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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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2022

58.4 58.4 59.0 60.2 60.9 60.8 60.3 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.6 61.0 60.0

2023

60.1 60.3 60.5 (p)60.9                  

Mining, Logging, and Construction

2022

2.5 2.5 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9

2023

2.8 2.8 2.8 (p)3.0                  

Manufacturing

2022

6.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0

2023

7.1 7.1 7.1 (p)7.1                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2022

14.0 13.9 13.9 14.2 14.1 13.9 14.0 13.9 14.0 14.1 14.5 14.6 14.1

2023

14.2 14.3 14.3 (p)14.3                  

Information

2022

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

2023

0.9 0.9 0.9 (p)0.9                  

Financial Activities

2022

1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

2023

1.5 1.5 1.5 (p)1.5                  

Professional & Business Services

2022

5.2 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

2023

5.4 5.4 5.4 (p)5.5                  

Educational & Health Services

2022

12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0

2023

12.0 12.1 12.1 (p)12.1                  

Leisure & Hospitality

2022

5.1 5.1 5.2 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.8

2023

5.6 5.6 5.6 (p)5.8                  

Other Services

2022

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7

2023

2.7 2.6 2.7 (p)2.7                  

Government

2022

7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.1 7.8

2023

7.9 8.0 8.1 (p)8.0                  

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

2022

(1)58,761 (1)58,235 (1)58,587 (1)58,809 (1)59,843 (1)60,072 (1)59,949 (1)59,862 (1)58,666 (1)58,681 (1)58,232 (1)58,471 (1)59,014

2023

58,920 58,704 58,512 (p)58,180                  

Employment

2022

(1)55,818 (1)55,381 (1)55,965 (1)56,484 (1)57,441 (1)57,078 (1)56,840 (1)56,642 (1)56,422 (1)56,406 (1)55,944 (1)56,083 (1)56,375

2023

56,221 55,940 56,321 (p)56,416                  

Unemployment

2022

(1)2,943 (1)2,854 (1)2,622 (1)2,325 (1)2,402 (1)2,994 (1)3,109 (1)3,220 (1)2,244 (1)2,275 (1)2,288 (1)2,388 (1)2,639

2023

2,699 2,764 2,191 (p)1,764                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

(1)5.0 (1)4.9 (1)4.5 (1)4.0 (1)4.0 (1)5.0 (1)5.2 (1)5.4 (1)3.8 (1)3.9 (1)3.9 (1)4.1 (1)4.5

2023

4.6 4.7 3.7 (p)3.0                  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(p) Preliminary

The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.