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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2025	51.7	51.9	51.8	52.2	51.9	51.8	51.5	52.1	52.5	53.0	53.0	53.1	52.2
2026	52.3	52.2	(p)52.5
Manufacturing
2025	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
2026	7.5	7.5	(p)7.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.8	10.0	10.1	9.7
2026	9.9	9.7	(p)9.8
Educational & Health Services
2025	11.6	11.8	11.7	11.8	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.8	11.9	12.0	11.9	11.7
2026	11.9	12.0	(p)12.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.6
2026	4.5	4.4	(p)4.5
Government
2025	7.3	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.1	7.0	6.6	6.8	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.2	7.2
2026	7.1	7.3	(p)7.3
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
2025	52,850	53,060	52,996	52,630	52,031	52,351	52,733	52,848	52,553	(1)-	53,218	(p)53,019
2026	52,912	(p)52,999
Employment
2025	50,220	50,456	50,637	50,629	49,968	49,955	50,188	50,210	50,331	(1)-	51,107	(p)50,854
2026	50,394	(p)50,238
Unemployment
2025	2,630	2,604	2,359	2,001	2,063	2,396	2,545	2,638	2,222	(1)-	2,111	(p)2,165
2026	2,518	(p)2,761
Unemployment Rate
2025	5.0	4.9	4.5	3.8	4.0	4.6	4.8	5.0	4.2	(1)-	4.0	(p)4.1
2026	4.8	(p)5.2
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary
The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania.