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Lebanon, 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
Lebanon, PA. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2025

56.2 56.4 56.7 56.7 57.0 57.3 56.5 56.6 57.7 57.9 58.2 58.7 57.2

2026

57.6 (p)57.9                      

Manufacturing

2025

9.7 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7

2026

9.7 (p)9.8                      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2025

13.8 13.7 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.9 14.1 13.8

2026

13.6 (p)13.6                      

Education and Health Services

2025

8.8 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.6 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9

2026

8.9 (p)9.0                      

Government

2025

9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.6 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.0

2026

9.0 (p)9.0                      

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

2025

72,811 72,996 73,363 73,209 73,139 73,491 74,196 73,864 73,366 (1)- 74,178 (p)74,155  

2026

73,775 (p)74,084                      

Employment

2025

70,152 70,277 70,870 70,946 70,580 70,536 70,985 70,521 70,579 (1)- 71,647 (p)71,792  

2026

71,060 (p)71,102                      

Unemployment

2025

2,659 2,719 2,493 2,263 2,559 2,955 3,211 3,343 2,787 (1)- 2,531 (p)2,363  

2026

2,715 (p)2,982                      

Unemployment Rate

2025

3.7 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.5 4.0 4.3 4.5 3.8 (1)- 3.4 (p)3.2  

2026

3.7 (p)4.0                      

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(p) Preliminary

The Lebanon, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lebanon County in Pennsylvania.