Monthly Labor Market Status and Unemployment Rate Rankings Reports

Each month, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry releases the state and county-based unemployment rates. CPWDC analyzes the data and provides two detailed reports that put unemployment into perspective.

The Monthly Labor Market Status reports compare each of the components of the labor force (size of labor force, employed, unemployed and the unemployment rate) to the previous month and previous year and provide details on what is behind the changes.  Click here to view the current report.

The Unemployment Rate Rankings reports rank each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties and each of the 22 Workforce Investment Boards based on their monthly unemployment rates.  Click here to view the current report.

Demographic Profiles

The diverse characteristics of our nine-county region are illustrated in profiles, which provide a statistical snapshot of selected economic and demographic data:

• Regional Demographic Profile

County Demographic Profiles

• Centre
• Montour
• Clinton
• Northumberland
• Columbia
• Snyder
• Lycoming
• Union
• Mifflin

Literacy Data

There is a growing interest in understanding the literacy of a given population and how that relates to poverty, earnings, and educational attainment.  Click here to view a report for the nine-county Central Pennsylvania region.

Self-Sufficiency

How much does an indivdiual need to earn in order to pay for life’s basic expenses without government assistance? The Self-Sufficiency Reports compare the costs based on family size and geography in categories like housing, food, child care. Read more >