Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: 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	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	373.0	377.4	379.9	384.0	385.7	386.3	383.7	383.3	387.5	391.5	392.3	394.3	384.9
2023	384.7	387.3	388.7	(p)389.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	12.8	12.7	13.1	13.9	14.2	14.5	14.4	14.4	14.3	14.0	14.1	13.6	13.8
2023	13.4	13.2	13.5	(p)13.9
Manufacturing
2022	40.1	40.5	40.7	41.1	40.9	41.1	41.4	41.1	40.8	41.0	41.1	41.4	40.9
2023	41.0	41.2	41.1	(p)41.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	92.7	92.9	92.7	92.3	92.2	92.4	92.4	92.4	92.1	94.7	96.6	99.0	93.5
2023	95.3	95.2	94.3	(p)93.8
Information
2022	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3
2023	5.3	5.3	5.4	(p)5.4
Financial Activities
2022	12.9	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.8	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.9	12.9
2023	12.9	12.8	12.9	(p)12.9
Professional & Business Services
2022	50.4	51.0	51.3	51.7	51.6	51.8	51.8	52.0	52.6	52.6	52.5	52.0	51.8
2023	50.7	50.8	51.4	(p)51.9
Educational & Health Services
2022	75.9	78.0	78.7	79.7	79.2	77.8	78.0	78.2	80.5	81.5	81.8	82.4	79.3
2023	80.3	82.3	82.5	(p)82.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	31.3	31.9	32.9	34.5	36.4	37.7	38.2	38.2	36.2	36.0	34.3	34.0	35.1
2023	33.4	33.3	34.1	(p)34.7
Other Services
2022	13.7	13.8	13.8	14.0	14.2	14.6	14.4	14.3	14.2	14.3	14.3	14.4	14.2
2023	14.3	14.3	14.3	(p)14.3
Government
2022	38.1	38.6	38.8	38.8	38.9	38.0	34.8	34.4	38.6	39.1	39.3	39.3	38.1
2023	38.1	38.9	39.2	(p)39.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	(1)448,325	(1)449,336	(1)451,822	(1)450,079	(1)453,729	(1)455,361	(1)455,338	(1)456,434	(1)454,262	(1)456,345	(1)451,278	(1)452,608	(1)452,909
2023	454,586	455,135	454,390	(p)449,557
Employment
2022	(1)426,035	(1)428,267	(1)432,180	(1)432,456	(1)435,545	(1)434,698	(1)433,966	(1)434,362	(1)437,208	(1)439,103	(1)433,975	(1)436,045	(1)433,653
2023	434,214	434,274	436,878	(p)434,799
Unemployment
2022	(1)22,290	(1)21,069	(1)19,642	(1)17,623	(1)18,184	(1)20,663	(1)21,372	(1)22,072	(1)17,054	(1)17,242	(1)17,303	(1)16,563	(1)19,256
2023	20,372	20,861	17,512	(p)14,758
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)5.0	(1)4.7	(1)4.3	(1)3.9	(1)4.0	(1)4.5	(1)4.7	(1)4.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.8	(1)3.7	(1)4.3
2023	4.5	4.6	3.9	(p)3.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.