Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2012

315.2 317.3 322.2 324.1 327.4 329.0 327.0 327.4 325.7 327.7 327.1 328.7 324.9

2013

321.3 321.3 325.1 (P) 326.9                  

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2012

9.9 9.8 10.1 10.4 10.6 10.8 10.8 11.0 10.9 11.1 10.7 10.1 10.5

2013

9.6 9.5 9.8 (P) 10.2                  

Manufacturing

 

2012

20.0 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.7 20.7 20.6 20.2 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.3

2013

20.0 20.0 20.1 (P) 20.1                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2012

63.6 63.2 63.6 63.5 64.0 64.1 63.5 63.8 63.8 64.6 65.7 66.4 64.2

2013

64.4 63.3 63.7 (P) 63.8                  

Information

 

2012

5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0

2013

4.9 4.9 4.8 (P) 4.9                  

Financial Activities

 

2012

21.8 21.8 21.8 21.8 22.0 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.1

2013

22.1 22.1 22.2 (P) 22.1                  

Professional & Business Services

 

2012

41.0 40.9 41.2 42.4 43.4 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.0 43.6 43.0 44.0 42.8

2013

42.7 42.9 42.6 (P) 44.1                  

Educational & Health Services

 

2012

49.3 50.3 50.7 50.7 51.0 49.8 49.9 49.8 50.8 51.5 51.2 51.3 50.5

2013

50.8 51.3 51.4 (P) 51.2                  

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2012

27.2 27.1 30.2 30.9 32.5 34.4 34.7 34.5 31.5 30.6 30.0 30.6 31.2

2013

29.1 28.8 31.8 (P) 31.8                  

Other Services

 

2012

16.9 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4

2013

17.4 17.5 17.6 (P) 17.7                  

Government

 

2012

60.4 62.0 62.0 61.8 60.9 61.0 59.0 59.3 60.8 61.3 61.4 61.3 60.9

2013

60.3 61.0 61.1 (P) 61.0                  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2012

(1) 281,234 (1) 281,904 (1) 284,222 (1) 283,720 (1) 288,213 (1) 293,040 (1) 295,606 (1) 294,248 (1) 290,105 (1) 290,501 (1) 287,610 (1) 289,393 (1) 288,316

2013

289,282 284,834 284,836 (P) 285,418                  

Employment

 

2012

(1) 260,437 (1) 260,659 (1) 263,772 (1) 264,950 (1) 267,802 (1) 270,704 (1) 272,889 (1) 271,819 (1) 270,019 (1) 270,259 (1) 268,059 (1) 269,008 (1) 267,531

2013

265,506 263,394 265,211 (P) 267,028                  

Unemployment

 

2012

(1) 20,797 (1) 21,245 (1) 20,450 (1) 18,770 (1) 20,411 (1) 22,336 (1) 22,717 (1) 22,429 (1) 20,086 (1) 20,242 (1) 19,551 (1) 20,385 (1) 20,785

2013

23,776 21,440 19,625 (P) 18,390                  

Unemployment Rate

 

2012

(1) 7.4 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.2 (1) 6.6 (1) 7.1 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.7 (1) 7.6 (1) 6.9 (1) 7.0 (1) 6.8 (1) 7.0 (1) 7.2

2013

8.2 7.5 6.9 (P) 6.4                  

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(P) Preliminary

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.