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Scranton Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Sep 2022
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2022
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Sep 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Economy at a Glance:

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2022	Apr 2022	May 2022	June 2022	July 2022	Aug 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		273.8	273.3	274.9	275.2	277.0	(p)278.0
Employment(1)		258.3	259.3	261.5	260.1	261.7	(p)262.1
Unemployment(1)		15.5	14.0	13.4	15.1	15.3	(p)15.9
Unemployment Rate(2)		5.7	5.1	4.9	5.5	5.5	(p)5.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		253.5	257.2	257.2	258.4	258.5	(p)259.0
12-month % change		3.8	4.3	3.7	4.1	4.3	(p)4.4
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		9.8	10.3	10.4	10.6	10.8	(p)10.9
12-month % change		1.0	-2.8	-1.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(3)		28.7	28.7	28.7	28.9	29.0	(p)28.9
12-month % change		4.7	4.7	5.1	4.3	4.7	(p)4.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		69.0	69.0	69.2	69.9	70.0	(p)70.3
12-month % change		9.5	10.4	10.5	10.8	10.1	(p)10.2
Information(3)		2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		7.4	7.4	3.6	3.6	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		11.8	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	(p)11.9
12-month % change		-4.8	-4.9	-4.1	-4.8	-0.8	(p)-0.8
Professional and Business Services(3)		27.0	28.8	27.8	28.0	28.3	(p)28.6
12-month % change		7.1	11.6	6.5	6.9	6.0	(p)6.3
Education and Health Services(3)		49.2	49.1	48.5	47.3	47.3	(p)47.5
12-month % change		-4.5	-3.5	-4.9	-4.4	-2.9	(p)-1.9
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		19.6	21.1	22.1	23.3	23.1	(p)23.0
12-month % change		10.1	10.5	10.5	13.7	10.5	(p)10.0
Other Services(3)		7.9	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.2	(p)8.2
12-month % change		8.2	6.7	5.3	3.8	5.1	(p)5.1
Government(3)		27.6	27.6	27.8	27.6	27.0	(p)26.8
12-month % change		1.5	-1.1	-0.4	-0.4	0.7	(p)0.0
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