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Sector |
Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2023 |
59.2 | 59.3 | 59.6 | 60.5 | 61.2 | 61.5 | 60.8 | 60.9 | 61.3 | 61.4 | 61.6 | 61.9 | 60.8 |
2024 |
60.4 | 60.4 | 60.7 | 61.2 | 61.8 | 62.3 | 62.1 | 62.3 | (p)61.9 | ||||
Mining, Logging, and Construction |
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2023 |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
2024 |
2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | (p)3.2 | ||||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
2024 |
7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.2 | (p)7.1 | ||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2023 |
14.0 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.0 |
2024 |
13.9 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | (p)13.7 | ||||
Information |
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2023 |
0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
2024 |
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | (p)0.8 | ||||
Financial Activities |
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2023 |
1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
2024 |
1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | (p)1.7 | ||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
2024 |
5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | (p)5.6 | ||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 |
2024 |
12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.4 | (p)12.4 | ||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
5.2 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
2024 |
5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | (p)6.7 | ||||
Other Services |
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2023 |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
2024 |
2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 | ||||
Government |
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2023 |
7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 |
2024 |
8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.6 | (p)7.9 | ||||
Footnotes |
Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2023 |
58,212 | 58,051 | 58,159 | 58,400 | 59,091 | 60,082 | 59,792 | 60,051 | 59,177 | 59,106 | 59,205 | 58,932 | 59,022 |
2024 |
59,127 | 59,409 | 59,684 | 59,592 | 59,970 | 60,264 | 60,780 | 59,920 | (p)58,719 | ||||
Employment |
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2023 |
55,840 | 55,605 | 56,119 | 56,790 | 57,339 | 57,917 | 57,593 | 57,620 | 57,520 | 57,408 | 57,648 | 57,292 | 57,058 |
2024 |
57,168 | 57,344 | 57,784 | 58,067 | 58,205 | 58,050 | 58,424 | 57,463 | (p)57,120 | ||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
2,372 | 2,446 | 2,040 | 1,610 | 1,752 | 2,165 | 2,199 | 2,431 | 1,657 | 1,698 | 1,557 | 1,640 | 1,964 |
2024 |
1,959 | 2,065 | 1,900 | 1,525 | 1,765 | 2,214 | 2,356 | 2,457 | (p)1,599 | ||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
4.1 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
2024 |
3.3 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | (p)2.7 | ||||
Footnotes |
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The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania. |