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Harrisburg-Carlisle, 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
Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

352.3 353.6 355.8 359.3 360.8 362.3 360.7 361.4 361.5 363.0 365.6 364.2 360.0

2024

355.9 (p)358.3                      

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2023

11.8 11.8 12.0 12.3 12.6 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.5

2024

12.0 (p)12.0                      

Manufacturing

2023

22.2 22.2 22.4 22.5 22.5 22.3 22.5 22.4 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.2 22.3

2024

22.1 (p)22.1                      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

80.2 78.9 79.2 78.8 79.4 79.4 78.0 78.0 78.7 79.4 81.3 82.2 79.5

2024

78.8 (p)77.9                      

Information

2023

3.4 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4

2024

3.4 (p)3.4                      

Financial Activities

2023

20.6 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.8 21.0 20.8 20.7 20.6 20.7 20.7 20.8 20.7

2024

20.8 (p)20.8                      

Professional & Business Services

2023

50.3 50.3 50.3 50.6 50.4 50.0 50.2 50.1 50.4 50.3 50.4 49.5 50.2

2024

48.5 (p)48.6                      

Educational & Health Services

2023

65.9 66.9 67.3 67.6 67.7 67.3 67.4 67.9 69.1 69.8 70.1 69.9 68.1

2024

68.9 (p)70.3                      

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

27.6 27.7 28.5 30.8 32.2 34.1 34.2 34.3 31.2 30.8 30.5 30.0 31.0

2024

29.0 (p)29.3                      

Other Services

2023

15.2 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.4 15.5

2024

15.5 (p)15.5                      

Government

2023

55.1 56.5 56.7 57.0 56.3 56.2 55.4 55.9 57.4 58.0 58.6 58.4 56.8

2024

56.9 (p)58.4                      

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

307,834 307,476 306,864 306,184 309,478 313,737 314,447 317,099 311,759 313,015 313,845 (p)311,407  

2024

(p)307,903                        

Employment

2023

296,486 295,697 297,533 298,018 299,912 303,105 304,151 304,873 303,215 304,057 305,963 (p)303,860  

2024

(p)298,932                        

Unemployment

2023

11,348 11,779 9,331 8,166 9,566 10,632 10,296 12,226 8,544 8,958 7,882 (p)7,547  

2024

(p)8,971                        

Unemployment Rate

2023

3.7 3.8 3.0 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.9 2.7 2.9 2.5 (p)2.4  

2024

(p)2.9                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.