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

Total Nonfarm

2024

51.9 52.0 52.3 52.6 52.5 52.3 52.1 52.3 52.7 53.2 53.5 53.2 52.6

2025

52.5 52.7 (p)52.7                    

Manufacturing

2024

7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6

2025

7.5 7.5 (p)7.4                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

9.6 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.6

2025

9.6 9.6 (p)9.5                    

Educational & Health Services

2024

11.2 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.4

2025

11.6 11.7 (p)11.7                    

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6

2025

4.4 4.3 (p)4.4                    

Government

2024

7.2 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.2

2025

7.4 7.5 (p)7.5                    

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

2024

(1)53,389 (1)53,461 (1)53,435 (1)53,008 (1)52,803 (1)52,868 (1)53,269 (1)53,318 (1)52,574 (1)52,921 (1)52,667 (1)52,341 (1)53,005

2025

52,850 53,060 (p)52,945                    

Employment

2024

(1)50,999 (1)50,954 (1)51,234 (1)51,250 (1)50,935 (1)50,703 (1)50,963 (1)50,860 (1)50,802 (1)51,053 (1)50,820 (1)50,353 (1)50,911

2025

50,220 50,456 (p)50,588                    

Unemployment

2024

(1)2,390 (1)2,507 (1)2,201 (1)1,758 (1)1,868 (1)2,165 (1)2,306 (1)2,458 (1)1,772 (1)1,868 (1)1,847 (1)1,988 (1)2,094

2025

2,630 2,604 (p)2,357                    

Unemployment Rate

2024

(1)4.5 (1)4.7 (1)4.1 (1)3.3 (1)3.5 (1)4.1 (1)4.3 (1)4.6 (1)3.4 (1)3.5 (1)3.5 (1)3.8 (1)4.0

2025

5.0 4.9 (p)4.5                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary

The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania.