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Williamsport, 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	Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	49.6	50.2	50.3	51.2	51.2	50.9	50.7	50.8	51.7	52.1	52.4	52.0	51.1
2023	51.5	51.6	51.4	52.2	52.1	51.9	51.6	(p)51.8
Manufacturing
2022	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.6
2023	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	8.0	8.0	(p)7.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.4	9.6	9.9	9.9	9.4
2023	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.7	9.6	9.5	(p)9.5
Educational & Health Services
2022	10.5	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	10.7	10.7	10.7	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	10.9
2023	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.1	(p)11.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	4.0	4.2	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.6	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
2023	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.8	4.8	(p)4.8
Government
2022	6.9	7.1	6.8	7.2	6.9	6.8	6.4	6.5	7.2	7.2	7.2	6.8	6.9
2023	7.0	7.1	6.8	7.2	6.9	6.6	6.2	(p)6.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Williamsport, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	54,923	54,932	54,879	54,962	55,292	55,320	55,292	55,351	55,409	55,556	55,198	54,990	55,176
2023	55,731	55,438	54,926	54,801	54,868	55,065	54,776	(p)55,260
Employment
2022	51,809	51,997	52,157	52,583	52,859	52,497	52,442	52,439	53,146	53,296	52,895	52,610	52,561
2023	52,891	52,556	52,544	53,045	52,919	52,929	52,753	(p)52,931
Unemployment
2022	3,114	2,935	2,722	2,379	2,433	2,823	2,850	2,912	2,263	2,260	2,303	2,380	2,615
2023	2,840	2,882	2,382	1,756	1,949	2,136	2,023	(p)2,329
Unemployment Rate
2022	5.7	5.3	5.0	4.3	4.4	5.1	5.2	5.3	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.7
2023	5.1	5.2	4.3	3.2	3.6	3.9	3.7	(p)4.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania.