Altoona, 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
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Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2024 |
59.7 |
59.6 |
60.1 |
61.2 |
61.9 |
62.0 |
61.4 |
61.8 |
61.9 |
62.1 |
62.4 |
62.4 |
61.4 |
2025 |
61.2 |
61.0 |
61.5 |
61.8 |
62.4 |
62.7 |
62.3 |
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Mining, Logging, and Construction |
|
2024 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
2025 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
2025 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
13.9 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
14.2 |
14.6 |
14.8 |
14.0 |
2025 |
14.3 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
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Information |
|
2024 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2025 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
2025 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
2025 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
2025 |
12.5 |
12.5 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
2025 |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
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Other Services |
|
2024 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2025 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.5 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
2025 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
57,113 |
57,066 |
57,297 |
57,397 |
58,035 |
58,459 |
58,638 |
58,685 |
57,504 |
57,484 |
57,126 |
57,037 |
57,654 |
2025 |
57,115 |
56,989 |
57,347 |
57,088 |
57,031 |
57,523 |
57,829 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
54,969 |
54,808 |
55,295 |
55,786 |
56,227 |
56,161 |
56,145 |
56,078 |
55,811 |
55,605 |
55,354 |
55,148 |
55,616 |
2025 |
54,656 |
54,554 |
55,156 |
55,172 |
55,036 |
55,051 |
55,222 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
2,144 |
2,258 |
2,002 |
1,611 |
1,808 |
2,298 |
2,493 |
2,607 |
1,693 |
1,879 |
1,772 |
1,889 |
2,038 |
2025 |
2,459 |
2,435 |
2,191 |
1,916 |
1,995 |
2,472 |
2,607 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
2025 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
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The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.
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United States Department of Labor
