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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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2021 |
357.2 | 359.8 | 363.5 | 365.5 | 369.1 | 370.1 | 369.1 | 368.7 | 372.9 | 382.0 | 384.4 | 385.2 | 370.6 |
2022 |
372.5 | 376.6 | 379.7 | 381.7 | 385.4 | 389.2 | 387.5 | 387.3 | 390.8 | 395.0 | 396.3 | (p)396.9 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
12.2 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.6 | 13.4 |
2022 |
13.2 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.6 | (p)14.0 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
38.3 | 38.6 | 39.0 | 38.4 | 39.0 | 39.4 | 39.7 | 39.7 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.5 | 39.4 |
2022 |
40.4 | 40.7 | 40.9 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 41.4 | 41.5 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 41.8 | (p)42.0 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
90.0 | 88.5 | 88.3 | 87.3 | 87.2 | 87.6 | 88.1 | 88.2 | 89.4 | 92.0 | 95.4 | 97.4 | 90.0 |
2022 |
93.8 | 93.3 | 92.9 | 92.6 | 93.7 | 94.0 | 94.2 | 93.9 | 94.9 | 97.0 | 98.9 | (p)101.1 | |
Information |
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2021 |
4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
2022 |
5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | (p)5.7 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
2022 |
13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | (p)14.2 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
47.7 | 48.2 | 48.2 | 48.9 | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 52.0 | 52.7 | 52.6 | 49.8 |
2022 |
49.2 | 49.8 | 50.1 | 50.6 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 51.2 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 51.6 | 51.7 | (p)50.9 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
74.1 | 75.8 | 77.1 | 77.7 | 77.1 | 75.9 | 75.3 | 74.7 | 76.0 | 78.0 | 77.6 | 76.0 | 76.3 |
2022 |
73.0 | 75.2 | 75.9 | 75.7 | 75.0 | 73.9 | 74.2 | 74.4 | 75.7 | 76.7 | 77.1 | (p)77.4 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
26.8 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 29.8 | 32.3 | 33.6 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 32.0 | 32.6 | 31.6 |
2022 |
31.7 | 32.3 | 33.8 | 34.8 | 37.0 | 41.2 | 42.2 | 42.3 | 39.8 | 40.2 | 38.5 | (p)38.2 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
12.8 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.5 |
2022 |
13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | (p)14.1 | |
Government |
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2021 |
37.0 | 38.0 | 38.4 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 38.1 | 34.7 | 34.8 | 38.4 | 39.4 | 39.6 | 39.4 | 37.9 |
2022 |
38.1 | 38.9 | 39.4 | 39.4 | 39.5 | 38.9 | 35.1 | 35.2 | 39.0 | 39.6 | 39.8 | (p)39.3 | |
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Footnotes |
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| 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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2021 |
446,639 | 448,807 | 447,261 | 444,603 | 447,915 | 452,528 | 453,293 | 448,358 | 446,062 | 452,282 | 451,042 | 447,351 | 448,846 |
2022 |
448,390 | 447,979 | 452,008 | 448,532 | 454,954 | 456,751 | 458,278 | 459,917 | 458,844 | 462,286 | 456,130 | (p)458,516 | |
Employment |
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2021 |
413,083 | 415,292 | 415,906 | 415,135 | 417,954 | 420,177 | 421,424 | 418,996 | 421,479 | 428,501 | 429,568 | 428,287 | 420,484 |
2022 |
423,897 | 426,291 | 431,780 | 430,107 | 437,031 | 436,621 | 437,872 | 439,087 | 443,669 | 447,413 | 440,867 | (p)443,287 | |
Unemployment |
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2021 |
33,556 | 33,515 | 31,355 | 29,468 | 29,961 | 32,351 | 31,869 | 29,362 | 24,583 | 23,781 | 21,474 | 19,064 | 28,362 |
2022 |
24,493 | 21,688 | 20,228 | 18,425 | 17,923 | 20,130 | 20,406 | 20,830 | 15,175 | 14,873 | 15,263 | (p)15,229 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
7.5 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 6.3 |
2022 |
5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | (p)3.3 | |
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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. |
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