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	389.4	392.1	393.8	391.6	(p)390.3
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	13.9	14.1	14.5	14.6	(p)14.7
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	40.9	41.0	41.5	41.6	(p)41.5
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	93.7	94.1	94.5	93.0	(p)92.5
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	5.3	5.4	5.5	5.5	(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	13.0	12.9	13.0	13.0	(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	51.9	52.0	52.2	53.2	(p)52.7
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	82.2	81.9	80.4	81.2	(p)81.4
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	34.7	36.8	38.6	39.0	(p)38.4
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	14.4	14.4	14.8	14.8	(p)14.9
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	39.4	39.5	38.8	35.7	(p)35.9
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	448,325	449,336	451,822	450,079	453,729	455,361	455,338	456,434	454,262	456,345	451,278	452,608	452,909
2023	454,586	455,135	454,390	449,652	453,044	456,880	456,323	(p)457,195
Employment
2022	426,035	428,267	432,180	432,456	435,545	434,698	433,966	434,362	437,208	439,103	433,975	436,045	433,653
2023	434,214	434,274	436,878	434,942	436,356	438,325	437,934	(p)436,108
Unemployment
2022	22,290	21,069	19,642	17,623	18,184	20,663	21,372	22,072	17,054	17,242	17,303	16,563	19,256
2023	20,372	20,861	17,512	14,710	16,688	18,555	18,389	(p)21,087
Unemployment Rate
2022	5.0	4.7	4.3	3.9	4.0	4.5	4.7	4.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	4.3
2023	4.5	4.6	3.9	3.3	3.7	4.1	4.0	(p)4.6
Footnotes (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.