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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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| Sector |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. 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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2022 |
253.0 | 256.5 | 257.2 | 260.9 | 261.6 | 260.5 | 260.7 | 260.2 | 263.9 | 266.5 | 268.1 | 268.9 | 261.5 |
2023 |
262.8 | 264.6 | 265.1 | (p)267.4 | |||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2022 |
9.6 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 10.7 |
2023 |
10.5 | 10.3 | 10.5 | (p)11.0 | |||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2022 |
28.5 | 29.1 | 29.3 | 29.4 | 29.6 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 29.6 |
2023 |
29.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 | (p)29.9 | |||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2022 |
67.4 | 68.0 | 67.7 | 68.0 | 68.2 | 68.1 | 68.1 | 68.0 | 68.3 | 69.9 | 71.0 | 72.8 | 68.8 |
2023 |
69.6 | 68.9 | 68.6 | (p)68.3 | |||||||||
Information |
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2022 |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
2023 |
3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | (p)3.0 | |||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2022 |
11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.2 |
2023 |
12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | (p)12.4 | |||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2022 |
27.3 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 28.6 | 28.2 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 28.4 | 28.2 |
2023 |
27.7 | 28.7 | 28.6 | (p)29.6 | |||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2022 |
50.0 | 51.2 | 51.2 | 51.7 | 51.4 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 51.9 | 52.7 | 52.8 | 52.5 | 51.3 |
2023 |
51.4 | 52.9 | 53.1 | (p)53.1 | |||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2022 |
20.4 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 21.9 |
2023 |
21.8 | 21.8 | 22.1 | (p)22.9 | |||||||||
Other Services |
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2022 |
7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
2023 |
8.3 | 8.4 | 8.5 | (p)8.5 | |||||||||
Government |
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2022 |
27.5 | 27.6 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 27.8 |
2023 |
28.4 | 28.5 | 28.6 | (p)28.7 | |||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, Pa. 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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2022 |
(1)274,533 | (1)275,706 | (1)275,961 | (1)275,047 | (1)276,866 | (1)276,842 | (1)278,591 | (1)278,866 | (1)278,104 | (1)279,189 | (1)276,843 | (1)277,571 | (1)277,010 |
2023 |
279,172 | 279,621 | (p)278,483 | ||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(1)258,471 | (1)260,449 | (1)261,699 | (1)262,461 | (1)263,911 | (1)261,964 | (1)263,053 | (1)262,311 | (1)265,431 | (1)266,475 | (1)264,215 | (1)265,099 | (1)262,962 |
2023 |
263,834 | 263,902 | (p)265,287 | ||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(1)16,062 | (1)15,257 | (1)14,262 | (1)12,586 | (1)12,955 | (1)14,878 | (1)15,538 | (1)16,555 | (1)12,673 | (1)12,714 | (1)12,628 | (1)12,472 | (1)14,048 |
2023 |
15,338 | 15,719 | (p)13,196 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(1)5.9 | (1)5.5 | (1)5.2 | (1)4.6 | (1)4.7 | (1)5.4 | (1)5.6 | (1)5.9 | (1)4.6 | (1)4.6 | (1)4.6 | (1)4.5 | (1)5.1 |
2023 |
5.5 | 5.6 | (p)4.7 | ||||||||||
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Footnotes |
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