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Altoona

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
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Altoona Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Aug 2021
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Altoona, PA Economy at a Glance:

Altoona, PA

Data Series	Back Data	Jan 2021	Feb 2021	Mar 2021	Apr 2021	May 2021	June 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		58.7	58.7	58.1	57.7	57.5	(p)58.4
Employment(1)		54.0	54.2	54.2	54.3	54.5	(p)54.9
Unemployment(1)		4.6	4.5	3.9	3.4	3.0	(p)3.5
Unemployment Rate(2)		7.9	7.6	6.7	6.0	5.3	(p)6.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		57.5	57.5	57.8	58.3	58.4	(p)58.7
12-month % change		-5.0	-4.6	-4.6	16.6	9.2	(p)4.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.7	2.7	2.6	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		-3.6	-3.6	-10.3	61.1	0.0	(p)-6.5
Manufacturing(3)		6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.5	(p)6.5
12-month % change		-5.6	-4.3	-2.9	11.5	4.8	(p)-1.5
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		13.9	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.9	(p)14.1
12-month % change		-2.1	-2.8	-3.5	20.0	10.3	(p)5.2
Information(3)		0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	(p)14.3
Financial Activities(3)		1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		4.9	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.8	(p)4.9
12-month % change		0.0	-2.0	-4.0	11.4	4.3	(p)4.3
Education and Health Services(3)		12.5	12.5	12.5	12.3	12.4	(p)12.4
12-month % change		-4.6	-4.6	-4.6	4.2	2.5	(p)0.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		4.3	4.4	4.7	4.8	5.2	(p)5.4
12-month % change		-17.3	-15.4	-11.3	71.4	57.6	(p)22.7
Other Services(3)		2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	(p)2.7
12-month % change		-10.7	-10.7	-10.7	52.9	23.8	(p)12.5
Government(3)		7.8	7.9	8.0	8.0	7.9	(p)7.6
12-month % change		-4.9	-2.5	-1.2	2.6	3.9	(p)2.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary