Lower Swatara Township, PA Unemployment Rate Report

Lower Swatara Township, PA Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Lower-Swatara-Township, Pennsylvania has ranged from 2.8% in December 1997 to 14.6% in April 2020. The current unemployment rate for Lower-Swatara-Township is 4.3% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Lower Swatara Township, PA Unemployment Rate by Month

Moderate Unemployment Area

Lower Swatara Township, PA Current Unemployment - 4.3%

Lower Swatara Township, PA Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2022	5.1%	5.6%	4.0%
2 / 2022	4.4%	5.0%	3.8%
3 / 2022	4.1%	4.6%	3.6%
4 / 2022	3.8%	4.2%	3.6%
5 / 2022	3.7%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2022	4.2%	4.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	4.2%	4.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	4.3%	4.8%	3.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2021	7.9%	8.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	7.7%	7.9%	6.2%
3 / 2021	7.2%	7.3%	6.0%
4 / 2021	6.3%	6.3%	6.1%
5 / 2021	5.7%	5.7%	5.8%
6 / 2021	6.4%	6.4%	5.9%
7 / 2021	6.5%	7.0%	5.4%
8 / 2021	6.3%	6.6%	5.2%
9 / 2021	5.3%	5.5%	4.7%
10 / 2021	4.8%	5.3%	4.6%
11 / 2021	4.2%	4.8%	4.2%
12 / 2021	3.7%	4.4%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2020	4.5%	5.1%	3.6%
2 / 2020	4.5%	5.1%	3.5%
3 / 2020	5.1%	5.9%	4.4%
4 / 2020	14.6%	15.5%	14.7%
5 / 2020	13.1%	13.3%	13.3%
6 / 2020	13.4%	13.3%	11.1%
7 / 2020	12.2%	12.8%	10.2%
8 / 2020	10.3%	10.6%	8.4%
9 / 2020	7.5%	7.8%	7.9%
10 / 2020	6.4%	6.9%	6.9%
11 / 2020	6.6%	6.5%	6.7%
12 / 2020	6.8%	6.9%	6.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2019	3.7%	4.6%	4.0%
2 / 2019	3.9%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2019	3.7%	4.3%	3.8%
4 / 2019	3.2%	3.5%	3.6%
5 / 2019	3.7%	4.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	4.2%	4.4%	3.7%
7 / 2019	4.6%	4.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	4.6%	4.8%	3.7%
9 / 2019	4.1%	4.2%	3.5%
10 / 2019	4.2%	4.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	4.0%	4.4%	3.5%
12 / 2019	4.0%	4.5%	3.5%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2018	4.7%	4.9%	4.1%
2 / 2018	4.7%	4.9%	4.1%
3 / 2018	4.1%	4.5%	4.0%
4 / 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.9%
5 / 2018	3.4%	3.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	4.2%	4.5%	4.0%
7 / 2018	4.1%	4.7%	3.9%
8 / 2018	4.1%	4.5%	3.8%
9 / 2018	3.7%	3.9%	3.7%
10 / 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%
11 / 2018	3.6%	3.6%	3.7%
12 / 2018	3.6%	3.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2017	4.9%	5.6%	4.7%
2 / 2017	5.0%	5.6%	4.7%
3 / 2017	4.6%	5.1%	4.4%
4 / 2017	4.1%	4.5%	4.4%
5 / 2017	4.6%	4.7%	4.4%
6 / 2017	4.8%	5.0%	4.3%
7 / 2017	4.9%	5.3%	4.3%
8 / 2017	4.9%	5.2%	4.4%
9 / 2017	4.2%	4.4%	4.2%
10 / 2017	4.0%	4.3%	4.1%
11 / 2017	4.1%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	4.1%	4.3%	4.1%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2016	4.7%	5.5%	4.9%
2 / 2016	4.8%	5.7%	4.9%
3 / 2016	4.8%	5.6%	5.0%
4 / 2016	4.5%	5.1%	5.0%
5 / 2016	4.8%	5.2%	4.8%
6 / 2016	5.1%	5.7%	4.9%
7 / 2016	5.3%	5.9%	4.8%
8 / 2016	5.2%	5.8%	4.9%
9 / 2016	4.7%	5.3%	5.0%
10 / 2016	4.6%	5.2%	4.9%
11 / 2016	4.3%	4.8%	4.7%
12 / 2016	4.2%	4.8%	4.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2015	5.3%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2015	5.0%	5.8%	5.5%
3 / 2015	4.8%	5.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	4.4%	4.9%	5.4%
5 / 2015	4.9%	5.5%	5.6%
6 / 2015	5.0%	5.6%	5.3%
7 / 2015	5.2%	5.8%	5.2%
8 / 2015	4.8%	5.4%	5.1%
9 / 2015	4.2%	4.8%	5.0%
10 / 2015	4.2%	4.8%	5.0%
11 / 2015	4.1%	4.8%	5.1%
12 / 2015	4.0%	4.7%	5.0%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2014	6.3%	6.9%	6.6%
2 / 2014	6.1%	6.8%	6.7%
3 / 2014	6.0%	6.6%	6.7%
4 / 2014	4.9%	5.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	5.5%	6.0%	6.3%
6 / 2014	5.7%	6.1%	6.1%
7 / 2014	5.9%	6.5%	6.2%
8 / 2014	5.5%	6.1%	6.1%
9 / 2014	4.8%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 2014	4.6%	5.0%	5.7%
11 / 2014	4.5%	5.0%	5.8%
12 / 2014	4.4%	4.9%	5.6%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2013	8.2%	8.8%	8.0%
2 / 2013	7.6%	8.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	7.1%	7.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	6.5%	7.0%	7.6%
5 / 2013	6.8%	7.3%	7.5%
6 / 2013	7.4%	7.8%	7.5%
7 / 2013	7.2%	7.8%	7.3%
8 / 2013	7.0%	7.5%	7.2%
9 / 2013	6.4%	6.9%	7.2%
10 / 2013	6.4%	6.8%	7.2%
11 / 2013	5.9%	6.5%	6.9%
12 / 2013	5.5%	6.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2012	7.9%	8.3%	8.3%
2 / 2012	7.7%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2012	7.3%	7.8%	8.2%
4 / 2012	6.7%	7.0%	8.2%
5 / 2012	7.3%	7.7%	8.2%
6 / 2012	7.9%	8.3%	8.2%
7 / 2012	8.0%	8.6%	8.2%
8 / 2012	7.8%	8.4%	8.1%
9 / 2012	7.2%	7.5%	7.8%
10 / 2012	7.2%	7.5%	7.8%
11 / 2012	6.8%	7.2%	7.7%
12 / 2012	7.2%	7.6%	7.9%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2011	8.1%	8.6%	9.1%
2 / 2011	7.9%	8.3%	9.0%
3 / 2011	7.5%	8.0%	9.0%
4 / 2011	6.9%	7.3%	9.1%
5 / 2011	7.3%	7.7%	9.0%
6 / 2011	8.0%	8.4%	9.1%
7 / 2011	8.0%	8.5%	9.0%
8 / 2011	8.0%	8.3%	9.0%
9 / 2011	7.6%	7.7%	9.0%
10 / 2011	7.4%	7.5%	8.8%
11 / 2011	7.1%	7.3%	8.6%
12 / 2011	7.0%	7.4%	8.5%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2010	8.7%	9.5%	9.8%
2 / 2010	8.8%	9.5%	9.8%
3 / 2010	8.5%	9.2%	9.9%
4 / 2010	7.8%	8.3%	9.9%
5 / 2010	8.1%	8.6%	9.6%
6 / 2010	8.2%	8.6%	9.4%
7 / 2010	8.3%	8.7%	9.4%
8 / 2010	8.1%	8.5%	9.5%
9 / 2010	7.5%	7.7%	9.5%
10 / 2010	7.5%	7.6%	9.4%
11 / 2010	7.5%	7.9%	9.8%
12 / 2010	7.3%	7.7%	9.3%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2009	6.9%	7.8%	7.8%
2 / 2009	7.4%	8.2%	8.3%
3 / 2009	7.4%	8.2%	8.7%
4 / 2009	6.8%	7.4%	9.0%
5 / 2009	7.4%	8.0%	9.4%
6 / 2009	7.7%	8.4%	9.5%
7 / 2009	7.9%	8.5%	9.5%
8 / 2009	7.9%	8.4%	9.6%
9 / 2009	7.6%	7.9%	9.8%
10 / 2009	7.6%	7.9%	10.0%
11 / 2009	7.3%	7.8%	9.9%
12 / 2009	7.5%	8.1%	9.9%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2008	4.4%	5.4%	5.0%
2 / 2008	4.4%	5.3%	4.9%
3 / 2008	4.3%	5.1%	5.1%
4 / 2008	3.8%	4.4%	5.0%
5 / 2008	4.3%	4.9%	5.4%
6 / 2008	4.7%	5.3%	5.6%
7 / 2008	4.9%	5.5%	5.8%
8 / 2008	5.1%	5.6%	6.1%
9 / 2008	4.6%	5.0%	6.1%
10 / 2008	4.8%	5.3%	6.5%
11 / 2008	5.2%	5.7%	6.8%
12 / 2008	5.6%	6.3%	7.3%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2007	4.6%	5.0%	4.6%
2 / 2007	4.3%	4.8%	4.5%
3 / 2007	3.9%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	3.5%	3.9%	4.5%
5 / 2007	3.8%	4.2%	4.4%
6 / 2007	4.0%	4.5%	4.6%
7 / 2007	4.0%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	3.9%	4.5%	4.6%
9 / 2007	3.6%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2007	3.7%	4.1%	4.7%
11 / 2007	3.7%	4.1%	4.7%
12 / 2007	3.8%	4.4%	5.0%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2006	4.3%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2006	4.3%	5.2%	4.8%
3 / 2006	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%
4 / 2006	3.8%	4.4%	4.7%
5 / 2006	4.1%	4.6%	4.6%
6 / 2006	4.3%	4.9%	4.6%
7 / 2006	4.3%	5.0%	4.7%
8 / 2006	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%
9 / 2006	3.7%	4.1%	4.5%
10 / 2006	3.5%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	3.8%	4.2%	4.5%
12 / 2006	3.6%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2005	4.8%	5.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	4.8%	5.8%	5.4%
3 / 2005	4.6%	5.6%	5.2%
4 / 2005	3.9%	4.7%	5.2%
5 / 2005	4.2%	4.9%	5.1%
6 / 2005	4.4%	5.1%	5.0%
7 / 2005	4.4%	5.1%	5.0%
8 / 2005	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%
9 / 2005	4.0%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2005	3.9%	4.4%	5.0%
11 / 2005	4.1%	4.7%	5.0%
12 / 2005	3.8%	4.4%	4.9%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2004	5.4%	6.2%	5.7%
2 / 2004	5.2%	6.0%	5.6%
3 / 2004	5.3%	6.0%	5.8%
4 / 2004	4.6%	5.1%	5.6%
5 / 2004	4.8%	5.3%	5.6%
6 / 2004	5.2%	5.7%	5.6%
7 / 2004	4.9%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 2004	4.7%	5.4%	5.4%
9 / 2004	4.3%	4.9%	5.4%
10 / 2004	4.4%	4.9%	5.5%
11 / 2004	4.3%	5.0%	5.4%
12 / 2004	4.1%	4.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2003	5.5%	6.5%	5.8%
2 / 2003	5.6%	6.5%	5.9%
3 / 2003	5.2%	6.1%	5.9%
4 / 2003	4.8%	5.5%	6.0%
5 / 2003	4.9%	5.6%	6.1%
6 / 2003	5.2%	6.0%	6.3%
7 / 2003	5.0%	5.8%	6.2%
8 / 2003	4.7%	5.5%	6.1%
9 / 2003	4.6%	5.1%	6.1%
10 / 2003	4.5%	5.1%	6.0%
11 / 2003	4.6%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	4.4%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2002	5.4%	6.3%	5.7%
2 / 2002	5.4%	6.2%	5.7%
3 / 2002	5.4%	6.0%	5.7%
4 / 2002	4.8%	5.4%	5.9%
5 / 2002	4.9%	5.5%	5.8%
6 / 2002	5.1%	5.8%	5.8%
7 / 2002	4.8%	5.7%	5.8%
8 / 2002	4.7%	5.4%	5.7%
9 / 2002	4.3%	5.0%	5.7%
10 / 2002	4.4%	5.1%	5.7%
11 / 2002	4.8%	5.5%	5.9%
12 / 2002	4.9%	5.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2001	4.0%	5.0%	4.2%
2 / 2001	4.3%	5.0%	4.2%
3 / 2001	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%
4 / 2001	3.5%	4.2%	4.4%
5 / 2001	4.0%	4.5%	4.3%
6 / 2001	4.5%	4.9%	4.5%
7 / 2001	4.4%	4.9%	4.6%
8 / 2001	4.6%	4.9%	4.9%
9 / 2001	4.3%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2001	4.4%	4.8%	5.3%
11 / 2001	4.6%	5.1%	5.5%
12 / 2001	4.4%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 2000	4.0%	4.7%	4.0%
2 / 2000	4.0%	4.7%	4.1%
3 / 2000	3.6%	4.4%	4.0%
4 / 2000	3.1%	3.6%	3.8%
5 / 2000	3.5%	4.0%	4.0%
6 / 2000	3.6%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2000	3.5%	4.3%	4.0%
8 / 2000	3.7%	4.2%	4.1%
9 / 2000	3.2%	3.8%	3.9%
10 / 2000	3.2%	3.8%	3.9%
11 / 2000	3.3%	4.0%	3.9%
12 / 2000	3.0%	3.8%	3.9%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1999	3.6%	5.1%	4.3%
2 / 1999	3.9%	5.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	3.5%	4.7%	4.2%
4 / 1999	3.2%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1999	3.9%	4.2%	4.2%
6 / 1999	4.2%	4.6%	4.3%
7 / 1999	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
8 / 1999	4.5%	4.4%	4.2%
9 / 1999	4.2%	4.2%	4.2%
10 / 1999	3.5%	3.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	3.4%	3.9%	4.1%
12 / 1999	3.0%	3.7%	4.0%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1998	3.6%	5.3%	4.6%
2 / 1998	3.6%	5.3%	4.6%
3 / 1998	3.8%	5.3%	4.7%
4 / 1998	2.8%	4.1%	4.3%
5 / 1998	3.0%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	3.2%	4.8%	4.5%
7 / 1998	3.1%	4.8%	4.5%
8 / 1998	2.9%	4.5%	4.5%
9 / 1998	2.9%	4.3%	4.6%
10 / 1998	2.9%	4.3%	4.5%
11 / 1998	2.9%	4.2%	4.4%
12 / 1998	2.9%	4.0%	4.4%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1997	3.7%	5.9%	5.3%
2 / 1997	3.7%	5.9%	5.2%
3 / 1997	3.6%	5.7%	5.2%
4 / 1997	3.4%	5.1%	5.1%
5 / 1997	3.5%	5.2%	4.9%
6 / 1997	3.9%	5.5%	5.0%
7 / 1997	3.8%	5.4%	4.9%
8 / 1997	3.5%	5.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	3.3%	4.7%	4.9%
10 / 1997	3.2%	4.4%	4.7%
11 / 1997	2.9%	4.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	2.8%	4.2%	4.7%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1996	4.8%	6.8%	5.6%
2 / 1996	4.3%	6.4%	5.5%
3 / 1996	4.0%	6.2%	5.5%
4 / 1996	3.7%	5.5%	5.6%
5 / 1996	3.8%	5.6%	5.6%
6 / 1996	3.8%	5.5%	5.3%
7 / 1996	3.8%	5.6%	5.5%
8 / 1996	3.0%	5.0%	5.1%
9 / 1996	2.9%	4.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	2.9%	4.7%	5.2%
11 / 1996	3.0%	4.9%	5.4%
12 / 1996	2.9%	4.7%	5.4%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1995	4.5%	6.5%	5.6%
2 / 1995	4.6%	6.4%	5.4%
3 / 1995	4.3%	6.1%	5.4%
4 / 1995	4.2%	5.8%	5.8%
5 / 1995	4.1%	5.9%	5.6%
6 / 1995	4.1%	6.0%	5.6%
7 / 1995	3.9%	6.1%	5.7%
8 / 1995	3.7%	5.8%	5.7%
9 / 1995	3.7%	5.5%	5.6%
10 / 1995	3.4%	5.3%	5.5%
11 / 1995	3.4%	5.6%	5.6%
12 / 1995	3.5%	5.4%	5.6%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1994	4.8%	7.3%	6.6%
2 / 1994	4.7%	7.2%	6.6%
3 / 1994	4.8%	7.1%	6.5%
4 / 1994	4.5%	6.4%	6.4%
5 / 1994	4.3%	6.2%	6.1%
6 / 1994	4.5%	6.4%	6.1%
7 / 1994	4.7%	6.4%	6.1%
8 / 1994	4.2%	6.1%	6.0%
9 / 1994	4.1%	5.8%	5.9%
10 / 1994	3.8%	5.6%	5.8%
11 / 1994	3.7%	5.5%	5.6%
12 / 1994	3.4%	5.2%	5.5%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1993	5.6%	8.0%	7.3%
2 / 1993	5.5%	8.0%	7.1%
3 / 1993	5.3%	7.6%	7.0%
4 / 1993	4.8%	6.9%	7.1%
5 / 1993	4.8%	7.1%	7.1%
6 / 1993	4.9%	7.2%	7.0%
7 / 1993	4.8%	7.1%	6.9%
8 / 1993	4.5%	6.7%	6.8%
9 / 1993	4.3%	6.5%	6.7%
10 / 1993	4.2%	6.5%	6.8%
11 / 1993	3.9%	6.3%	6.6%
12 / 1993	3.7%	6.0%	6.5%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1992	6.0%	8.4%	7.3%
2 / 1992	6.1%	8.5%	7.4%
3 / 1992	5.7%	8.0%	7.4%
4 / 1992	5.2%	7.3%	7.4%
5 / 1992	5.3%	7.6%	7.6%
6 / 1992	5.8%	7.9%	7.8%
7 / 1992	5.1%	7.8%	7.7%
8 / 1992	5.1%	7.4%	7.6%
9 / 1992	5.3%	7.2%	7.6%
10 / 1992	5.0%	7.0%	7.3%
11 / 1992	4.9%	7.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	4.6%	6.9%	7.4%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1991	4.8%	7.3%	6.4%
2 / 1991	5.3%	7.6%	6.6%
3 / 1991	5.4%	7.5%	6.8%
4 / 1991	5.3%	6.9%	6.7%
5 / 1991	5.5%	7.2%	6.9%
6 / 1991	5.3%	7.2%	6.9%
7 / 1991	5.1%	7.0%	6.8%
8 / 1991	5.4%	6.6%	6.9%
9 / 1991	5.0%	6.6%	6.9%
10 / 1991	5.2%	6.7%	7.0%
11 / 1991	5.3%	7.0%	7.0%
12 / 1991	5.2%	7.0%	7.3%

Month/Year	Lower Swatara Township, PA%	Pennsylvania%	National %
1 / 1990	5.0%	5.8%	5.4%
2 / 1990	4.9%	5.9%	5.3%
3 / 1990	4.4%	5.5%	5.2%
4 / 1990	4.0%	5.1%	5.4%
5 / 1990	4.2%	5.1%	5.4%
6 / 1990	5.0%	5.2%	5.2%
7 / 1990	4.8%	5.4%	5.5%
8 / 1990	4.9%	5.1%	5.7%
9 / 1990	5.6%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	5.0%	5.4%	5.9%
11 / 1990	5.0%	5.9%	6.2%
12 / 1990	4.9%	5.9%	6.3%