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Annual Change in Total Jobs

What does this measure?

The growth or decline in total jobs, shown as a percentage gain or loss from the previous year.

Why is this important?

Job growth is a key indicator of economic health and vitality and reveals whether and by how much an economy is expanding. In addition to the number of jobs, the quality of jobs should be considered. This is reflected in measures of average salary.

How does our county compare?

Lancaster County had job growth of 0.9%% from 2022 to 2023, below both the state rate of 1.7% and the national rate of 2.1%. Since 2010, the number of jobs in the county increased 15% to a total of 249,600 jobs, a growth rate higher than the state (9%) but lower than the nation (20%).

Lancaster's annual growth rate was lower than all neighboring counties (which ranged from 1.1% to 3.2%) except for Cumberland County (0.8%).

Notes about the data

Data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment is reported by place of work, not place of residence. This dataset does not include sole proprietors/self-employed individuals, including farmers.

Annual Change in Total Jobs
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
PennsylvaniaN/A1.2%0.8%0.3%0.9%0.8%0.8%1.1%1.2%1.0%-7.4%2.9%3.8%1.7%
Lancaster CountyN/A0.0%1.1%0.7%2.1%1.6%2.1%1.4%2.1%1.2%-6.2%4.1%3.3%0.9%
Berks CountyN/A1.2%0.4%0.5%1.4%1.6%0.7%0.4%1.3%1.4%-8.4%1.6%3.4%1.1%
Chester CountyN/A0.8%-0.2%1.2%0.8%1.4%1.7%0.6%0.6%0.7%-6.7%1.7%2.6%1.9%
Cumberland CountyN/A1.8%1.6%0.5%1.8%3.0%1.1%0.9%0.9%1.5%-5.6%3.3%1.8%0.8%
Dauphin CountyN/A-0.3%-0.5%0.9%-0.1%0.9%1.3%1.1%1.5%1.1%-6.6%1.8%3.1%2.5%
Lebanon CountyN/A3.1%2.3%-1.2%0.1%-0.6%1.3%0.6%1.9%2.1%-6.5%3.5%2.3%3.2%
York CountyN/A1.2%0.6%0.1%0.7%0.9%1.5%0.9%0.8%0.6%-7.0%3.2%3.4%1.6%

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year




Total Jobs
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Pennsylvania5,472,1715,535,2835,578,4145,596,8415,644,4435,691,6135,737,7595,799,1235,867,7835,925,5885,488,5915,650,3255,863,2335,963,389
Lancaster County217,301217,314219,649221,104225,725229,383234,156237,505242,383245,179229,999239,350247,260249,580
Berks County161,100163,061163,753164,494166,811169,418170,657171,379173,551176,051161,230163,885169,378171,179
Chester County234,458236,419235,869238,695240,501243,852248,027249,630251,021252,900235,940239,910246,241251,034
Cumberland County119,993122,111124,069124,740126,947130,712132,087133,313134,480136,449128,811133,046135,442136,519
Dauphin County176,007175,519174,644176,220176,005177,601179,997181,927184,687186,631174,392177,614183,142187,808
Lebanon County46,82348,28249,40648,78948,85848,56549,17349,47750,42351,49248,12549,81450,95752,576
York County167,625169,637170,724170,907172,182173,792176,421178,056179,411180,518167,862173,266179,123181,934

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics




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