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Chambersburg, PA

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllConsumer price indexesBenefitsPay
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — April 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	May 2026
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — March 2026	Benefits, Pay	News Release	May 2026

Chambersburg, PA Economy at a Glance:

Chambersburg, PA

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2025	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)78.4	(2)78.4	78.2	78.0	(p)78.3
Employment(1)		(2)75.8	(2)76.0	75.4	75.0	(p)75.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)2.6	(2)2.4	2.8	3.0	(p)2.8
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.3	(2)3.1	3.6	3.9	(p)3.6
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		63.9	64.3	63.7	63.4	63.7	(p)64.0
12-month % change		0.2	0.2	1.4	0.8	0.8	(p)1.4
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		2.8	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.7	(p)2.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	8.0	4.0	3.8	(p)-3.6
Manufacturing(4)		8.5	8.5	8.6	8.5	8.5	(p)8.5
12-month % change		-1.2	-1.2	0.0	-1.2	-1.2	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		18.9	18.9	18.5	18.3	18.3	(p)18.3
12-month % change		1.1	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.7	(p)1.7
Professional and Business Services(4)		5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.9	(p)6.0
12-month % change		-6.3	-6.3	-1.7	-3.3	-4.8	(p)-3.2
Education and Health Services(4)		10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	(p)10.1
12-month % change		1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	(p)3.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		5.0	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.1	(p)5.0
12-month % change		4.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	-3.8	(p)-2.0
Government(4)		7.6	7.7	7.5	7.5	7.6	(p)7.7
12-month % change		-2.6	-1.3	-2.6	-3.8	-2.6	(p)-1.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary