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York-Hanover, 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	York-Hanover, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	192.1	191.1	192.6	192.7	194.2	193.3	191.7	192.8	194.1	194.9	195.3	195.8	193.4
2025	192.6	192.0	192.8	193.4	(p)195.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	11.9	11.8	12.2	12.4	12.6	12.9	13.0	12.9	13.0	13.2	12.6	12.4	12.6
2025	11.9	11.8	12.0	12.3	(p)12.7
Manufacturing
2024	32.9	32.9	33.1	33.0	33.0	33.1	32.9	32.7	32.6	32.5	32.6	32.6	32.8
2025	32.5	32.3	32.2	32.1	(p)32.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	43.4	42.5	42.6	42.6	42.8	42.5	42.2	42.7	43.3	43.9	44.8	45.1	43.2
2025	43.8	43.4	43.2	43.0	(p)43.3
Information
2024	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
2025	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
Financial Activities
2024	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.1
2025	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	(p)6.2
Professional & Business Services
2024	22.2	21.9	21.9	22.0	22.1	22.0	22.1	22.3	22.4	22.5	22.6	22.5	22.2
2025	22.0	22.3	22.4	22.5	(p)22.6
Educational & Health Services
2024	29.8	30.2	30.6	30.5	30.6	30.1	30.0	29.9	30.7	30.8	30.9	31.3	30.5
2025	30.9	31.0	31.5	31.5	(p)31.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	15.5	15.4	15.6	15.8	16.3	16.8	16.5	16.5	15.7	15.5	15.3	15.4	15.9
2025	15.0	14.8	15.2	15.4	(p)16.0
Other Services
2024	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.9	10.0	9.9	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8
2025	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	(p)9.9
Government
2024	19.3	19.5	19.6	19.5	19.7	18.7	17.9	18.8	19.6	19.7	19.7	19.6	19.3
2025	19.7	19.6	19.5	19.6	(p)19.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	York-Hanover, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)241,274	(1)240,513	(1)240,977	(1)239,167	(1)240,614	(1)241,623	(1)243,209	(1)242,747	(1)239,064	(1)239,871	(1)237,285	(1)236,590	(1)240,245
2025	237,087	236,770	237,895	(p)237,063
Employment
2024	(1)233,354	(1)231,984	(1)233,312	(1)232,520	(1)233,164	(1)232,420	(1)233,074	(1)232,326	(1)231,767	(1)231,393	(1)229,862	(1)229,626	(1)232,067
2025	228,018	227,698	229,597	(p)228,970
Unemployment
2024	(1)7,920	(1)8,529	(1)7,665	(1)6,647	(1)7,450	(1)9,203	(1)10,135	(1)10,421	(1)7,297	(1)8,478	(1)7,423	(1)6,964	(1)8,178
2025	9,069	9,072	8,298	(p)8,093
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)3.3	(1)3.5	(1)3.2	(1)2.8	(1)3.1	(1)3.8	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)3.1	(1)3.5	(1)3.1	(1)2.9	(1)3.4
2025	3.8	3.8	3.5	(p)3.4
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The York-Hanover, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes York County in Pennsylvania.