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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
2025	262.5	263.3	265.6	267.6	269.5	269.9	267.2	267.9	268.2	269.7	270.2	270.1	267.6
2026	266.7	(p)265.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	19.7	19.7	20.2	20.5	20.8	21.3	21.4	21.3	21.1	21.0	20.9	20.4	20.7
2026	20.3	(p)20.0
Manufacturing
2025	37.0	37.1	37.2	37.2	37.2	37.4	37.4	37.0	36.8	36.7	36.7	36.9	37.1
2026	36.8	(p)36.7
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	58.3	57.9	58.0	58.3	58.7	58.8	58.2	57.8	58.1	58.6	59.8	60.3	58.6
2026	58.2	(p)57.0
Information
2025	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
2026	2.4	(p)2.4
Financial Activities
2025	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.6	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.6
2026	10.6	(p)10.6
Professional & Business Services
2025	26.6	26.7	27.0	27.3	27.1	27.3	27.0	27.0	26.9	27.1	27.0	26.8	27.0
2026	26.6	(p)26.7
Educational & Health Services
2025	51.7	52.6	52.8	52.7	52.4	52.2	51.5	52.0	53.0	53.8	54.0	54.2	52.7
2026	54.6	(p)54.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	23.5	23.1	24.1	25.1	26.7	27.5	27.5	27.6	26.1	25.9	25.1	24.8	25.6
2026	24.2	(p)23.9
Other Services
2025	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.0	12.9	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.9
2026	12.7	(p)12.8
Government
2025	20.0	20.4	20.5	20.6	20.5	19.2	18.0	19.1	20.4	20.6	20.7	20.7	20.1
2026	20.3	(p)20.6
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
2025	285,895	286,276	289,617	289,492	287,884	289,362	293,115	291,994	288,980	(1)-	291,625	(p)289,832
2026	290,898	(p)289,529
Employment
2025	276,462	276,818	280,748	281,633	279,046	278,925	281,900	280,108	279,293	(1)-	283,168	(p)282,025
2026	281,736	(p)279,541
Unemployment
2025	9,433	9,458	8,869	7,859	8,838	10,437	11,215	11,886	9,687	(1)-	8,457	(p)7,807
2026	9,162	(p)9,988
Unemployment Rate
2025	3.3	3.3	3.1	2.7	3.1	3.6	3.8	4.1	3.4	(1)-	2.9	(p)2.7
2026	3.1	(p)3.4
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.