Scranton-Wilkes Barre, 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	Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	249.7	251.4	253.6	254.6	255.2	254.7	250.6	251.9	255.9	257.8	259.7	259.5	254.6
2013	251.6	253.1	253.5	(P) 255.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	9.2	9.1	9.5	9.9	10.3	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.2	9.9	10.1
2013	9.1	9.1	9.4	(P) 9.8
Manufacturing
2012	26.9	26.8	27.0	27.1	27.0	27.1	27.0	26.9	26.9	26.9	27.1	27.1	27.0
2013	26.8	26.7	26.6	(P) 26.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	59.9	59.3	60.1	60.2	60.9	60.9	60.5	60.8	61.3	61.9	63.3	64.0	61.1
2013	61.8	60.8	60.7	(P) 61.1
Information
2012	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5
2013	4.4	4.3	4.3	(P) 4.3
Financial Activities
2012	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.0	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
2013	11.6	11.6	11.7	(P) 11.7
Professional & Business Services
2012	25.6	25.2	25.4	26.0	26.0	26.2	26.1	26.5	26.8	26.7	27.0	26.9	26.2
2013	26.4	27.0	27.0	(P) 27.8
Educational & Health Services
2012	51.3	54.1	54.0	53.7	52.7	51.6	50.8	51.0	52.6	53.5	54.1	54.0	52.8
2013	51.8	53.5	53.0	(P) 52.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	22.1	22.0	22.5	22.7	23.6	23.9	23.4	23.6	23.6	23.1	22.6	22.3	23.0
2013	21.6	21.5	22.1	(P) 23.2
Other Services
2012	8.2	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.6	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.4
2013	8.2	8.2	8.2	(P) 8.3
Government
2012	30.1	30.3	30.4	30.3	29.9	29.4	27.2	27.5	29.7	30.7	30.9	30.8	29.8
2013	29.9	30.4	30.5	(P) 30.2
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 281,203	(1) 281,435	(1) 282,270	(1) 280,597	(1) 282,982	(1) 286,142	(1) 286,596	(1) 286,258	(1) 286,631	(1) 287,805	(1) 287,712	(1) 288,742	(1) 284,865
2013	288,459	284,588	(P) 281,343
Employment
2012	(1) 253,693	(1) 253,700	(1) 255,372	(1) 256,210	(1) 256,935	(1) 258,108	(1) 257,740	(1) 258,098	(1) 261,021	(1) 261,779	(1) 261,941	(1) 261,409	(1) 258,001
2013	256,094	255,524	(P) 254,590
Unemployment
2012	(1) 27,510	(1) 27,735	(1) 26,898	(1) 24,387	(1) 26,047	(1) 28,034	(1) 28,856	(1) 28,160	(1) 25,610	(1) 26,026	(1) 25,771	(1) 27,333	(1) 26,864
2013	32,365	29,064	(P) 26,753
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 9.8	(1) 9.9	(1) 9.5	(1) 8.7	(1) 9.2	(1) 9.8	(1) 10.1	(1) 9.8	(1) 8.9	(1) 9.0	(1) 9.0	(1) 9.5	(1) 9.4
2013	11.2	10.2	(P) 9.5
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania.

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