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
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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2024 |
262.3 |
263.1 |
265.6 |
267.1 |
269.0 |
267.7 |
265.5 |
266.0 |
269.3 |
271.5 |
272.4 |
272.6 |
267.7 |
2025 |
266.2 |
266.4 |
267.8 |
270.0 |
271.3 |
270.8 |
270.0 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2024 |
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.8 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
10.7 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
2025 |
10.0 |
9.9 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
10.7 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
30.2 |
30.2 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
30.6 |
30.4 |
30.5 |
30.4 |
30.3 |
30.2 |
30.3 |
30.3 |
2025 |
30.2 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
30.4 |
30.6 |
30.7 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
68.8 |
67.7 |
67.8 |
67.5 |
67.8 |
67.4 |
67.2 |
67.0 |
68.0 |
68.7 |
70.2 |
70.9 |
68.3 |
2025 |
68.3 |
67.4 |
67.1 |
67.3 |
67.7 |
67.8 |
67.9 |
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Information |
|
2024 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2025 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
11.6 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
2025 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.5 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
27.8 |
28.2 |
28.5 |
29.0 |
29.4 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
29.2 |
29.1 |
29.5 |
29.3 |
29.1 |
28.9 |
2025 |
28.1 |
28.3 |
28.3 |
28.8 |
29.2 |
28.8 |
28.7 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
53.1 |
54.4 |
55.1 |
55.2 |
54.9 |
53.4 |
52.8 |
53.2 |
55.2 |
56.3 |
56.7 |
56.4 |
54.7 |
2025 |
55.1 |
56.5 |
56.8 |
57.2 |
56.7 |
55.6 |
55.6 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
21.6 |
21.8 |
22.4 |
22.8 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
23.0 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
22.9 |
2025 |
21.9 |
21.7 |
22.3 |
22.9 |
23.6 |
24.3 |
23.9 |
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Other Services |
|
2024 |
8.5 |
8.5 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
8.9 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
8.9 |
2025 |
9.0 |
9.0 |
9.1 |
9.1 |
9.3 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
28.5 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
28.8 |
28.9 |
28.5 |
27.8 |
27.8 |
29.2 |
29.4 |
29.5 |
29.6 |
28.8 |
2025 |
29.3 |
29.1 |
29.5 |
29.4 |
29.3 |
28.9 |
28.0 |
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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 |
|
2024 |
280,532 |
281,474 |
281,685 |
279,570 |
280,870 |
280,986 |
282,235 |
281,254 |
278,866 |
279,794 |
278,229 |
277,510 |
280,251 |
2025 |
277,576 |
278,245 |
279,289 |
278,258 |
277,489 |
278,213 |
279,755 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
267,181 |
267,300 |
269,663 |
269,398 |
270,227 |
268,448 |
268,447 |
266,956 |
268,766 |
269,108 |
267,839 |
267,033 |
268,364 |
2025 |
263,599 |
264,321 |
266,440 |
266,740 |
265,178 |
263,906 |
265,164 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
13,351 |
14,174 |
12,022 |
10,172 |
10,643 |
12,538 |
13,788 |
14,298 |
10,100 |
10,686 |
10,390 |
10,477 |
11,887 |
2025 |
13,977 |
13,924 |
12,849 |
11,518 |
12,311 |
14,307 |
14,591 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
2025 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
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United States Department of Labor
