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Scranton Area Economic Summary (PDF)	Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment	Economic Summary	Jun 2023
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2021	Employment, Pay	News Release	Aug 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016	Employment, Pay	News Release	Sep 2017

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Economy at a Glance:

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2022	Dec 2022	Jan 2023	Feb 2023	Mar 2023	Apr 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)276.8	(2)277.6	279.2	279.6	278.4	(p)275.9
Employment(1)		(2)264.2	(2)265.1	263.8	263.9	265.2	(p)265.4
Unemployment(1)		(2)12.6	(2)12.5	15.3	15.7	13.2	(p)10.6
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.6	(2)4.5	5.5	5.6	4.7	(p)3.8
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		268.1	268.9	262.8	264.6	265.1	(p)267.4
12-month % change		3.2	3.1	3.9	3.2	3.1	(p)2.5
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		11.0	10.7	10.5	10.3	10.5	(p)11.0
12-month % change		2.8	1.9	9.4	7.3	6.1	(p)1.9
Manufacturing(4)		29.9	30.0	29.7	29.7	29.7	(p)29.9
12-month % change		4.2	4.2	4.2	2.1	1.4	(p)1.7
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		71.0	72.8	69.6	68.9	68.6	(p)68.3
12-month % change		2.9	4.0	3.3	1.3	1.3	(p)0.4
Information(4)		3.0	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.0	(p)3.0
12-month % change		3.4	0.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	(p)3.4
Financial Activities(4)		12.4	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	(p)12.4
12-month % change		5.1	5.9	6.0	5.1	5.1	(p)3.3
Professional and Business Services(4)		28.8	28.4	27.7	28.7	28.6	(p)29.6
12-month % change		1.4	0.7	1.5	3.2	3.2	(p)3.5
Education and Health Services(4)		52.8	52.5	51.4	52.9	53.1	(p)53.1
12-month % change		1.7	1.2	2.8	3.3	3.7	(p)2.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		22.2	22.1	21.8	21.8	22.1	(p)22.9
12-month % change		8.3	7.3	6.9	5.3	5.7	(p)6.5
Other Services(4)		8.3	8.4	8.3	8.4	8.5	(p)8.5
12-month % change		6.4	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.3	(p)6.3
Government(4)		28.7	28.6	28.4	28.5	28.6	(p)28.7
12-month % change		2.5	1.8	3.3	3.3	2.5	(p)2.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary