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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
2023	258.1	259.1	261.7	263.2	263.8	265.4	262.9	263.0	264.8	266.2	266.2	265.8	263.4
2024	259.9	260.9	(p)262.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	19.0	18.9	19.1	19.4	19.5	19.9	19.9	19.8	19.6	19.6	19.4	19.1	19.4
2024	18.3	18.3	(p)18.6
Manufacturing
2023	38.1	37.9	38.0	37.6	37.5	37.9	37.6	37.6	37.3	37.3	37.3	37.6	37.6
2024	37.4	37.2	(p)37.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	59.6	59.0	59.1	59.2	59.4	59.3	58.6	58.2	58.7	59.3	60.5	61.1	59.3
2024	59.3	58.8	(p)59.0
Information
2023	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
2024	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
Financial Activities
2023	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6
2024	10.6	10.5	(p)10.5
Professional & Business Services
2023	26.5	26.6	26.9	27.4	27.1	27.2	27.1	27.1	27.0	26.9	26.7	26.3	26.9
2024	25.4	25.6	(p)26.0
Educational & Health Services
2023	48.4	49.0	49.5	49.9	49.4	48.8	48.6	48.9	50.2	51.3	50.9	50.8	49.6
2024	50.5	51.2	(p)51.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	22.2	22.4	23.5	24.4	26.0	27.6	27.7	27.5	26.2	25.8	25.1	25.0	25.3
2024	23.8	24.0	(p)24.7
Other Services
2023	12.3	12.4	12.6	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.6
2024	12.7	12.6	(p)12.7
Government
2023	18.8	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.1	18.6	17.3	17.9	19.8	20.0	20.2	19.9	19.2
2024	19.2	20.0	(p)20.0
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
2023	(1)286,948	(1)285,397	(1)286,722	(1)288,976	(1)291,247	(1)295,727	(1)296,033	(1)296,822	(1)292,839	(1)293,691	(1)291,801	(1)288,922	(1)291,261
2024	287,566	(p)288,918
Employment
2023	(1)278,288	(1)276,536	(1)279,534	(1)282,554	(1)283,663	(1)286,777	(1)286,765	(1)286,502	(1)285,738	(1)286,423	(1)285,289	(1)282,357	(1)283,369
2024	279,892	(p)280,950
Unemployment
2023	(1)8,660	(1)8,861	(1)7,188	(1)6,422	(1)7,584	(1)8,950	(1)9,268	(1)10,320	(1)7,101	(1)7,268	(1)6,512	(1)6,565	(1)7,892
2024	7,674	(p)7,968
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)2.5	(1)2.2	(1)2.6	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)3.5	(1)2.4	(1)2.5	(1)2.2	(1)2.3	(1)2.7
2024	2.7	(p)2.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.