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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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |