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Altoona

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Altoona Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Feb 2023
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Feb 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Feb 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Altoona, PA Economy at a Glance:

Altoona, PA

Data Series	Back Data	July 2022	Aug 2022	Sept 2022	Oct 2022	Nov 2022	Dec 2022
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		60.3	60.4	59.7	59.8	59.2	(p)59.7
Employment(1)		57.5	57.5	57.8	57.9	57.2	(p)57.6
Unemployment(1)		2.8	2.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	(p)2.1
Unemployment Rate(2)		4.7	4.7	3.2	3.2	3.3	(p)3.5
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		60.5	60.7	61.1	61.4	61.4	(p)61.7
12-month % change		2.0	2.7	3.0	3.2	2.5	(p)2.8
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)		2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.8	(p)2.7
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	3.7	(p)3.8
Manufacturing(3)		6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.6	(p)6.6
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		14.6	14.7	14.5	14.7	15.0	(p)15.1
12-month % change		5.0	6.5	4.3	3.5	4.2	(p)3.4
Information(3)		0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(3)		1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and Business Services(3)		5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	(p)5.4
12-month % change		5.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	0.0	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(3)		12.7	12.8	13.0	13.1	13.1	(p)13.2
12-month % change		0.8	2.4	3.2	3.1	3.1	(p)4.8
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		6.1	6.0	5.7	5.5	5.4	(p)5.5
12-month % change		3.4	3.4	3.6	3.8	1.9	(p)3.8
Other Services(3)		2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	(p)2.7
12-month % change		3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	(p)0.0
Government(3)		7.2	7.3	7.9	8.1	8.1	(p)8.2
12-month % change		-2.7	-1.4	2.6	3.8	2.5	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary