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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2016 |
330.1 | 330.3 | 333.4 | 338.1 | 340.0 | 340.4 | 340.4 | 338.6 | 340.0 | 340.8 | 340.7 | 341.3 | 337.8 |
2017 |
335.1 | 335.6 | 336.7 | 342.8 | (p)346.7 | ||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2016 |
10.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
2017 |
10.4 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.8 | (p)11.1 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2016 |
21.0 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.2 |
2017 |
20.9 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.1 | (p)21.1 | ||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2016 |
70.7 | 69.8 | 70.2 | 70.5 | 71.1 | 71.4 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 72.2 | 73.0 | 74.2 | 75.6 | 71.9 |
2017 |
73.7 | 73.2 | 73.1 | 74 | (p)74.8 | ||||||||
Information |
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2016 |
4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
2017 |
4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | (p)4 | ||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2016 |
21.6 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.1 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 21.3 |
2017 |
21.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 21 | (p)21 | ||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2016 |
47.9 | 47.4 | 47.5 | 48.8 | 48.2 | 47.9 | 48.0 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 47.0 | 47.3 | 47.8 |
2017 |
46.9 | 46.4 | 46.3 | 48.1 | (p)48.9 | ||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2016 |
54.0 | 55.2 | 55.4 | 55.7 | 55.3 | 54.3 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 56.1 | 56.7 | 56.4 | 56.2 | 55.4 |
2017 |
55.4 | 56.3 | 56.4 | 56.7 | (p)56.3 | ||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2016 |
28.5 | 28.2 | 29.8 | 31.7 | 33.8 | 35.0 | 35.2 | 34.9 | 31.9 | 31.0 | 30.4 | 30.3 | 31.7 |
2017 |
29.4 | 29.6 | 30.0 | 32.4 | (p)34.6 | ||||||||
Other Services |
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2016 |
14.4 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 14.9 |
2017 |
15.2 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.3 | (p)15.3 | ||||||||
Government |
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2016 |
57.7 | 59.0 | 59.1 | 59.6 | 59.3 | 58.4 | 57.1 | 56.3 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 59.8 | 59.4 | 58.6 |
2017 |
58.1 | 58.9 | 59.2 | 59.4 | (p)59.6 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2016 |
(r)293,390 | (r)293,210 | (r)295,282 | (r)295,595 | (r)298,009 | (r)300,751 | (r)304,358 | (r)300,703 | (r)297,390 | (r)295,715 | (r)294,200 | (r)292,716 | (r)296,777 |
2017 |
293,146 | 292,598 | 293,733 | (p)297,599 | |||||||||
Employment |
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2016 |
(r)280,253 | (r)280,105 | (r)281,766 | (r)283,130 | (r)284,722 | (r)286,219 | (r)288,993 | (r)285,947 | (r)283,972 | (r)282,680 | (r)282,297 | (r)281,358 | (r)283,454 |
2017 |
280,699 | 279,724 | 281,453 | (p)285,863 | |||||||||
Unemployment |
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2016 |
(r)13,137 | (r)13,105 | (r)13,516 | (r)12,465 | (r)13,287 | (r)14,532 | (r)15,365 | (r)14,756 | (r)13,418 | (r)13,035 | (r)11,903 | (r)11,358 | (r)13,323 |
2017 |
12,447 | 12,874 | 12,280 | (p)11,736 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2016 |
(r)4.5 | (r)4.5 | (r)4.6 | (r)4.2 | (r)4.5 | (r)4.8 | (r)5.0 | (r)4.9 | (r)4.5 | (r)4.4 | (r)4.0 | (r)3.9 | (r)4.5 |
2017 |
4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | (p)3.9 | |||||||||
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The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania. |
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