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
2016	356.5	357.3	360.8	364.3	367.5	367.5	362.3	361.6	366.6	366.9	364.7	364.3	363.4
2017	355.7	358.3	358.7	363.0	366.9	(p)368.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	12.2	11.8	12.3	13.2	13.5	13.8	14.0	14.0	13.8	13.9	13.5	12.8	13.2
2017	12.1	11.9	12.4	13.2	13.7	(p)14.1
Manufacturing
2016	36.1	36.1	36.1	36.2	36.5	36.8	36.8	36.8	36.1	36.1	35.9	36.1	36.3
2017	35.9	36.0	36.2	36.2	36.2	(p)36.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	78.3	77.6	78.2	78.9	79.9	80.3	79.8	80.3	80.5	81.5	83.1	84.4	80.2
2017	82.3	82.3	82.0	83.1	83.5	(p)83.5
Information
2016	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.1	5.9	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.1
2017	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	(p)6.2
Financial Activities
2016	14.6	14.5	14.6	14.6	14.7	14.8	14.8	14.7	14.7	14.8	14.9	14.8	14.7
2017	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.0	15.0	(p)14.9
Professional & Business Services
2016	48.8	47.9	47.8	49.2	49.1	49.4	49.8	50.0	50.5	49.9	49.0	48.7	49.2
2017	45.2	44.8	44.3	44.5	44.9	(p)45.6
Educational & Health Services
2016	72.6	74.4	75.3	75.6	74.9	72.8	71.7	71.1	73.7	74.8	74.8	74.3	73.8
2017	72.5	74.5	74.7	74.8	74.6	(p)72.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	35.0	35.2	36.3	36.2	38.3	39.6	39.7	39.8	38.2	36.1	33.3	33.0	36.7
2017	34.3	34.2	34.2	36.0	38.3	(p)41.6
Other Services
2016	13.8	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.1	14.2	13.8	13.8	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.6	13.8
2017	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.8	(p)13.9
Government
2016	39.2	40.1	40.4	40.4	40.6	39.6	35.7	34.9	39.5	40.1	40.5	40.4	39.3
2017	39.1	40.2	40.4	40.6	40.9	(p)39.8
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
2016	(r)432,597	(r)433,845	(r)436,143	(r)434,184	(r)437,748	(r)440,675	(r)441,404	(r)437,498	(r)437,378	(r)433,434	(r)429,581	(r)427,239	(r)435,144
2017	426,795	428,081	428,078	429,684	(p)432,779
Employment
2016	(r)409,307	(r)410,023	(r)411,955	(r)412,257	(r)415,583	(r)416,931	(r)416,015	(r)412,168	(r)413,638	(r)411,261	(r)409,321	(r)407,688	(r)412,179
2017	404,435	405,113	406,012	409,477	(p)410,249
Unemployment
2016	(r)23,290	(r)23,822	(r)24,188	(r)21,927	(r)22,165	(r)23,744	(r)25,389	(r)25,330	(r)23,740	(r)22,173	(r)20,260	(r)19,551	(r)22,965
2017	22,360	22,968	22,066	20,207	(p)22,530
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)5.4	(r)5.5	(r)5.5	(r)5.1	(r)5.1	(r)5.4	(r)5.8	(r)5.8	(r)5.4	(r)5.1	(r)4.7	(r)4.6	(r)5.3
2017	5.2	5.4	5.2	4.7	(p)5.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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.