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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

2022

52.5 53.3 53.5 53.8 54.0 53.7 53.5 53.7 54.6 55.2 55.6 55.7 54.1

2023

54.7 55.4 55.7 (p)56.1                  

Manufacturing

2022

9.2 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.2

2023

9.3 9.3 9.4 (p)9.4                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2022

12.9 13.0 13.0 12.9 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.7 13.0 13.2 13.7 14.0 13.1

2023

13.6 13.7 13.7 (p)13.7                  

Education and Health Services

2022

8.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.3

2023

8.4 8.5 8.5 (p)8.5                  

Government

2022

8.4 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.1 8.1 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.5

2023

8.6 8.7 8.7 (p)8.8                  

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

2022

(1)72,246 (1)72,434 (1)72,703 (1)72,487 (1)73,730 (1)74,120 (1)74,140 (1)74,112 (1)73,370 (1)74,164 (1)73,490 (1)73,680 (1)73,390

2023

73,908 73,603 73,602 (p)74,095                  

Employment

2022

(1)69,249 (1)69,584 (1)69,997 (1)70,061 (1)71,090 (1)70,925 (1)70,881 (1)70,674 (1)70,957 (1)71,763 (1)71,199 (1)71,455 (1)70,653

2023

71,263 70,924 71,485 (p)72,136                  

Unemployment

2022

(1)2,997 (1)2,850 (1)2,706 (1)2,426 (1)2,640 (1)3,195 (1)3,259 (1)3,438 (1)2,413 (1)2,401 (1)2,291 (1)2,225 (1)2,737

2023

2,645 2,679 2,117 (p)1,959                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

(1)4.1 (1)3.9 (1)3.7 (1)3.3 (1)3.6 (1)4.3 (1)4.4 (1)4.6 (1)3.3 (1)3.2 (1)3.1 (1)3.0 (1)3.7

2023

3.6 3.6 2.9 (p)2.6                  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(p) Preliminary

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