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Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	357.6	357.4	360.3	361.4	363.6	366.0	364.6	366.6	367.1	368.0	370.7	372.4	364.6
2025	363.8	364.0	366.2	367.9	369.7	372.2	(p)371.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	12.1	12.0	12.1	12.4	12.5	13.0	13.3	13.1	12.9	13.0	12.7	12.6	12.6
2025	12.3	12.2	12.3	12.6	12.9	13.2	(p)13.3
Manufacturing
2024	21.8	21.6	21.7	21.6	21.7	22.1	21.9	22.0	21.8	21.7	21.7	21.7	21.8
2025	21.5	21.7	21.6	21.6	21.6	21.8	(p)21.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	79.6	78.3	78.2	77.7	78.3	78.1	77.3	77.9	78.7	79.9	82.4	83.9	79.2
2025	80.0	79.3	79.4	78.5	78.9	79.3	(p)78.1
Information
2024	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3
2025	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.2	(p)3.3
Financial Activities
2024	20.1	20.0	19.9	19.8	19.7	19.9	19.9	19.9	19.8	19.8	19.8	19.9	19.9
2025	19.8	19.8	19.8	19.9	19.9	20.2	(p)20.3
Professional & Business Services
2024	50.2	50.0	50.7	50.9	51.1	50.9	51.0	51.2	51.5	51.5	51.8	51.9	51.1
2025	50.6	50.6	51.0	51.0	51.2	51.4	(p)51.4
Educational & Health Services
2024	69.9	70.8	71.4	71.4	71.0	71.1	70.8	71.4	72.5	72.9	73.2	73.3	71.6
2025	72.7	73.6	73.6	73.8	73.4	73.2	(p)74.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	28.4	27.8	29.4	30.7	32.3	34.5	34.1	33.9	31.2	30.6	30.0	30.0	31.1
2025	28.8	28.4	29.5	31.0	32.3	34.4	(p)34.2
Other Services
2024	15.3	15.4	15.2	14.9	15.1	15.5	15.8	16.1	16.4	16.6	16.6	16.5	15.8
2025	16.4	16.3	16.6	16.6	16.9	17.0	(p)17.0
Government
2024	56.9	58.1	58.3	58.7	58.6	57.6	57.2	57.8	59.0	58.8	59.3	59.4	58.3
2025	58.5	59.0	59.2	59.8	59.4	58.5	(p)58.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	312,341	311,809	313,496	312,002	313,333	316,639	319,650	319,089	313,257	313,340	311,798	311,470	314,019
2025	310,288	310,837	312,861	311,886	310,915	313,558	(p)316,615
Employment
2024	302,329	301,072	303,386	303,107	303,674	305,036	307,174	306,013	304,186	303,575	302,658	302,558	303,731
2025	298,900	299,399	302,114	302,057	300,164	300,732	(p)302,833
Unemployment
2024	10,012	10,737	10,110	8,895	9,659	11,603	12,476	13,076	9,071	9,765	9,140	8,912	10,288
2025	11,388	11,438	10,747	9,829	10,751	12,826	(p)13,782
Unemployment Rate
2024	3.2	3.4	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.7	3.9	4.1	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.9	3.3
2025	3.7	3.7	3.4	3.2	3.5	4.1	(p)4.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.