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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
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.