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

Total Nonfarm

2023

54.4 54.9 55.3 55.8 56.4 56.6 56.2 56.2 56.8 57.1 57.1 57.4 56.2

2024

56.3 56.7 56.9 (p)57.3                  

Manufacturing

2023

9.1 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4

2024

9.3 9.3 9.3 (p)9.5                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

14.0 14.0 14.1 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.3

2024

14.3 14.2 14.4 (p)14.6                  

Education and Health Services

2023

8.1 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.5

2024

8.5 8.7 8.8 (p)8.8                  

Government

2023

8.7 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.5 8.5 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.1 8.9

2024

9.1 9.3 9.3 (p)9.1                  

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

2023

(1)73,430 (1)73,265 (1)73,374 (1)74,333 (1)75,314 (1)76,214 (1)76,512 (1)76,852 (1)75,723 (1)76,010 (1)75,804 (1)75,206 (1)75,170

2024

74,998 75,499 (p)75,829                    

Employment

2023

(1)71,106 (1)70,896 (1)71,405 (1)72,538 (1)73,271 (1)73,800 (1)74,058 (1)74,030 (1)73,779 (1)74,066 (1)74,072 (1)73,472 (1)73,041

2024

72,871 73,269 (p)73,730                    

Unemployment

2023

(1)2,324 (1)2,369 (1)1,969 (1)1,795 (1)2,043 (1)2,414 (1)2,454 (1)2,822 (1)1,944 (1)1,944 (1)1,732 (1)1,734 (1)2,129

2024

2,127 2,230 (p)2,099                    

Unemployment Rate

2023

(1)3.2 (1)3.2 (1)2.7 (1)2.4 (1)2.7 (1)3.2 (1)3.2 (1)3.7 (1)2.6 (1)2.6 (1)2.3 (1)2.3 (1)2.8

2024

2.8 3.0 (p)2.8                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.
(p) Preliminary

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