State College, 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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State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
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Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2025 |
77.0 |
80.3 |
81.0 |
82.2 |
82.1 |
75.2 |
75.0 |
76.0 |
81.2 |
83.0 |
83.9 |
83.4 |
80.0 |
2026 |
80.1 |
82.4 |
82.7 |
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Manufacturing |
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2025 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
2026 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2025 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
2026 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2025 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
2026 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2025 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
2026 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2025 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
7.4 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
2026 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
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Government |
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2025 |
30.7 |
33.0 |
33.5 |
33.8 |
34.3 |
27.6 |
26.9 |
27.9 |
31.8 |
33.0 |
33.7 |
33.1 |
31.6 |
2026 |
30.7 |
32.9 |
33.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2025 |
74,907 |
77,041 |
77,808 |
77,211 |
77,500 |
71,857 |
72,264 |
73,791 |
75,789 |
- |
77,482 |
77,270 |
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2026 |
76,994 |
78,906 |
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Employment |
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2025 |
72,467 |
74,658 |
75,274 |
75,320 |
75,269 |
69,286 |
69,487 |
70,745 |
73,301 |
- |
75,303 |
75,177 |
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2026 |
74,655 |
76,350 |
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Unemployment |
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2025 |
2,440 |
2,383 |
2,534 |
1,891 |
2,231 |
2,571 |
2,777 |
3,046 |
2,488 |
- |
2,179 |
2,093 |
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2026 |
2,339 |
2,556 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2025 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
3.3 |
- |
2.8 |
2.7 |
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2026 |
3.0 |
3.2 |
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The State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Centre County in Pennsylvania.
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United States Department of Labor
