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Sector |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2023 |
386.7 | 387.2 | 389.4 | 391.7 | 394.3 | 395.0 | 388.9 | 388.2 | 394.4 | 395.4 | 400.3 | 399.8 | 392.6 |
2024 |
389.5 | (p)391.3 | |||||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2023 |
13.1 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.2 | 13.8 |
2024 |
12.8 | (p)12.8 | |||||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2023 |
41.1 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 41.3 | 41.4 | 41.8 | 41.8 | 41.5 | 41.4 | 39.0 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 41.2 |
2024 |
41.3 | (p)41.3 | |||||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2023 |
94.8 | 93.5 | 93.0 | 92.8 | 93.4 | 93.5 | 92.3 | 92.1 | 92.3 | 93.4 | 95.7 | 96.5 | 93.6 |
2024 |
92.6 | (p)91.5 | |||||||||||
Information |
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2023 |
5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 |
2024 |
6.1 | (p)6.1 | |||||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2023 |
13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
2024 |
13.0 | (p)13.0 | |||||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2023 |
50.2 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 50.7 | 50.5 | 50.3 | 49.5 | 49.8 | 50.6 | 51.6 | 52.6 | 51.8 | 50.6 |
2024 |
49.8 | (p)49.8 | |||||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2023 |
82.0 | 83.9 | 84.3 | 84.5 | 84.1 | 83.3 | 83.0 | 83.4 | 86.2 | 87.6 | 88.5 | 88.2 | 84.9 |
2024 |
86.3 | (p)88.4 | |||||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2023 |
34.1 | 34.3 | 35.6 | 36.3 | 38.1 | 39.8 | 39.3 | 38.9 | 37.2 | 36.8 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 36.8 |
2024 |
34.9 | (p)35.2 | |||||||||||
Other Services |
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2023 |
14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 |
2024 |
14.5 | (p)14.3 | |||||||||||
Government |
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2023 |
38.5 | 39.0 | 39.3 | 39.1 | 39.2 | 38.3 | 35.1 | 34.8 | 39.2 | 39.4 | 39.4 | 39.4 | 38.4 |
2024 |
38.2 | (p)38.9 | |||||||||||
Footnotes |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2023 |
454,586 | 455,135 | 454,390 | 449,652 | 453,044 | 456,880 | 456,323 | 458,499 | 455,436 | 456,077 | 460,110 | (p)456,492 | |
2024 |
459,191 | (p)463,489 | |||||||||||
Employment |
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2023 |
434,214 | 434,274 | 436,878 | 434,942 | 436,356 | 438,325 | 437,934 | 437,433 | 439,740 | 439,701 | 444,676 | (p)441,651 | |
2024 |
441,209 | (p)445,237 | |||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2023 |
20,372 | 20,861 | 17,512 | 14,710 | 16,688 | 18,555 | 18,389 | 21,066 | 15,696 | 16,376 | 15,434 | (p)14,841 | |
2024 |
17,982 | (p)18,252 | |||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2023 |
4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 | |
2024 |
3.9 | (p)3.9 | |||||||||||
Footnotes |
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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. |