Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: 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
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
386.7 |
387.2 |
389.4 |
391.7 |
394.3 |
395.0 |
388.9 |
388.2 |
394.4 |
395.4 |
400.3 |
399.8 |
392.6 |
2024 |
389.5 |
391.8 |
394.2 |
396.0 |
401.7 |
403.4 |
400.6 |
400.1 |
402.9 |
404.8 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.3 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
13.7 |
13.2 |
13.8 |
2024 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
13.0 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
14.1 |
14.3 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
13.9 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
41.1 |
40.9 |
41.0 |
41.3 |
41.4 |
41.8 |
41.8 |
41.5 |
41.4 |
39.0 |
41.3 |
41.5 |
41.2 |
2024 |
41.3 |
41.3 |
41.4 |
41.4 |
41.5 |
41.9 |
42.1 |
41.8 |
41.6 |
41.3 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
94.8 |
93.5 |
93.0 |
92.8 |
93.4 |
93.5 |
92.3 |
92.1 |
92.3 |
93.4 |
95.7 |
96.5 |
93.6 |
2024 |
92.6 |
91.6 |
91.8 |
91.5 |
92.3 |
92.3 |
92.1 |
91.7 |
91.8 |
92.5 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
2024 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
2024 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
13.0 |
12.9 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
50.2 |
49.7 |
50.0 |
50.7 |
50.5 |
50.3 |
49.5 |
49.8 |
50.6 |
51.6 |
52.6 |
51.8 |
50.6 |
2024 |
49.8 |
49.6 |
49.9 |
50.5 |
51.3 |
51.6 |
51.5 |
51.4 |
51.4 |
51.2 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
82.0 |
83.9 |
84.3 |
84.5 |
84.1 |
83.3 |
83.0 |
83.4 |
86.2 |
87.6 |
88.5 |
88.2 |
84.9 |
2024 |
86.3 |
88.8 |
89.5 |
89.7 |
90.0 |
89.1 |
89.4 |
89.7 |
91.4 |
93.1 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
34.1 |
34.3 |
35.6 |
36.3 |
38.1 |
39.8 |
39.3 |
38.9 |
37.2 |
36.8 |
35.5 |
35.7 |
36.8 |
2024 |
34.9 |
35.2 |
35.7 |
36.6 |
39.5 |
41.6 |
41.3 |
41.1 |
38.9 |
38.4 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
14.0 |
14.0 |
14.1 |
14.2 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.3 |
2024 |
14.5 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
14.8 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
14.6 |
14.7 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
38.5 |
39.0 |
39.3 |
39.1 |
39.2 |
38.3 |
35.1 |
34.8 |
39.2 |
39.4 |
39.4 |
39.4 |
38.4 |
2024 |
38.2 |
38.9 |
39.3 |
39.2 |
39.4 |
38.8 |
35.7 |
35.8 |
40.0 |
40.3 |
|
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
455,082 |
455,938 |
456,676 |
454,322 |
457,281 |
461,235 |
458,492 |
459,612 |
458,535 |
461,446 |
464,788 |
458,908 |
458,526 |
2024 |
459,191 |
464,061 |
466,032 |
462,597 |
465,961 |
466,496 |
468,543 |
462,191 |
458,355 |
459,146 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
436,764 |
436,985 |
440,038 |
440,392 |
441,963 |
443,643 |
440,370 |
439,314 |
442,953 |
445,490 |
449,646 |
444,142 |
441,808 |
2024 |
441,209 |
445,463 |
449,225 |
448,466 |
450,298 |
448,509 |
449,190 |
442,354 |
443,985 |
443,559 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
18,318 |
18,953 |
16,638 |
13,930 |
15,318 |
17,592 |
18,122 |
20,298 |
15,582 |
15,956 |
15,142 |
14,766 |
16,718 |
2024 |
17,982 |
18,598 |
16,807 |
14,131 |
15,663 |
17,987 |
19,353 |
19,837 |
14,370 |
15,587 |
|
|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
2024 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
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The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.
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United States Department of Labor
