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

Total Nonfarm

2023

258.1 259.1 261.7 263.2 263.8 265.4 262.9 263.0 264.8 266.2 266.2 265.8 263.4

2024

259.9 (p)261.3                      

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2023

19.0 18.9 19.1 19.4 19.5 19.9 19.9 19.8 19.6 19.6 19.4 19.1 19.4

2024

18.3 (p)18.3                      

Manufacturing

2023

38.1 37.9 38.0 37.6 37.5 37.9 37.6 37.6 37.3 37.3 37.3 37.6 37.6

2024

37.4 (p)37.3                      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

59.6 59.0 59.1 59.2 59.4 59.3 58.6 58.2 58.7 59.3 60.5 61.1 59.3

2024

59.3 (p)58.7                      

Information

2023

2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

2024

2.7 (p)2.7                      

Financial Activities

2023

10.5 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6

2024

10.6 (p)10.6                      

Professional & Business Services

2023

26.5 26.6 26.9 27.4 27.1 27.2 27.1 27.1 27.0 26.9 26.7 26.3 26.9

2024

25.4 (p)25.8                      

Educational & Health Services

2023

48.4 49.0 49.5 49.9 49.4 48.8 48.6 48.9 50.2 51.3 50.9 50.8 49.6

2024

50.5 (p)51.2                      

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

22.2 22.4 23.5 24.4 26.0 27.6 27.7 27.5 26.2 25.8 25.1 25.0 25.3

2024

23.8 (p)24.1                      

Other Services

2023

12.3 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.6

2024

12.7 (p)12.6                      

Government

2023

18.8 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.1 18.6 17.3 17.9 19.8 20.0 20.2 19.9 19.2

2024

19.2 (p)20.0                      

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

2023

289,773 287,143 287,179 288,549 291,175 295,153 295,657 298,630 294,171 294,783 294,378 (p)291,760  

2024

(p)287,546                        

Employment

2023

279,914 277,128 279,455 281,564 282,681 285,619 286,221 287,931 287,029 287,281 287,710 (p)285,135  

2024

(p)279,868                        

Unemployment

2023

9,859 10,015 7,724 6,985 8,494 9,534 9,436 10,699 7,142 7,502 6,668 (p)6,625  

2024

(p)7,678                        

Unemployment Rate

2023

3.4 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.2 3.6 2.4 2.5 2.3 (p)2.3  

2024

(p)2.7                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.