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| Sector | Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 52.8 | 53.1 | 52.8 | 53.1 | 52.8 | (p)53.1 | |||||
| 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 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | (p)7.6 | |||||
| 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 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | (p)9.3 | |||||
| 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 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | (p)11.8 | |||||
| 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 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | (p)4.7 | |||||
| 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 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.8 | (p)7.0 | |||||
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| Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg | |
| Labor Force | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 53,389 | 53,461 | 53,435 | 53,008 | 52,803 | 52,868 | 53,269 | 53,318 | 52,574 | 52,921 | 52,667 | 52,341 | 53,005 | 
| 2025 | 52,850 | 53,060 | 52,996 | 52,630 | 52,031 | 52,351 | 52,733 | (p)52,821 | |||||
| Employment | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 50,999 | 50,954 | 51,234 | 51,250 | 50,935 | 50,703 | 50,963 | 50,860 | 50,802 | 51,053 | 50,820 | 50,353 | 50,911 | 
| 2025 | 50,220 | 50,456 | 50,637 | 50,629 | 49,968 | 49,955 | 50,188 | (p)50,172 | |||||
| Unemployment | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2,390 | 2,507 | 2,201 | 1,758 | 1,868 | 2,165 | 2,306 | 2,458 | 1,772 | 1,868 | 1,847 | 1,988 | 2,094 | 
| 2025 | 2,630 | 2,604 | 2,359 | 2,001 | 2,063 | 2,396 | 2,545 | (p)2,649 | |||||
| Unemployment Rate | |||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 
| 2025 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | (p)5.0 | |||||
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		Footnotes | |||||||||||||
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		The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania. | |||||||||||||