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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
2020	257.1	259.0	259.6	212.3	223.9	231.1	238.5	241.1	244.3	245.8	245.7	244.3	241.9
2021	239.6	242.1	244.0	245.7	246.5	(p)248.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2020	18.0	17.9	18.3	13.8	17.4	18.2	18.4	18.4	18.2	18.5	18.3	18.4	17.8
2021	17.8	17.8	18.1	18.7	18.9	(p)19.0
Manufacturing
2020	37.0	36.9	37.1	32.4	33.8	34.7	35.0	35.0	35.0	35.2	35.2	35.4	35.2
2021	35.4	35.5	36.0	35.9	35.9	(p)36.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2020	60.8	60.3	60.7	50.7	53.1	54.1	56.2	56.7	57.6	57.9	59.0	59.5	57.2
2021	58.9	58.7	58.7	58.8	59.1	(p)58.5
Information
2020	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4
2021	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.3	(p)2.4
Financial Activities
2020	9.6	9.7	9.7	9.3	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5
2021	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.6	(p)9.7
Professional & Business Services
2020	25.5	25.8	25.5	22.8	23.5	24.0	24.2	24.5	24.5	25.0	24.7	24.8	24.6
2021	25.0	25.2	25.2	25.6	25.1	(p)25.5
Educational & Health Services
2020	47.8	48.8	48.7	42.9	43.3	44.2	44.6	44.9	45.9	45.7	45.6	45.4	45.7
2021	44.4	45.0	44.5	44.2	44.1	(p)44.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2020	23.3	23.4	23.4	9.4	12.3	15.5	19.5	20.1	19.9	20.4	19.7	18.2	18.8
2021	16.0	16.6	18.0	18.5	19.9	(p)21.8
Other Services
2020	12.7	12.8	12.8	8.9	9.7	10.1	11.2	11.4	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.3
2021	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.9	12.0	(p)12.2
Government
2020	19.7	20.8	20.8	19.8	19.1	18.5	17.5	18.3	19.8	19.7	19.8	19.1	19.4
2021	18.8	19.9	20.0	20.2	19.6	(p)19.2
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
2020	(1)284,109	(1)286,859	(1)284,207	(1)272,614	(1)283,430	(1)283,722	(1)287,269	(1)280,200	(1)281,541	(1)280,900	(1)278,771	(1)277,207	(1)281,736
2021	274,689	278,356	276,139	274,560	(p)277,521
Employment
2020	(1)273,047	(1)275,811	(1)272,596	(1)232,115	(1)249,090	(1)250,504	(1)255,217	(1)257,592	(1)266,193	(1)267,219	(1)265,164	(1)262,871	(1)260,618
2021	257,452	261,198	260,992	261,387	(p)265,024
Unemployment
2020	(1)11,062	(1)11,048	(1)11,611	(1)40,499	(1)34,340	(1)33,218	(1)32,052	(1)22,608	(1)15,348	(1)13,681	(1)13,607	(1)14,336	(1)21,118
2021	17,237	17,158	15,147	13,173	(p)12,497
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)3.9	(1)3.9	(1)4.1	(1)14.9	(1)12.1	(1)11.7	(1)11.2	(1)8.1	(1)5.5	(1)4.9	(1)4.9	(1)5.2	(1)7.5
2021	6.3	6.2	5.5	4.8	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.