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 |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2024 |
77.9 |
80.5 |
80.4 |
81.0 |
80.7 |
74.2 |
73.8 |
75.4 |
79.5 |
81.0 |
81.9 |
81.4 |
79.0 |
2025 |
77.9 |
80.4 |
80.8 |
81.3 |
82.2 |
75.6 |
75.1 |
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Manufacturing |
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2024 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
2025 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2024 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.8 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
2025 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2024 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
2025 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
2025 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
7.3 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.2 |
7.0 |
7.1 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
2025 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
31.4 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
33.4 |
33.7 |
27.3 |
26.8 |
28.5 |
31.7 |
32.8 |
33.6 |
32.9 |
31.6 |
2025 |
30.3 |
32.6 |
33.0 |
33.2 |
34.0 |
27.3 |
26.5 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
76,705 |
78,790 |
78,789 |
78,180 |
78,132 |
72,674 |
73,020 |
74,221 |
76,171 |
77,408 |
77,385 |
76,573 |
76,504 |
2025 |
74,907 |
77,041 |
77,808 |
77,211 |
77,500 |
71,857 |
72,288 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
74,456 |
76,487 |
76,443 |
76,519 |
76,065 |
70,131 |
70,483 |
71,305 |
74,410 |
75,361 |
75,426 |
74,678 |
74,314 |
2025 |
72,467 |
74,658 |
75,274 |
75,320 |
75,269 |
69,286 |
69,502 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
2,249 |
2,303 |
2,346 |
1,661 |
2,067 |
2,543 |
2,537 |
2,916 |
1,761 |
2,047 |
1,959 |
1,895 |
2,190 |
2025 |
2,440 |
2,383 |
2,534 |
1,891 |
2,231 |
2,571 |
2,786 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
2025 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
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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
