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Erie, 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	Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2021	114.5	116.4	117.6	119.1	119.9	119.9	120.5	120.6	120.8	121.8	122.2	121.4	119.6
2022	119.4	121.1	121.9	122.9	123.3	123.1	123.2	123.3	124.9	125.9	125.8	(p)125.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2021	3.6	3.5	3.7	4.0	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.0	4.1
2022	3.8	3.8	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	(p)4.2
Manufacturing
2021	17.6	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.7	17.9	18.1	18.1	18.0	18.1	18.1	18.1	17.9
2022	18.1	18.5	18.5	18.4	18.5	18.4	18.4	18.3	18.3	18.3	18.3	(p)18.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2021	19.8	19.5	19.7	19.8	20.0	20.2	20.1	20.1	20.1	20.2	20.8	21.2	20.1
2022	20.7	20.5	20.7	20.7	20.6	20.6	20.5	20.5	20.6	20.7	21.0	(p)21.4
Information
2021	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
2022	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	(p)1.0
Financial Activities
2021	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0
2022	7.1	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	(p)7.4
Professional & Business Services
2021	8.7	8.7	8.7	9.0	9.1	8.9	9.1	9.0	8.9	9.0	9.1	9.0	8.9
2022	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9	9.0	9.1	(p)8.9
Educational & Health Services
2021	27.6	28.6	28.9	28.8	28.5	27.8	27.6	27.5	28.2	28.4	28.5	28.1	28.2
2022	27.8	28.7	29.0	29.0	28.8	28.5	28.7	28.8	30.2	30.9	30.9	(p)30.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2021	10.2	10.7	11.0	11.7	12.4	13.1	13.7	13.7	13.0	12.9	12.7	12.4	12.3
2022	12.1	12.1	12.5	13.1	13.9	14.6	14.9	14.7	14.0	13.7	13.3	(p)13.2
Other Services
2021	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.2
2022	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.4	5.5	5.5	(p)5.5
Government
2021	14.3	14.9	15.1	15.2	14.9	14.3	13.9	14.2	15.1	15.5	15.4	15.1	14.8
2022	14.6	15.1	14.9	15.1	14.6	13.8	13.4	13.7	14.9	15.1	15.1	(p)14.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	125,987	126,007	126,859	125,824	127,015	126,797	127,493	127,744	127,440	127,898	126,346	(p)126,612
2023	(p)126,139
Employment
2022	117,429	118,407	119,791	119,519	121,146	120,050	120,814	120,931	122,550	123,152	121,266	(p)121,333
2023	(p)119,279
Unemployment
2022	8,558	7,600	7,068	6,305	5,869	6,747	6,679	6,813	4,890	4,746	5,080	(p)5,279
2023	(p)6,860
Unemployment Rate
2022	6.8	6.0	5.6	5.0	4.6	5.3	5.2	5.3	3.8	3.7	4.0	(p)4.2
2023	(p)5.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.