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Sector |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2022 |
373.0 | 377.4 | 379.9 | 384.0 | 385.7 | 386.3 | 383.7 | 383.3 | 387.5 | 391.5 | 392.3 | 394.3 | 384.9 |
2023 |
384.7 | 387.3 | 388.7 | 389.4 | (p)391.6 | ||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2022 |
12.8 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
2023 |
13.4 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | (p)14.0 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2022 |
40.1 | 40.5 | 40.7 | 41.1 | 40.9 | 41.1 | 41.4 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 41.0 | 41.1 | 41.4 | 40.9 |
2023 |
41.0 | 41.2 | 41.1 | 40.9 | (p)40.9 | ||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2022 |
92.7 | 92.9 | 92.7 | 92.3 | 92.2 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.1 | 94.7 | 96.6 | 99.0 | 93.5 |
2023 |
95.3 | 95.2 | 94.3 | 93.7 | (p)94.2 | ||||||||
Information |
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2022 |
5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
2023 |
5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | (p)5.4 | ||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2022 |
12.9 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 |
2023 |
12.9 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 13.0 | (p)12.9 | ||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2022 |
50.4 | 51.0 | 51.3 | 51.7 | 51.6 | 51.8 | 51.8 | 52.0 | 52.6 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 52.0 | 51.8 |
2023 |
50.7 | 50.8 | 51.4 | 51.9 | (p)51.8 | ||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2022 |
75.9 | 78.0 | 78.7 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.2 | 80.5 | 81.5 | 81.8 | 82.4 | 79.3 |
2023 |
80.3 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 82.2 | (p)82.0 | ||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2022 |
31.3 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 37.7 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 36.2 | 36.0 | 34.3 | 34.0 | 35.1 |
2023 |
33.4 | 33.3 | 34.1 | 34.7 | (p)36.5 | ||||||||
Other Services |
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2022 |
13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.2 |
2023 |
14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | (p)14.4 | ||||||||
Government |
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2022 |
38.1 | 38.6 | 38.8 | 38.8 | 38.9 | 38.0 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 38.6 | 39.1 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 38.1 |
2023 |
38.1 | 38.9 | 39.2 | 39.4 | (p)39.5 | ||||||||
Footnotes |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
458,278 | 447,979 | 452,008 | 448,532 | 454,954 | 456,751 | 458,278 | 459,917 | (p)458,441 | ||||
2023 |
(p)454,667 | 455,135 | (p)454,513 | ||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
437,872 | 426,291 | 431,780 | 430,107 | 437,031 | 436,621 | 437,872 | 439,087 | (p)443,287 | ||||
2023 |
(p)434,336 | 434,274 | (p)437,030 | ||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
20,406 | 21,688 | 20,228 | 18,425 | 17,923 | 20,130 | 20,406 | 20,830 | (p)15,154 | ||||
2023 |
(p)20,331 | 20,861 | (p)17,483 | ||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | (p)3.3 | ||||
2023 |
(p)4.5 | 4.6 | (p)3.8 | ||||||||||
Footnotes |
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The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey. |