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Williamsport, 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	Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	49.6	50.2	50.3	51.2	51.2	50.9	50.7	50.8	51.7	52.1	52.4	52.0	51.1
2023	51.5	51.6	51.4	(p)52.1
Manufacturing
2022	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.6
2023	7.7	7.7	7.7	(p)7.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.6	9.9	9.9	9.4
2023	9.7	9.6	9.6	(p)9.6
Educational & Health Services
2022	10.5	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	10.7	10.7	10.7	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	10.9
2023	11.0	11.1	11.2	(p)11.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
2023	4.5	4.5	4.5	(p)4.6
Government
2022	6.9	7.1	6.8	7.2	6.9	6.8	6.4	6.5	7.2	7.2	7.2	6.8	6.9
2023	7.0	7.1	6.8	(p)7.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	(1)54,923	(1)54,932	(1)54,879	(1)54,962	(1)55,292	(1)55,320	(1)55,292	(1)55,351	(1)55,409	(1)55,556	(1)55,198	(1)54,990	(1)55,176
2023	55,731	55,438	54,926	(p)54,746
Employment
2022	(1)51,809	(1)51,997	(1)52,157	(1)52,583	(1)52,859	(1)52,497	(1)52,442	(1)52,439	(1)53,146	(1)53,296	(1)52,895	(1)52,610	(1)52,561
2023	52,891	52,556	52,544	(p)52,978
Unemployment
2022	(1)3,114	(1)2,935	(1)2,722	(1)2,379	(1)2,433	(1)2,823	(1)2,850	(1)2,912	(1)2,263	(1)2,260	(1)2,303	(1)2,380	(1)2,615
2023	2,840	2,882	2,382	(p)1,768
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)5.7	(1)5.3	(1)5.0	(1)4.3	(1)4.4	(1)5.1	(1)5.2	(1)5.3	(1)4.1	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)4.7
2023	5.1	5.2	4.3	(p)3.2
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania.