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Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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2016 |
243.2 | 243.9 | 246.5 | 250.0 | 251.4 | 250.5 | 249.7 | 249.8 | 252.2 | 253.0 | 252.5 | 252.1 | 249.6 |
2017 |
246.3 | 248.1 | 249.9 | (p)254.5 | |||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2016 |
15.4 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
2017 |
16.0 | 16.0 | 16.2 | (p)16.6 | |||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2016 |
36.3 | 36.3 | 36.4 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 36.7 |
2017 |
36.5 | 36.6 | 36.8 | (p)37.0 | |||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2016 |
57.7 | 56.8 | 57.1 | 57.5 | 58.0 | 57.8 | 57.6 | 57.8 | 57.7 | 58.4 | 59.3 | 60.1 | 58.0 |
2017 |
58.4 | 57.4 | 57.6 | (p)58.3 | |||||||||
Information |
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2016 |
3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
2017 |
3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | (p)3.2 | |||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2016 |
8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 |
2017 |
8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | (p)8.3 | |||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2016 |
23.8 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 24.7 |
2017 |
23.3 | 24.2 | 24.7 | (p)26.5 | |||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2016 |
43.5 | 44.9 | 45.0 | 45.2 | 44.7 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 44.9 | 45.1 | 45.1 | 45.0 | 44.5 |
2017 |
43.9 | 45.1 | 44.9 | (p)45.0 | |||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2016 |
21.5 | 21.4 | 22.3 | 23.8 | 25.1 | 26.2 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.3 |
2017 |
22.5 | 22.5 | 23.1 | (p)24.5 | |||||||||
Other Services |
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2016 |
13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 |
2017 |
14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | (p)14.2 | |||||||||
Government |
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2016 |
19.9 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.6 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 17.4 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 19.9 |
2017 |
20.1 | 20.7 | 20.9 | (p)20.9 | |||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| 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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2016 |
(r)276,807 | (r)278,093 | (r)280,621 | (r)280,249 | (r)281,932 | (r)284,292 | (r)287,241 | (r)284,465 | (r)281,268 | (r)279,897 | (r)276,685 | (r)274,433 | (r)280,499 |
2017 |
274,612 | 276,098 | (p)278,555 | ||||||||||
Employment |
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2016 |
(r)264,876 | (r)266,101 | (r)268,663 | (r)269,593 | (r)270,840 | (r)271,565 | (r)273,422 | (r)271,398 | (r)269,884 | (r)268,568 | (r)266,510 | (r)264,618 | (r)268,837 |
2017 |
263,253 | 264,823 | (p)268,070 | ||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2016 |
(r)11,931 | (r)11,992 | (r)11,958 | (r)10,656 | (r)11,092 | (r)12,727 | (r)13,819 | (r)13,067 | (r)11,384 | (r)11,329 | (r)10,175 | (r)9,815 | (r)11,662 |
2017 |
11,359 | 11,275 | (p)10,485 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2016 |
(r)4.3 | (r)4.3 | (r)4.3 | (r)3.8 | (r)3.9 | (r)4.5 | (r)4.8 | (r)4.6 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.0 | (r)3.7 | (r)3.6 | (r)4.2 |
2017 |
4.1 | 4.1 | (p)3.8 | ||||||||||
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The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. |
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