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
|
State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
77.8 |
80.1 |
80.3 |
81.6 |
74.7 |
75.4 |
75.0 |
78.6 |
81.3 |
82.5 |
83.1 |
83.3 |
79.5 |
2024 |
79.6 |
81.8 |
82.2 |
82.9 |
83.2 |
77.2 |
77.0 |
78.9 |
82.2 |
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|
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
2024 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.5 |
2024 |
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
2024 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
2024 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
6.8 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.2 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
7.2 |
2024 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.8 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
32.1 |
33.9 |
34.1 |
34.3 |
28.0 |
28.6 |
28.0 |
31.2 |
33.4 |
34.3 |
34.7 |
34.9 |
32.3 |
2024 |
32.3 |
34.3 |
34.5 |
34.7 |
35.1 |
28.7 |
28.2 |
29.9 |
33.3 |
|
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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 |
|
2023 |
78,966 |
80,612 |
80,472 |
81,330 |
75,326 |
76,768 |
76,818 |
80,212 |
81,370 |
82,354 |
82,439 |
82,220 |
79,907 |
2024 |
80,455 |
82,659 |
83,420 |
83,105 |
83,349 |
77,512 |
78,098 |
78,849 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
76,365 |
78,061 |
78,350 |
79,603 |
73,256 |
74,230 |
74,475 |
77,476 |
79,578 |
80,434 |
80,745 |
80,378 |
77,746 |
2024 |
78,339 |
80,493 |
81,114 |
81,486 |
81,254 |
74,968 |
75,616 |
75,993 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
2,601 |
2,551 |
2,122 |
1,727 |
2,070 |
2,538 |
2,343 |
2,736 |
1,792 |
1,920 |
1,694 |
1,842 |
2,161 |
2024 |
2,116 |
2,166 |
2,306 |
1,619 |
2,095 |
2,544 |
2,482 |
2,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
2024 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
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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
