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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	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	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	(p)61.4
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	(p)3.1
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	(p)7.0
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	(p)14.1
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	(p)0.8
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	(p)1.5
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	(p)5.9
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	(p)12.6
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	(p)5.7
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	(p)2.8
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	(p)7.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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	(1)57,113	(1)57,066	(1)57,297	(1)57,397	(1)58,035	(1)58,459	(1)58,638	(1)58,685	(1)57,504	(1)57,484	(1)57,126	(1)57,037	(1)57,654
2025	57,115	56,989	(p)57,330
Employment
2024	(1)54,969	(1)54,808	(1)55,295	(1)55,786	(1)56,227	(1)56,161	(1)56,145	(1)56,078	(1)55,811	(1)55,605	(1)55,354	(1)55,148	(1)55,616
2025	54,656	54,554	(p)55,137
Unemployment
2024	(1)2,144	(1)2,258	(1)2,002	(1)1,611	(1)1,808	(1)2,298	(1)2,493	(1)2,607	(1)1,693	(1)1,879	(1)1,772	(1)1,889	(1)2,038
2025	2,459	2,435	(p)2,193
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.8	(1)4.0	(1)3.5	(1)2.8	(1)3.1	(1)3.9	(1)4.3	(1)4.4	(1)2.9	(1)3.3	(1)3.1	(1)3.3	(1)3.5
2025	4.3	4.3	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.