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Lancaster, 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	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2021	241.1	243.4	246.3	249.1	250.3	252.2	251.5	251.9	252.6	253.7	253.5	253.6	249.9
2022	248.9	251.4	251.6	253.0	(p)253.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2021	17.7	17.4	17.8	18.2	18.3	18.7	18.9	18.9	18.6	18.7	18.4	18.1	18.3
2022	17.8	17.7	17.8	18.0	(p)18.4
Manufacturing
2021	35.8	35.8	36.1	36.3	36.5	36.8	36.8	36.9	36.7	36.5	36.8	37.1	36.5
2022	37.3	37.6	37.6	37.7	(p)37.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2021	57.7	57.2	57.3	57.1	57.6	58.1	58.0	58.1	58.1	58.6	60.0	61.6	58.3
2022	60.4	60.3	59.8	60.1	(p)59.9
Information
2021	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6
2022	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
Financial Activities
2021	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.8
2022	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	(p)9.9
Professional & Business Services
2021	25.4	25.9	26.0	26.9	26.4	26.2	26.1	26.3	26.3	26.4	26.7	26.7	26.3
2022	26.3	26.3	26.2	26.0	(p)25.8
Educational & Health Services
2021	45.6	46.6	47.2	47.2	46.8	46.1	45.3	45.1	46.0	45.9	45.4	44.9	46.0
2022	43.8	45.1	45.5	45.7	(p)45.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2021	16.8	17.6	18.6	20.0	21.4	22.9	24.0	24.2	23.0	23.4	21.7	21.2	21.2
2022	20.1	20.1	20.1	20.8	(p)22.0
Other Services
2021	11.5	11.6	11.8	12.0	12.0	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.3	12.2	12.4	12.1
2022	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.5	(p)12.7
Government
2021	18.6	19.2	19.3	19.2	19.0	18.8	17.5	17.5	19.1	19.4	19.7	19.0	18.9
2022	18.5	19.5	19.7	19.7	(p)19.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2021	(1)282,984	(1)284,224	(1)282,029	(1)282,367	(1)285,993	(1)289,479	(1)290,131	(1)288,255	(1)284,490	(1)285,869	(1)282,685	(1)280,206	(1)284,893
2022	281,667	280,850	281,621	280,644	(p)286,401
Employment
2021	(1)266,101	(1)267,788	(1)267,085	(1)268,411	(1)271,548	(1)273,314	(1)273,586	(1)272,978	(1)272,278	(1)274,042	(1)272,487	(1)270,972	(1)270,883
2022	269,809	270,509	272,039	271,806	(p)277,342
Unemployment
2021	(1)16,883	(1)16,436	(1)14,944	(1)13,956	(1)14,445	(1)16,165	(1)16,545	(1)15,277	(1)12,212	(1)11,827	(1)10,198	(1)9,234	(1)14,010
2022	11,858	10,341	9,582	8,838	(p)9,059
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)6.0	(1)5.8	(1)5.3	(1)4.9	(1)5.1	(1)5.6	(1)5.7	(1)5.3	(1)4.3	(1)4.1	(1)3.6	(1)3.3	(1)4.9
2022	4.2	3.7	3.4	3.1	(p)3.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.