Altoona City, PA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 21,437 | - | 7.8 | - |
| 1991 | 20,989 | -2.1 | 10.5 | 2.7 |
| 1992 | 21,231 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 22,391 | 5.5 | 8.1 | -2.4 |
| 1994 | 22,291 | -0.4 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| 1995 | 21,473 | -3.7 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | 21,759 | 1.3 | 6.7 | -0.8 |
| 1997 | 22,124 | 1.7 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 22,225 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 1999 | 22,444 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| 2000 | 21,819 | -2.8 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | 21,966 | 0.7 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 22,070 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 21,849 | -1.0 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| 2004 | 22,031 | 0.8 | 5.2 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 21,868 | -0.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| 2006 | 21,867 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| 2007 | 21,955 | 0.4 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| 2008 | 21,822 | -0.6 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1990-Jan | 20,971 | - | 7.8 | - |
| Feb | 21,020 | - | 6.9 | - |
| Mar | 21,137 | - | 6.6 | - |
| Apr | 21,197 | - | 7.1 | - |
| May | 21,284 | - | 7.2 | - |
| Jun | 21,862 | - | 7.3 | - |
| Jul | 22,038 | - | 9.4 | - |
| Aug | 22,047 | - | 7.2 | - |
| Sep | 21,471 | - | 8.1 | - |
| Oct | 21,526 | - | 7.7 | - |
| Nov | 21,484 | - | 8.5 | - |
| Dec | 21,208 | - | 9.6 | - |
| 1991-Jan | 20,356 | -2.9 | 11.4 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 20,344 | -3.2 | 11.4 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 20,330 | -3.8 | 11.2 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 20,338 | -4.1 | 10.9 | 3.9 |
| May | 20,717 | -2.7 | 10.7 | 3.6 |
| Jun | 21,083 | -3.6 | 12.3 | 5.0 |
| Jul | 21,825 | -1.0 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| Aug | 21,940 | -0.5 | 9.0 | 1.8 |
| Sep | 21,601 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 21,343 | -0.9 | 10.1 | 2.4 |
| Nov | 21,032 | -2.1 | 10.0 | 1.4 |
| Dec | 20,958 | -1.2 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| 1992-Jan | 20,380 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 20,432 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 20,421 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 20,743 | 2.0 | 12.4 | 1.4 |
| May | 21,110 | 1.9 | 11.6 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 21,660 | 2.7 | 10.9 | -1.4 |
| Jul | 22,171 | 1.6 | 10.1 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 22,170 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 21,427 | -0.8 | 9.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 21,567 | 1.0 | 9.2 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 21,383 | 1.7 | 8.9 | -1.1 |
| Dec | 21,310 | 1.7 | 9.0 | -1.1 |
| 1993-Jan | 21,388 | 4.9 | 9.3 | -2.1 |
| Feb | 21,536 | 5.4 | 8.9 | -3.1 |
| Mar | 21,551 | 5.5 | 8.6 | -3.1 |
| Apr | 21,994 | 6.0 | 8.6 | -3.8 |
| May | 22,189 | 5.1 | 8.4 | -3.2 |
| Jun | 23,075 | 6.5 | 8.3 | -2.6 |
| Jul | 23,174 | 4.5 | 8.0 | -2.1 |
| Aug | 23,261 | 4.9 | 7.4 | -2.1 |
| Sep | 22,673 | 5.8 | 7.8 | -1.5 |
| Oct | 22,625 | 4.9 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| Nov | 22,649 | 5.9 | 7.2 | -1.6 |
| Dec | 22,581 | 6.0 | 6.8 | -2.2 |
| 1994-Jan | 21,787 | 1.9 | 8.1 | -1.2 |
| Feb | 21,553 | 0.1 | 8.1 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 21,738 | 0.9 | 8.0 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 22,165 | 0.8 | 8.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 22,244 | 0.2 | 9.0 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 22,798 | -1.2 | 8.1 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 23,081 | -0.4 | 7.2 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 23,151 | -0.5 | 6.5 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 22,473 | -0.9 | 6.7 | -1.0 |
| Oct | 22,285 | -1.5 | 6.6 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 22,190 | -2.0 | 6.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 22,026 | -2.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 1995-Jan | 20,940 | -3.9 | 9.1 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 20,834 | -3.3 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 21,104 | -2.9 | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 21,283 | -4.0 | 8.7 | 0.6 |
| May | 21,413 | -3.7 | 8.0 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 21,908 | -3.9 | 7.6 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 22,056 | -4.4 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 22,143 | -4.4 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 21,666 | -3.6 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 21,618 | -3.0 | 6.1 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 21,478 | -3.2 | 6.7 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 21,229 | -3.6 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| 1996-Jan | 20,749 | -0.9 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 20,910 | 0.4 | 7.9 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 20,987 | -0.6 | 7.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 21,194 | -0.4 | 7.5 | -1.2 |
| May | 21,497 | 0.4 | 7.9 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 22,040 | 0.6 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 22,436 | 1.7 | 7.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 22,525 | 1.7 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| Sep | 22,132 | 2.2 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 22,175 | 2.6 | 5.4 | -0.8 |
| Nov | 22,261 | 3.6 | 5.7 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 22,202 | 4.6 | 5.4 | -0.9 |
| 1997-Jan | 21,490 | 3.6 | 7.2 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 21,603 | 3.3 | 7.3 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 21,621 | 3.0 | 6.9 | -1.1 |
| Apr | 21,948 | 3.6 | 6.5 | -1.0 |
| May | 22,016 | 2.4 | 7.4 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 22,364 | 1.5 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 22,671 | 1.0 | 6.3 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 22,812 | 1.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 22,221 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 22,179 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 22,344 | 0.4 | 5.5 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 22,217 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 21,820 | 1.5 | 5.5 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 21,738 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 21,879 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 22,145 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -1.9 |
| May | 22,340 | 1.5 | 4.8 | -2.6 |
| Jun | 22,508 | 0.6 | 5.2 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 22,606 | -0.3 | 4.7 | -1.6 |
| Aug | 22,607 | -0.9 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Sep | 22,297 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -1.3 |
| Oct | 22,205 | 0.1 | 3.9 | -1.8 |
| Nov | 22,245 | -0.4 | 4.0 | -1.5 |
| Dec | 22,308 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -1.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 21,897 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 21,989 | 1.2 | 6.2 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 22,032 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 22,345 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 22,608 | 1.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 22,926 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 23,154 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 23,107 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 22,383 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 22,275 | 0.3 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Nov | 22,351 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 22,255 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 0.9 |
| 2000-Jan | 21,707 | -0.9 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 21,617 | -1.7 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 21,654 | -1.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 21,829 | -2.3 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 21,711 | -4.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 22,125 | -3.5 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 22,056 | -4.7 | 5.2 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 22,129 | -4.2 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 21,957 | -1.9 | 4.7 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 21,733 | -2.4 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 21,596 | -3.4 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 21,714 | -2.4 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
| 2001-Jan | 21,584 | -0.6 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 21,518 | -0.5 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Mar | 21,444 | -1.0 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 21,831 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.4 |
| May | 22,002 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 22,216 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 22,288 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 1.2 |
| Aug | 22,367 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 22,317 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 22,146 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 21,904 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 21,971 | 1.2 | 5.8 | 0.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 21,394 | -0.9 | 7.0 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 21,515 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 21,640 | 0.9 | 6.7 | 1.0 |
| Apr | 21,894 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
| May | 22,151 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 22,303 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Jul | 22,536 | 1.1 | 6.0 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 22,653 | 1.3 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 22,348 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 22,203 | 0.3 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 22,089 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 22,116 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 21,479 | 0.4 | 6.8 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 21,397 | -0.5 | 6.6 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 21,474 | -0.8 | 6.3 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 21,632 | -1.2 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 21,784 | -1.7 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 21,948 | -1.6 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 22,246 | -1.3 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 22,284 | -1.6 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 21,856 | -2.2 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 21,897 | -1.4 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 22,059 | -0.1 | 4.9 | -1.3 |
| Dec | 22,135 | 0.1 | 4.8 | -1.1 |
| 2004-Jan | 21,461 | -0.1 | 6.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 21,364 | -0.2 | 6.0 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 21,516 | 0.2 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 21,765 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 22,098 | 1.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 22,221 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 22,670 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 22,663 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 22,271 | 1.9 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 22,111 | 1.0 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 22,231 | 0.8 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 21,999 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| 2005-Jan | 21,283 | -0.8 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 21,262 | -0.5 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 21,326 | -0.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 21,658 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 0.3 |
| May | 21,922 | -0.8 | 5.3 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 22,194 | -0.1 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 22,431 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 22,485 | -0.8 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 22,113 | -0.7 | 5.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 22,038 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 21,897 | -1.5 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 21,803 | -0.9 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| 2006-Jan | 21,374 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 21,303 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 21,459 | 0.6 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 21,548 | -0.5 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| May | 21,622 | -1.4 | 5.3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 22,119 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 22,301 | -0.6 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 22,391 | -0.4 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 21,912 | -0.9 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 22,113 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 22,167 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 22,093 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| 2007-Jan | 21,532 | 0.7 | 5.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 21,438 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 21,596 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -1.0 |
| Apr | 21,733 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -1.0 |
| May | 22,003 | 1.8 | 4.3 | -1.1 |
| Jun | 22,323 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 22,390 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 22,224 | -0.7 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 22,043 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 22,002 | -0.5 | 4.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 22,148 | -0.1 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 22,026 | -0.3 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| 2008-Jan | 21,626 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 21,446 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 21,487 | -0.5 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 21,674 | -0.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| May | 21,914 | -0.4 | 5.3 | 1.0 |
| Jun | 22,187 | -0.6 | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 22,172 | -1.0 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 22,144 | -0.4 | 5.9 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 21,910 | -0.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Oct | 21,896 | -0.5 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 21,752 | -1.8 | 6.1 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 21,652 | -1.7 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| 2009-Jan | 21,191 | -2.0 | 8.0 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 20,952 | -2.3 | 8.3 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 20,850 | -3.0 | 8.3 | 2.8 |
| Apr | 20,969 | -3.3 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| May | 21,326 | -2.7 | 8.0 | 2.7 |
| Jun | 21,502 | -3.1 | 8.4 | 2.7 |
| Jul | 21,498 | -3.0 | 8.2 | 2.4 |
| Aug | 21,226 | -4.1 | 8.1 | 2.3 |
| Sep | 20,907 | -4.6 | 9.2 | 3.8 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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