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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 3.6% from 2020 to 2021, above the state and nation rates of 2.8% and 3.0% respectively. Since 2001, the number of jobs in the county increased 18% to a total of 340,700 jobs, a growth rate higher than the state (10%) and slightly lower than the nation (22%).

Lancaster's annual growth rate was the same or higher than all neighboring counties (which ranged from 2.2% to 3.6%).

Notes about the data

Data is from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. County employment is reported by place of work, not place of residence.

Annual Change in Total Jobs
2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
PennsylvaniaN/A-0.4%-0.2%1.1%1.5%1.4%1.6%0.2%-2.4%0.3%1.4%0.9%0.9%1.1%1.0%1.1%0.9%1.3%0.1%-4.6%3.2%4.3%
Lancaster CountyN/A-0.0%0.0%2.4%2.0%0.9%1.5%0.1%-2.8%-0.2%0.7%1.6%1.3%2.3%2.3%2.1%1.2%2.1%0.2%-4.0%4.1%4.5%
Berks CountyN/A-1.2%-1.0%1.8%1.8%3.1%1.2%-0.6%-3.5%0.6%1.2%0.5%0.7%1.4%1.3%0.9%0.4%1.5%0.6%-5.8%2.7%4.5%
Chester CountyN/A0.2%1.0%2.7%3.9%2.9%3.5%1.3%-2.0%-0.0%1.4%0.6%1.8%1.3%1.7%2.8%0.6%1.1%-0.4%-3.4%4.2%4.9%
Cumberland CountyN/A0.7%0.7%1.7%0.2%1.2%0.9%-0.3%-2.6%-0.3%2.3%1.6%1.1%1.9%2.6%0.1%0.8%1.3%1.1%-3.4%3.9%3.3%
Dauphin CountyN/A0.8%0.2%0.8%1.3%2.5%1.0%0.4%-1.6%-1.1%0.2%-0.2%1.4%0.7%0.9%1.3%1.3%1.9%1.0%-4.4%2.9%4.1%
Lebanon CountyN/A0.5%1.2%2.4%2.3%3.0%1.8%-0.6%-1.4%0.9%2.2%2.3%-0.1%-0.3%-0.3%0.5%0.1%1.6%1.1%-3.9%4.6%3.3%
York CountyN/A-0.2%0.2%2.5%3.0%1.5%2.2%0.2%-3.9%-0.5%1.2%0.5%0.6%1.0%0.9%1.7%0.9%1.2%0.1%-4.4%3.9%4.5%

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
Notes: Rate is percentage change from previous year




Total Jobs
2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Pennsylvania6,915,4646,887,0626,875,7756,951,7577,053,5847,152,6107,265,0127,278,5747,101,5137,119,7187,217,0437,284,5957,350,2127,434,6327,510,3397,593,7227,662,4697,763,4887,772,5267,412,8557,650,3437,978,320
Lancaster County287,532287,525287,565294,484300,351303,191307,738308,125299,349298,772300,903305,700309,653316,777323,988330,634334,600341,675342,459328,900342,308357,866
Berks County207,227204,713202,718206,368210,059216,495219,163217,937210,367211,633214,241215,262216,765219,863222,711224,682225,492228,804230,189216,728222,509232,511
Chester County283,391283,950286,710294,472305,832314,680325,694330,051323,481323,452328,069330,159336,028340,297346,145355,818357,807361,817360,327348,082362,688380,580
Cumberland County155,302156,335157,406160,105160,458162,317163,722163,248158,980158,535162,241164,909166,788170,027174,469174,607176,053178,268180,294174,196181,050187,033
Dauphin County205,413206,982207,368209,098211,768217,078219,239220,185216,667214,241214,568214,067217,037218,452220,440223,389226,370230,699232,964222,806229,223238,689
Lebanon County58,54458,82959,50660,91462,30364,15265,33164,94164,00664,60966,01767,51167,41067,18066,94967,31467,36068,44869,18766,50069,53571,855
York County211,514211,137211,658217,005223,488226,836231,793232,143223,013221,985224,721225,938227,242229,573231,735235,662237,733240,504240,670230,113239,174250,052

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis
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