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Sector |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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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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 | (p)267.9 | ||||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 | (p)10.2 | ||||||||||
Manufacturing |
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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 | (p)29.8 | ||||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 | (p)68.6 | ||||||||||
Information |
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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 | (p)2.8 | ||||||||||
Financial Activities |
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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 | (p)11.6 | ||||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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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 | (p)28.6 | ||||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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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 | (p)55.5 | ||||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 | (p)22.8 | ||||||||||
Other Services |
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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 | (p)8.9 | ||||||||||
Government |
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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 | (p)29.1 | ||||||||||
Footnotes |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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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2023 |
(1)275,329 | (1)275,940 | (1)276,451 | (1)274,765 | (1)276,385 | (1)277,458 | (1)278,644 | (1)279,771 | (1)279,144 | (1)280,778 | (1)281,284 | (1)279,211 | (1)277,931 |
2024 |
280,905 | 284,181 | (p)285,232 | ||||||||||
Employment |
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2023 |
(1)261,846 | (1)262,024 | (1)264,167 | (1)265,075 | (1)266,106 | (1)265,885 | (1)266,470 | (1)266,300 | (1)269,353 | (1)270,617 | (1)271,677 | (1)269,482 | (1)266,584 |
2024 |
268,815 | 271,333 | (p)273,856 | ||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
(1)13,483 | (1)13,916 | (1)12,284 | (1)9,690 | (1)10,279 | (1)11,573 | (1)12,174 | (1)13,471 | (1)9,791 | (1)10,161 | (1)9,607 | (1)9,729 | (1)11,347 |
2024 |
12,090 | 12,848 | (p)11,376 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
(1)4.9 | (1)5.0 | (1)4.4 | (1)3.5 | (1)3.7 | (1)4.2 | (1)4.4 | (1)4.8 | (1)3.5 | (1)3.6 | (1)3.4 | (1)3.5 | (1)4.1 |
2024 |
4.3 | 4.5 | (p)4.0 | ||||||||||
Footnotes |