Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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
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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
259.2 |
260.3 |
261.8 |
264.3 |
265.5 |
264.8 |
263.4 |
263.8 |
268.1 |
270.4 |
271.6 |
271.2 |
265.4 |
2024 |
265.1 |
266.4 |
267.9 |
269.3 |
271.0 |
272.2 |
271.4 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
10.9 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
10.9 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
2024 |
10.1 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
10.5 |
10.5 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
30.0 |
30.1 |
29.9 |
30.2 |
30.0 |
30.2 |
30.2 |
30.1 |
30.2 |
30.3 |
30.1 |
2024 |
30.1 |
30.1 |
29.8 |
29.9 |
30.0 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
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|
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|
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
68.8 |
67.9 |
68.0 |
68.0 |
68.3 |
68.2 |
67.5 |
67.5 |
68.7 |
69.4 |
70.5 |
71.4 |
68.7 |
2024 |
69.0 |
68.3 |
68.6 |
68.4 |
69.0 |
68.8 |
68.9 |
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Information |
|
2023 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2024 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
11.9 |
11.8 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
2024 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
|
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|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
27.7 |
27.6 |
27.5 |
28.0 |
28.3 |
27.8 |
28.7 |
28.6 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
29.4 |
28.7 |
28.4 |
2024 |
28.0 |
28.3 |
28.6 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
29.6 |
30.0 |
|
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|
|
|
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
51.0 |
52.7 |
53.1 |
53.3 |
52.9 |
51.8 |
51.2 |
51.3 |
53.6 |
54.8 |
55.2 |
54.9 |
53.0 |
2024 |
53.5 |
55.1 |
55.5 |
55.6 |
55.2 |
54.3 |
54.0 |
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|
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
21.4 |
21.5 |
22.0 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
23.8 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
23.1 |
22.9 |
22.7 |
22.8 |
2024 |
22.1 |
22.3 |
22.7 |
23.3 |
24.5 |
25.4 |
25.0 |
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|
|
|
|
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Other Services |
|
2023 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
2024 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
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|
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|
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Government |
|
2023 |
27.8 |
27.9 |
28.0 |
28.1 |
28.2 |
27.8 |
27.5 |
27.7 |
28.6 |
29.0 |
29.2 |
29.2 |
28.3 |
2024 |
28.9 |
28.9 |
29.1 |
29.2 |
29.3 |
29.1 |
28.2 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
275,329 |
275,940 |
276,451 |
274,765 |
276,385 |
277,458 |
278,644 |
279,771 |
279,144 |
280,778 |
281,284 |
279,211 |
277,931 |
2024 |
280,905 |
284,181 |
285,009 |
282,558 |
282,892 |
282,573 |
284,922 |
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Employment |
|
2023 |
261,846 |
262,024 |
264,167 |
265,075 |
266,106 |
265,885 |
266,470 |
266,300 |
269,353 |
270,617 |
271,677 |
269,482 |
266,584 |
2024 |
268,815 |
271,333 |
273,641 |
273,048 |
272,615 |
270,557 |
272,003 |
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Unemployment |
|
2023 |
13,483 |
13,916 |
12,284 |
9,690 |
10,279 |
11,573 |
12,174 |
13,471 |
9,791 |
10,161 |
9,607 |
9,729 |
11,347 |
2024 |
12,090 |
12,848 |
11,368 |
9,510 |
10,277 |
12,016 |
12,919 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2024 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
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United States Department of Labor
