Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: 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	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	352.3	353.6	355.8	359.3	360.8	362.3	360.7	361.4	361.5	363.0	365.6	364.2	360.0
2024	355.9	358.2	(p)359.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	11.8	11.8	12.0	12.3	12.6	13.0	13.1	13.0	12.8	12.7	12.6	12.4	12.5
2024	12.0	11.9	(p)12.2
Manufacturing
2023	22.2	22.2	22.4	22.5	22.5	22.3	22.5	22.4	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.2	22.3
2024	22.1	22.0	(p)22.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	80.2	78.9	79.2	78.8	79.4	79.4	78.0	78.0	78.7	79.4	81.3	82.2	79.5
2024	78.8	78.0	(p)77.6
Information
2023	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4
2024	3.4	3.4	(p)3.4
Financial Activities
2023	20.6	20.6	20.7	20.8	20.8	21.0	20.8	20.7	20.6	20.7	20.7	20.8	20.7
2024	20.8	20.7	(p)20.8
Professional & Business Services
2023	50.3	50.3	50.3	50.6	50.4	50.0	50.2	50.1	50.4	50.3	50.4	49.5	50.2
2024	48.5	48.4	(p)48.5
Educational & Health Services
2023	65.9	66.9	67.3	67.6	67.7	67.3	67.4	67.9	69.1	69.8	70.1	69.9	68.1
2024	68.9	70.7	(p)71.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	27.6	27.7	28.5	30.8	32.2	34.1	34.2	34.3	31.2	30.8	30.5	30.0	31.0
2024	29.0	29.2	(p)29.8
Other Services
2023	15.2	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.5	15.6	15.7	15.6	15.6	15.6	15.7	15.4	15.5
2024	15.5	15.5	(p)15.1
Government
2023	55.1	56.5	56.7	57.0	56.3	56.2	55.4	55.9	57.4	58.0	58.6	58.4	56.8
2024	56.9	58.4	(p)58.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)305,085	(1)305,498	(1)305,846	(1)306,820	(1)308,868	(1)312,328	(1)313,344	(1)314,950	(1)310,216	(1)310,774	(1)311,390	(1)307,898	(1)309,418
2024	308,182	(p)311,280
Employment
2023	(1)295,116	(1)295,074	(1)297,158	(1)299,312	(1)300,326	(1)302,345	(1)303,229	(1)303,156	(1)301,720	(1)302,093	(1)303,691	(1)300,412	(1)300,303
2024	299,216	(p)301,933
Unemployment
2023	(1)9,969	(1)10,424	(1)8,688	(1)7,508	(1)8,542	(1)9,983	(1)10,115	(1)11,794	(1)8,496	(1)8,681	(1)7,699	(1)7,486	(1)9,115
2024	8,966	(p)9,347
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)3.3	(1)3.4	(1)2.8	(1)2.4	(1)2.8	(1)3.2	(1)3.2	(1)3.7	(1)2.7	(1)2.8	(1)2.5	(1)2.4	(1)2.9
2024	2.9	(p)3.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.