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Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	51.2	51.5	51.6	52.1	51.9	51.9	51.8	51.8	52.4	52.8	53.0	52.7	52.1
2024	51.8	52.0	(p)52.3
Manufacturing
2023	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.6
2024	7.6	7.6	(p)7.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.4	9.5	9.4	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.5
2024	9.3	9.2	(p)9.3
Educational & Health Services
2023	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.0	11.0	10.9	11.0	10.9	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.1
2024	11.3	11.4	(p)11.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
2024	4.3	4.3	(p)4.4
Government
2023	7.0	7.2	7.2	7.2	6.8	6.8	6.5	6.7	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.1	7.1
2024	7.1	7.4	(p)7.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)55,368	(1)55,416	(1)55,295	(1)55,070	(1)55,140	(1)55,429	(1)55,747	(1)55,928	(1)55,524	(1)55,696	(1)55,832	(1)55,370	(1)55,485
2024	55,878	(p)56,226
Employment
2023	(1)52,871	(1)52,865	(1)53,077	(1)53,455	(1)53,398	(1)53,423	(1)53,760	(1)53,686	(1)53,889	(1)54,000	(1)54,212	(1)53,612	(1)53,521
2024	53,705	(p)53,962
Unemployment
2023	(1)2,497	(1)2,551	(1)2,218	(1)1,615	(1)1,742	(1)2,006	(1)1,987	(1)2,242	(1)1,635	(1)1,696	(1)1,620	(1)1,758	(1)1,964
2024	2,173	(p)2,264
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.5	(1)4.6	(1)4.0	(1)2.9	(1)3.2	(1)3.6	(1)3.6	(1)4.0	(1)2.9	(1)3.0	(1)2.9	(1)3.2	(1)3.5
2024	3.9	(p)4.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania.