Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
Sector	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	267.9	(p)269.0
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	10.2	(p)10.5
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	29.8	(p)29.9
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	68.6	(p)68.3
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	2.9	(p)2.9
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	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	28.6	(p)28.9
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	55.5	(p)55.7
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	22.7	(p)23.3
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	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	29.1	(p)29.0
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