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Lancaster, 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	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	258.1	259.1	261.7	263.2	263.8	265.4	262.9	263.0	264.8	266.2	266.2	265.8	263.4
2024	259.9	260.9	262.9	264.8	266.2	267.2	(p)266.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	19.0	18.9	19.1	19.4	19.5	19.9	19.9	19.8	19.6	19.6	19.4	19.1	19.4
2024	18.3	18.3	18.6	19.1	19.2	19.5	(p)19.8
Manufacturing
2023	38.1	37.9	38.0	37.6	37.5	37.9	37.6	37.6	37.3	37.3	37.3	37.6	37.6
2024	37.4	37.2	37.2	37.3	37.5	37.7	(p)37.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	59.6	59.0	59.1	59.2	59.4	59.3	58.6	58.2	58.7	59.3	60.5	61.1	59.3
2024	59.3	58.8	59.1	59.2	59.3	59.3	(p)59.6
Information
2023	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
2024	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	(p)2.6
Financial Activities
2023	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6
2024	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	(p)10.7
Professional & Business Services
2023	26.5	26.6	26.9	27.4	27.1	27.2	27.1	27.1	27.0	26.9	26.7	26.3	26.9
2024	25.4	25.6	26.0	26.3	26.0	26.4	(p)26.6
Educational & Health Services
2023	48.4	49.0	49.5	49.9	49.4	48.8	48.6	48.9	50.2	51.3	50.9	50.8	49.6
2024	50.5	51.2	51.5	51.6	51.8	51.0	(p)50.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	22.2	22.4	23.5	24.4	26.0	27.6	27.7	27.5	26.2	25.8	25.1	25.0	25.3
2024	23.8	24.0	24.6	25.4	26.8	28.3	(p)28.3
Other Services
2023	12.3	12.4	12.6	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.6
2024	12.7	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.9	13.0	(p)13.0
Government
2023	18.8	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.1	18.6	17.3	17.9	19.8	20.0	20.2	19.9	19.2
2024	19.2	20.0	20.0	20.0	19.5	18.8	(p)17.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	286,948	285,397	286,722	288,976	291,247	295,727	296,033	296,822	292,839	293,691	291,801	288,922	291,261
2024	287,566	288,956	291,511	292,711	293,654	294,087	(p)297,797
Employment
2023	278,288	276,536	279,534	282,554	283,663	286,777	286,765	286,502	285,738	286,423	285,289	282,357	283,369
2024	279,892	280,852	283,816	286,532	286,160	284,894	(p)287,879
Unemployment
2023	8,660	8,861	7,188	6,422	7,584	8,950	9,268	10,320	7,101	7,268	6,512	6,565	7,892
2024	7,674	8,104	7,695	6,179	7,494	9,193	(p)9,918
Unemployment Rate
2023	3.0	3.1	2.5	2.2	2.6	3.0	3.1	3.5	2.4	2.5	2.2	2.3	2.7
2024	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.1	2.6	3.1	(p)3.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.