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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
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.