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Scranton Area Economic Summary	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	May 2022
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2022
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2020	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2021
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	Oct 2021	Nov 2021	Dec 2021	Jan 2022	Feb 2022	Mar 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)273.9	(2)274.9	(2)270.5	274.3	272.5	(p)273.3
Employment(1)		(2)256.6	(2)259.0	(2)256.1	255.4	255.8	(p)257.7
Unemployment(1)		(2)17.3	(2)15.9	(2)14.4	18.9	16.7	(p)15.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)6.3	(2)5.8	(2)5.3	6.9	6.1	(p)5.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		255.3	258.2	257.3	250.7	252.6	(p)253.0
12-month % change		3.0	3.9	4.7	4.6	4.8	(p)3.6
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		10.9	10.6	10.3	9.7	9.6	(p)9.8
12-month % change		3.8	2.9	2.0	5.4	9.1	(p)1.0
Manufacturing(4)		27.9	28.2	28.4	28.0	28.6	(p)28.7
12-month % change		3.0	3.7	4.0	3.3	4.4	(p)4.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		65.5	68.0	69.5	68.8	68.8	(p)69.0
12-month % change		3.3	5.1	6.3	8.3	9.6	(p)9.5
Information(4)		3.0	3.0	3.0	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		15.4	20.0	20.0	7.4	7.4	(p)7.4
Financial Activities(4)		11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	(p)11.8
12-month % change		-6.3	-6.3	-5.6	-4.8	-4.8	(p)-4.8
Professional and Business Services(4)		28.9	30.5	29.0	27.3	27.0	(p)26.9
12-month % change		14.2	17.8	11.1	11.0	8.0	(p)6.7
Education and Health Services(4)		50.7	50.3	49.5	48.2	49.9	(p)49.3
12-month % change		-2.9	-3.3	-1.4	-2.6	-1.2	(p)-4.3
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		20.8	20.0	20.1	18.9	18.9	(p)19.3
12-month % change		10.1	9.3	17.5	12.5	8.6	(p)8.4
Other Services(4)		7.9	7.8	7.9	7.8	7.9	(p)7.9
12-month % change		5.3	5.4	8.2	8.3	8.2	(p)8.2
Government(4)		27.9	28.0	27.8	27.3	27.2	(p)27.4
12-month % change		0.7	1.4	1.8	2.6	1.9	(p)0.7
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary