23292
2017-04-01 20144
2017-05-01 21143
2017-06-01 22238
2017-07-01 24200
2017-08-01 24008
2017-09-01 20462
2017-10-01 19578
2017-11-01 19609
2017-12-01 18869
2018-01-01 23316
2018-02-01 23502
2018-03-01 21728
2018-04-01 19205
2018-05-01 18551
2018-06-01 21403
2018-07-01 22843
2018-08-01 22001
2018-09-01 18552
2018-10-01 18012
2018-11-01 17115
2018-12-01 17768
2019-01-01 21887
2019-02-01 21660
2019-03-01 20570
2019-04-01 17254
2019-05-01 18129
2019-06-01 19512
2019-07-01 22046
2019-08-01 22148
2019-09-01 17962
2019-10-01 18352
2019-11-01 17489
2019-12-01 18963
2020-01-01 21340
2020-02-01 20903
2020-03-01 23762
2020-04-01 67309
2020-05-01 59515
2020-06-01 57402
2020-07-01 52664
2020-08-01 44214
2020-09-01 36887
2020-10-01 32254
2020-11-01 31952
2020-12-01 33322
2021-01-01 32866
2021-02-01 32569
2021-03-01 29774
2021-04-01 28231
2021-05-01 28233
2021-06-01 30755
2021-07-01 29920
2021-08-01 28469
2021-09-01 22472
2021-10-01 21992
2021-11-01 19159
2021-12-01 16684
2022-01-01 21614
2022-02-01 20581
2022-03-01 18661
2022-04-01 16895
2022-05-01 17518
2022-06-01 19727
2022-07-01 20048
2022-08-01 21385
2022-09-01 15545
2022-10-01 15977
2022-11-01 15411
2022-12-01 14561
2023-01-01 18318
2023-02-01 18953
2023-03-01 16638
2023-04-01 13930
2023-05-01 15318
2023-06-01 17592
2023-07-01 18122
2023-08-01 20298
2023-09-01 15582
2023-10-01 15956
2023-11-01 15142
2023-12-01 14766
2024-01-01 17982
2024-02-01 18598
2024-03-01 16807
2024-04-01 14131
2024-05-01 15663
2024-06-01 17987
2024-07-01 19353
2024-08-01 19837
2024-09-01 14370
2024-10-01 15587

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