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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (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
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
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
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
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 (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (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.