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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	265.1	267.1	(p)269.4
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	20.0	20.5	(p)20.8
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	36.7	36.9	(p)36.8
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	57.0	57.2	(p)57.3
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	2.4	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	10.6	10.5	(p)10.5
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	26.7	27.0	(p)27.3
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	54.4	54.8	(p)55.3
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	23.9	24.4	(p)25.3
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	12.8	12.7	(p)12.9
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	20.6	20.7	(p)20.8
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	(1)286,676	(1)285,599	(1)288,032	(1)289,021	(1)289,445	(1)291,474	(1)293,700	(1)293,797	(1)289,600	(2)-	(1)292,473	(1)290,478	(1)(3)290,026
2026	290,898	289,435	(p)291,930
Employment
2025	(1)276,854	(1)275,615	(1)278,690	(1)280,813	(1)280,153	(1)280,743	(1)282,038	(1)281,052	(1)279,565	(2)-	(1)283,730	(1)282,566	(1)(3)280,165
2026	281,736	279,539	(p)282,850
Unemployment
2025	(1)9,822	(1)9,984	(1)9,342	(1)8,208	(1)9,292	(1)10,731	(1)11,662	(1)12,745	(1)10,035	(2)-	(1)8,743	(1)7,912	(1)(3)9,861
2026	9,162	9,896	(p)9,080
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)3.2	(1)2.8	(1)3.2	(1)3.7	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)3.5	(2)-	(1)3.0	(1)2.7	(1)(3)3.4
2026	3.1	3.4	(p)3.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.