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Harrisburg Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jun 2026
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2026
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2026
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — May 2026	Consumer price indexes	News Release	Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Economy at a Glance:

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)312.2	310.0	309.0	311.9	(p)314.4
Employment(1)		(2)301.8	298.3	296.5	300.5	(p)303.5
Unemployment(1)		(2)10.4	11.7	12.5	11.4	(p)10.9
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)3.3	3.8	4.0	3.7	(p)3.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		368.6	359.9	358.7	360.9	364.1	(p)366.1
12-month % change		0.0	0.1	-0.1	-0.3	0.1	(p)0.3
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		13.2	13.0	12.8	13.0	13.2	(p)13.3
12-month % change		4.8	4.8	3.2	2.4	1.5	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)		19.7	19.6	19.6	19.7	19.6	(p)19.8
12-month % change		-4.4	-3.4	-3.4	-2.5	-3.0	(p)-2.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		82.7	78.9	77.5	77.4	77.7	(p)78.0
12-month % change		-0.7	-1.0	-1.8	-2.5	-0.8	(p)-0.8
Information(4)		3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	(p)3.0
12-month % change		-3.1	-3.1	0.0	-3.1	-3.1	(p)-6.3
Financial Activities(4)		19.9	19.7	19.7	19.6	19.7	(p)19.7
12-month % change		-1.0	-1.5	-1.5	-2.0	-1.5	(p)-1.5
Professional and Business Services(4)		49.9	48.7	48.3	49.2	49.5	(p)49.5
12-month % change		-2.3	-1.6	-1.8	-0.2	0.2	(p)-0.2
Education and Health Services(4)		76.2	75.5	75.3	75.7	76.1	(p)76.0
12-month % change		4.7	3.1	2.0	2.3	2.7	(p)3.1
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		30.2	29.0	28.8	29.7	31.3	(p)32.9
12-month % change		-0.7	3.6	4.3	1.7	1.6	(p)3.1
Other Services(4)		14.8	14.7	14.8	14.6	14.8	(p)14.9
12-month % change		-2.0	-1.3	0.0	-2.0	-0.7	(p)-1.3
Government(4)		58.9	57.7	58.8	58.9	59.1	(p)59.0
12-month % change		-0.7	-1.4	-0.3	-0.2	-1.0	(p)-0.5
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