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Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	59.2	59.3	59.6	60.5	61.2	61.5	60.8	60.9	61.3	61.4	61.6	61.9	60.8
2024	60.4	60.4	60.7	(p)61.1
Mining, Logging, and Construction
2023	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.0	2.9
2024	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)3.0
Manufacturing
2023	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.0
2024	7.0	7.0	7.0	(p)7.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	14.0	13.9	13.9	13.9	14.0	13.9	13.8	13.8	13.8	14.0	14.3	14.5	14.0
2024	13.9	13.8	13.8	(p)13.9
Information
2023	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9
2024	0.8	0.8	0.8	(p)0.8
Financial Activities
2023	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
2024	1.7	1.7	1.7	(p)1.7
Professional & Business Services
2023	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6
2024	5.4	5.4	5.5	(p)5.5
Educational & Health Services
2023	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.8	11.9	12.1	11.8	11.9	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.0
2024	12.1	12.2	12.3	(p)12.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	5.2	5.2	5.4	6.0	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
2024	5.8	5.9	6.0	(p)6.3
Other Services
2023	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
2024	2.8	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
Government
2023	7.9	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.9	7.9	7.6	7.7	8.0	8.0	8.1	8.1	7.9
2024	8.0	8.0	8.0	(p)7.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)58,212	(1)58,051	(1)58,159	(1)58,400	(1)59,091	(1)60,082	(1)59,792	(1)60,051	(1)59,177	(1)59,106	(1)59,205	(1)58,932	(1)59,022
2024	59,127	59,409	(p)59,653
Employment
2023	(1)55,840	(1)55,605	(1)56,119	(1)56,790	(1)57,339	(1)57,917	(1)57,593	(1)57,620	(1)57,520	(1)57,408	(1)57,648	(1)57,292	(1)57,058
2024	57,168	57,344	(p)57,754
Unemployment
2023	(1)2,372	(1)2,446	(1)2,040	(1)1,610	(1)1,752	(1)2,165	(1)2,199	(1)2,431	(1)1,657	(1)1,698	(1)1,557	(1)1,640	(1)1,964
2024	1,959	2,065	(p)1,899
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)3.5	(1)2.8	(1)3.0	(1)3.6	(1)3.7	(1)4.0	(1)2.8	(1)2.9	(1)2.6	(1)2.8	(1)3.3
2024	3.3	3.5	(p)3.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.