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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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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 | (p)389.0 | |||||||
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 | (p)15.0 | |||||||
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 | (p)41.2 | |||||||
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 | (p)94.2 | |||||||
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 | (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 | (p)14.0 | |||||||
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 | (p)50.7 | |||||||
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 | (p)74.1 | |||||||
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 | (p)40.5 | |||||||
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 | (p)14.3 | |||||||
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 | (p)39.3 | |||||||
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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2021 |
(1)446,639 | (1)448,807 | (1)447,261 | (1)444,603 | (1)447,915 | (1)452,528 | (1)453,293 | (1)448,358 | (1)446,062 | (1)452,282 | (1)451,042 | (1)447,351 | (1)448,846 |
2022 |
448,390 | 447,979 | 452,008 | 448,532 | 454,954 | (p)456,430 | |||||||
Employment |
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2021 |
(1)413,083 | (1)415,292 | (1)415,906 | (1)415,135 | (1)417,954 | (1)420,177 | (1)421,424 | (1)418,996 | (1)421,479 | (1)428,501 | (1)429,568 | (1)428,287 | (1)420,484 |
2022 |
423,897 | 426,291 | 431,780 | 430,107 | 437,031 | (p)436,329 | |||||||
Unemployment |
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2021 |
(1)33,556 | (1)33,515 | (1)31,355 | (1)29,468 | (1)29,961 | (1)32,351 | (1)31,869 | (1)29,362 | (1)24,583 | (1)23,781 | (1)21,474 | (1)19,064 | (1)28,362 |
2022 |
24,493 | 21,688 | 20,228 | 18,425 | 17,923 | (p)20,101 | |||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
(1)7.5 | (1)7.5 | (1)7.0 | (1)6.6 | (1)6.7 | (1)7.1 | (1)7.0 | (1)6.5 | (1)5.5 | (1)5.3 | (1)4.8 | (1)4.3 | (1)6.3 |
2022 |
5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | (p)4.4 | |||||||
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. |