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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

259.2 260.3 261.8 264.3 265.5 264.8 263.4 263.8 268.1 270.4 271.6 271.2 265.4

2024

265.1 266.4 (p)267.9                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2023

9.6 9.6 9.9 10.6 10.9 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.6 10.7

2024

10.1 10.1 (p)10.2                    

Manufacturing

2023

29.8 29.9 30.0 30.1 29.9 30.2 30.0 30.2 30.2 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.1

2024

30.1 30.1 (p)29.8                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

68.8 67.9 68.0 68.0 68.3 68.2 67.5 67.5 68.7 69.4 70.5 71.4 68.7

2024

69.0 68.3 (p)68.6                    

Information

2023

2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

2024

2.8 2.8 (p)2.8                    

Financial Activities

2023

11.6 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.7

2024

11.6 11.6 (p)11.6                    

Professional & Business Services

2023

27.7 27.6 27.5 28.0 28.3 27.8 28.7 28.6 29.4 29.4 29.4 28.7 28.4

2024

28.0 28.3 (p)28.6                    

Educational & Health Services

2023

51.0 52.7 53.1 53.3 52.9 51.8 51.2 51.3 53.6 54.8 55.2 54.9 53.0

2024

53.5 55.1 (p)55.5                    

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

21.4 21.5 22.0 22.8 23.5 23.8 23.5 23.6 23.2 23.1 22.9 22.7 22.8

2024

22.1 22.3 (p)22.8                    

Other Services

2023

8.6 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9

2024

9.0 8.9 (p)8.9                    

Government

2023

27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.2 27.8 27.5 27.7 28.6 29.0 29.2 29.2 28.3

2024

28.9 28.9 (p)29.1                    

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

(1)275,329 (1)275,940 (1)276,451 (1)274,765 (1)276,385 (1)277,458 (1)278,644 (1)279,771 (1)279,144 (1)280,778 (1)281,284 (1)279,211 (1)277,931

2024

280,905 284,181 (p)285,232                    

Employment

2023

(1)261,846 (1)262,024 (1)264,167 (1)265,075 (1)266,106 (1)265,885 (1)266,470 (1)266,300 (1)269,353 (1)270,617 (1)271,677 (1)269,482 (1)266,584

2024

268,815 271,333 (p)273,856                    

Unemployment

2023

(1)13,483 (1)13,916 (1)12,284 (1)9,690 (1)10,279 (1)11,573 (1)12,174 (1)13,471 (1)9,791 (1)10,161 (1)9,607 (1)9,729 (1)11,347

2024

12,090 12,848 (p)11,376                    

Unemployment Rate

2023

(1)4.9 (1)5.0 (1)4.4 (1)3.5 (1)3.7 (1)4.2 (1)4.4 (1)4.8 (1)3.5 (1)3.6 (1)3.4 (1)3.5 (1)4.1

2024

4.3 4.5 (p)4.0                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024.
(p) Preliminary