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Sector |
Lancaster, 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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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 | 265.9 | 268.0 | 268.9 | 270.1 | (p)270.0 | ||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 20.7 | (p)20.9 | ||||||
Manufacturing |
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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 | 36.5 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.9 | (p)37.0 | ||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 | 58.2 | 58.4 | 58.7 | 58.7 | (p)58.6 | ||||||
Information |
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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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)2.5 | ||||||
Financial Activities |
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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 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 10.9 | (p)11.0 | ||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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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 | 27.1 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.7 | (p)28.1 | ||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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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 | 53.1 | 53.0 | 52.7 | 52.5 | (p)52.8 | ||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 | 24.6 | 25.6 | 26.5 | 27.8 | (p)27.6 | ||||||
Other Services |
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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 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.4 | (p)13.5 | ||||||
Government |
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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 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.0 | 19.0 | (p)18.0 | ||||||
Footnotes |
Lancaster, 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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2024 |
289,471 | 289,570 | 291,940 | 292,329 | 293,664 | 295,451 | 298,012 | 297,086 | 291,284 | 291,960 | 288,069 | 286,883 | 292,143 |
2025 |
285,895 | 286,276 | 289,617 | 289,492 | 287,884 | 289,362 | (p)293,182 | ||||||
Employment |
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2024 |
281,044 | 280,669 | 283,848 | 285,745 | 285,941 | 285,904 | 287,457 | 285,932 | 283,919 | 283,815 | 280,463 | 279,615 | 283,696 |
2025 |
276,462 | 276,818 | 280,748 | 281,633 | 279,046 | 278,925 | (p)281,963 | ||||||
Unemployment |
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2024 |
8,427 | 8,901 | 8,092 | 6,584 | 7,723 | 9,547 | 10,555 | 11,154 | 7,365 | 8,145 | 7,606 | 7,268 | 8,447 |
2025 |
9,433 | 9,458 | 8,869 | 7,859 | 8,838 | 10,437 | (p)11,219 | ||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
2025 |
3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.6 | (p)3.8 | ||||||
Footnotes |
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The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. |