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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
2024	260.3	261.4	264.3	266.2	267.2	267.3	265.7	266.7	267.4	268.4	268.5	268.5	266.0
2025	263.1	263.8	(p)265.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	19.1	19.2	19.5	19.8	20.0	20.4	20.6	20.5	20.2	20.2	19.9	19.7	19.9
2025	19.1	19.1	(p)19.5
Manufacturing
2024	37.0	37.0	37.4	37.3	37.4	37.7	37.5	37.3	36.9	36.8	36.9	36.7	37.2
2025	36.5	36.7	(p)36.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	58.7	58.0	58.4	58.3	58.4	58.4	58.0	57.7	58.4	58.9	59.8	60.6	58.6
2025	58.9	58.3	(p)58.2
Information
2024	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6
2025	2.5	2.4	(p)2.4
Financial Activities
2024	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.7
2025	10.7	10.7	(p)10.7
Professional & Business Services
2024	26.7	26.9	27.3	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.5	27.4	27.5	27.6	27.3	27.1	27.4
2025	26.4	26.6	(p)27.1
Educational & Health Services
2024	50.1	51.3	51.6	51.7	51.0	50.2	50.0	50.8	51.8	52.3	52.6	52.4	51.3
2025	52.2	52.6	(p)52.9
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	23.2	23.0	23.9	25.0	26.7	27.6	27.8	27.7	26.1	25.9	25.2	25.1	25.6
2025	24.0	23.8	(p)24.6
Other Services
2024	12.8	12.7	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.1	13.2	13.1	13.1	13.0
2025	13.0	13.0	(p)13.2
Government
2024	19.4	20.1	20.2	20.3	19.7	18.6	17.7	18.7	20.2	20.3	20.5	20.5	19.7
2025	19.8	20.6	(p)20.7
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
2024	(1)289,471	(1)289,570	(1)291,940	(1)292,329	(1)293,664	(1)295,451	(1)298,012	(1)297,086	(1)291,284	(1)291,960	(1)288,069	(1)286,883	(1)292,143
2025	285,895	286,276	(p)289,408
Employment
2024	(1)281,044	(1)280,669	(1)283,848	(1)285,745	(1)285,941	(1)285,904	(1)287,457	(1)285,932	(1)283,919	(1)283,815	(1)280,463	(1)279,615	(1)283,696
2025	276,462	276,818	(p)280,526
Unemployment
2024	(1)8,427	(1)8,901	(1)8,092	(1)6,584	(1)7,723	(1)9,547	(1)10,555	(1)11,154	(1)7,365	(1)8,145	(1)7,606	(1)7,268	(1)8,447
2025	9,433	9,458	(p)8,882
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)2.9	(1)3.1	(1)2.8	(1)2.3	(1)2.6	(1)3.2	(1)3.5	(1)3.8	(1)2.5	(1)2.8	(1)2.6	(1)2.5	(1)2.9
2025	3.3	3.3	(p)3.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.