Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: 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	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	386.7	387.2	389.4	391.7	394.3	395.0	388.9	388.2	394.4	395.4	400.3	399.8	392.6
2024	389.5	391.8	(p)394.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	13.1	13.1	13.3	14.0	14.3	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.0	14.1	13.7	13.2	13.8
2024	12.8	12.8	(p)13.0
Manufacturing
2023	41.1	40.9	41.0	41.3	41.4	41.8	41.8	41.5	41.4	39.0	41.3	41.5	41.2
2024	41.3	41.3	(p)41.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	94.8	93.5	93.0	92.8	93.4	93.5	92.3	92.1	92.3	93.4	95.7	96.5	93.6
2024	92.6	91.6	(p)91.8
Information
2023	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.0
2024	6.1	6.2	(p)6.2
Financial Activities
2023	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0
2024	13.0	13.0	(p)13.0
Professional & Business Services
2023	50.2	49.7	50.0	50.7	50.5	50.3	49.5	49.8	50.6	51.6	52.6	51.8	50.6
2024	49.8	49.6	(p)49.7
Educational & Health Services
2023	82.0	83.9	84.3	84.5	84.1	83.3	83.0	83.4	86.2	87.6	88.5	88.2	84.9
2024	86.3	88.8	(p)89.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	34.1	34.3	35.6	36.3	38.1	39.8	39.3	38.9	37.2	36.8	35.5	35.7	36.8
2024	34.9	35.2	(p)36.1
Other Services
2023	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.3	14.5	14.5	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.4	14.3
2024	14.5	14.4	(p)14.4
Government
2023	38.5	39.0	39.3	39.1	39.2	38.3	35.1	34.8	39.2	39.4	39.4	39.4	38.4
2024	38.2	38.9	(p)39.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)455,082	(1)455,938	(1)456,676	(1)454,322	(1)457,281	(1)461,235	(1)458,492	(1)459,612	(1)458,535	(1)461,446	(1)464,788	(1)458,908	(1)458,526
2024	459,191	(p)463,489
Employment
2023	(1)436,764	(1)436,985	(1)440,038	(1)440,392	(1)441,963	(1)443,643	(1)440,370	(1)439,314	(1)442,953	(1)445,490	(1)449,646	(1)444,142	(1)441,808
2024	441,209	(p)445,237
Unemployment
2023	(1)18,318	(1)18,953	(1)16,638	(1)13,930	(1)15,318	(1)17,592	(1)18,122	(1)20,298	(1)15,582	(1)15,956	(1)15,142	(1)14,766	(1)16,718
2024	17,982	(p)18,252
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.0	(1)4.2	(1)3.6	(1)3.1	(1)3.3	(1)3.8	(1)4.0	(1)4.4	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)3.3	(1)3.2	(1)3.6
2024	3.9	(p)3.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.