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Lancaster, 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	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	251.3	254.9	257.2	260.2	260.8	261.9	261.0	260.6	262.7	263.5	264.8	265.5	260.4
2023	260.8	262.1	263.8	(p)265.3
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	18.2	18.4	18.7	19.1	19.3	19.7	19.8	19.7	19.5	19.5	19.5	19.3	19.2
2023	19.1	18.7	18.9	(p)19.4
Manufacturing
2022	37.4	37.9	38.2	38.4	38.4	38.8	38.9	38.7	38.3	38.2	38.3	38.5	38.3
2023	38.2	38.2	38.3	(p)38.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	60.2	60.1	60.1	60.4	60.6	60.6	60.2	60.1	60.3	61.0	62.4	63.5	60.8
2023	62.5	61.9	62.0	(p)61.9
Information
2022	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6
2023	2.6	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6
Financial Activities
2022	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.2
2023	10.2	10.2	10.3	(p)10.2
Professional & Business Services
2022	26.0	26.4	26.7	27.3	27.1	27.3	27.2	27.3	27.5	27.6	27.3	27.5	27.1
2023	26.6	27.0	27.1	(p)27.3
Educational & Health Services
2022	45.1	46.5	46.9	46.9	46.8	45.7	45.9	46.2	47.3	47.7	47.9	47.3	46.7
2023	47.3	47.9	48.2	(p)48.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	21.1	21.4	22.1	23.5	24.5	26.0	26.5	26.3	25.0	24.4	24.2	24.1	24.1
2023	22.9	23.1	23.8	(p)24.4
Other Services
2022	12.1	12.2	12.4	12.4	12.5	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.8	12.5
2023	12.6	12.7	12.7	(p)12.6
Government
2022	18.6	19.4	19.5	19.5	18.9	18.3	16.9	16.8	19.4	19.7	19.8	19.6	18.9
2023	18.8	19.8	19.9	(p)19.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	(1)284,418	(1)285,321	(1)287,100	(1)287,787	(1)292,510	(1)295,194	(1)294,873	(1)293,574	(1)290,391	(1)291,689	(1)288,345	(1)289,123	(1)290,028
2023	289,773	287,143	287,179	(p)288,701
Employment
2022	(1)273,332	(1)274,825	(1)277,259	(1)278,722	(1)282,566	(1)283,114	(1)282,625	(1)280,815	(1)281,285	(1)282,550	(1)279,755	(1)280,818	(1)279,806
2023	279,914	277,128	279,455	(p)281,664
Unemployment
2022	(1)11,086	(1)10,496	(1)9,841	(1)9,065	(1)9,944	(1)12,080	(1)12,248	(1)12,759	(1)9,106	(1)9,139	(1)8,590	(1)8,305	(1)10,222
2023	9,859	10,015	7,724	(p)7,037
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)3.9	(1)3.7	(1)3.4	(1)3.1	(1)3.4	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)3.1	(1)3.1	(1)3.0	(1)2.9	(1)3.5
2023	3.4	3.5	2.7	(p)2.4
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.