Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, 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	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2025	265.0	264.7	266.1	267.7	270.2	268.6	267.1	266.3	269.5	271.4	271.8	272.6	268.4
2026	266.1	265.0	266.3	267.9	269.2	269.3	(p)268.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	9.7	9.7	10.0	10.3	10.7	11.0	11.2	11.2	11.1	10.9	10.9	10.6	10.6
2026	10.4	10.2	10.5	10.8	10.9	11.3	(p)11.3
Manufacturing
2025	30.1	30.3	30.2	30.2	30.3	30.3	30.2	30.0	29.8	29.6	29.7	29.8	30.0
2026	29.7	29.6	29.8	29.9	30.0	30.2	(p)30.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	68.5	67.6	67.5	67.2	67.7	67.3	67.2	66.6	67.4	68.6	69.4	70.6	68.0
2026	67.1	65.4	65.3	65.1	65.3	65.3	(p)65.3
Information
2025	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
2026	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	(p)2.8
Financial Activities
2025	12.2	12.4	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.3
2026	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	(p)12.3
Professional & Business Services
2025	27.7	27.1	27.3	28.2	28.6	27.9	28.2	28.4	28.6	28.7	28.5	28.7	28.2
2026	28.0	27.9	28.0	28.5	28.7	28.5	(p)28.7
Educational & Health Services
2025	54.9	55.9	56.1	56.4	56.2	55.0	54.7	55.1	56.8	57.7	57.9	57.8	56.2
2026	57.1	57.9	58.2	58.3	57.6	56.5	(p)56.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	21.9	21.6	22.1	22.7	23.8	24.1	23.5	23.7	23.4	23.4	22.8	22.6	23.0
2026	22.0	21.9	22.2	22.9	24.1	24.8	(p)24.9
Other Services
2025	8.4	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.6
2026	8.4	8.5	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.8	(p)8.7
Government
2025	28.8	28.9	29.2	29.0	29.1	28.9	28.0	27.2	29.0	29.0	29.1	29.0	28.8
2026	28.5	28.7	29.0	29.0	29.1	28.9	(p)28.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2025	277,796	276,832	277,123	276,368	277,736	278,821	280,149	279,757	278,668	(1)-	281,557	280,690	(2)278,682
2026	280,135	279,428	281,097	281,688	283,981	284,441	(p)284,922
Employment
2025	263,187	262,084	263,547	264,303	264,760	264,084	264,921	263,052	264,823	(1)-	268,759	268,451	(2)264,725
2026	265,722	264,141	267,569	269,268	270,671	271,121	(p)271,578
Unemployment
2025	14,609	14,748	13,576	12,065	12,976	14,737	15,228	16,705	13,845	(1)-	12,798	12,239	(2)13,957
2026	14,413	15,287	13,528	12,420	13,310	13,320	(p)13,344
Unemployment Rate
2025	5.3	5.3	4.9	4.4	4.7	5.3	5.4	6.0	5.0	(1)-	4.5	4.4	(2)5.0
2026	5.1	5.5	4.8	4.4	4.7	4.7	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) 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