State College, 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
|
State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
73.9 |
76.2 |
76.4 |
77.4 |
77.2 |
73.0 |
73.4 |
75.5 |
78.7 |
80.0 |
80.6 |
80.4 |
76.9 |
2023 |
76.7 |
79.1 |
79.6 |
80.6 |
80.3 |
75.7 |
74.9 |
76.7 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
2023 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
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|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.5 |
9.7 |
9.4 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.6 |
2023 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
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|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
2023 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
|
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|
|
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
2023 |
9.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
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|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.7 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
2023 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
29.5 |
31.2 |
31.3 |
31.5 |
31.7 |
27.2 |
27.2 |
28.9 |
32.0 |
32.9 |
33.3 |
33.3 |
30.8 |
2023 |
30.6 |
32.6 |
32.8 |
33.2 |
33.1 |
28.2 |
27.3 |
29.0 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2022 |
76,308 |
77,714 |
78,037 |
77,942 |
78,679 |
75,382 |
75,849 |
77,498 |
79,422 |
80,321 |
79,755 |
79,725 |
78,053 |
2023 |
77,996 |
79,388 |
79,437 |
79,641 |
79,759 |
76,280 |
75,598 |
77,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
73,365 |
74,926 |
75,253 |
75,562 |
75,983 |
71,960 |
72,495 |
74,114 |
76,911 |
77,820 |
77,291 |
77,175 |
75,238 |
2023 |
75,035 |
76,504 |
77,158 |
77,763 |
77,436 |
73,576 |
73,211 |
74,823 |
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Unemployment |
|
2022 |
2,943 |
2,788 |
2,784 |
2,380 |
2,696 |
3,422 |
3,354 |
3,384 |
2,511 |
2,501 |
2,464 |
2,550 |
2,815 |
2023 |
2,961 |
2,884 |
2,279 |
1,878 |
2,323 |
2,704 |
2,387 |
2,846 |
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|
|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
2023 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
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The State College, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Centre County in Pennsylvania.
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United States Department of Labor
