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Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. 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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2021 |
327.9 | 331.1 | 334.3 | 336.4 | 338.8 | 340.5 | 341.5 | 342.3 | 341.5 | 345.2 | 349.4 | 347.1 | 339.7 |
2022 |
341.5 | 348.4 | 350.3 | 355.0 | 356.7 | 359.0 | 360.6 | 360.1 | 358.4 | 361.1 | 363.2 | (p)363.4 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
11.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 11.9 |
2022 |
11.2 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.5 | (p)12.2 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
21.1 | 21.4 | 21.7 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.1 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 21.9 |
2022 |
22.1 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | (p)23.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
74.0 | 73.0 | 73.2 | 72.3 | 72.4 | 72.8 | 73.0 | 73.5 | 73.8 | 75.1 | 78.2 | 79.9 | 74.3 |
2022 |
78.4 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.1 | 79.6 | 80.3 | 80.2 | 80.1 | 80.8 | 82.0 | 83.7 | (p)84.9 | |
Information |
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2021 |
3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
2022 |
3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
21.1 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 21.0 |
2022 |
20.6 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.8 | (p)21.2 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
48.0 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 49.7 | 49.8 | 49.9 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 49.8 | 49.5 |
2022 |
49.5 | 49.8 | 50.4 | 52.0 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 53.2 | 52.8 | 52.0 | 52.7 | 52.7 | (p)52.7 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
59.2 | 60.3 | 60.7 | 61.0 | 60.8 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.5 | 61.0 | 62.9 | 62.5 | 61.8 | 60.9 |
2022 |
61.2 | 64.3 | 64.2 | 63.8 | 63.6 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 62.9 | 63.3 | 64.0 | 64.3 | (p)63.5 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
21.2 | 22.4 | 23.6 | 25.5 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 29.9 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 27.4 | 27.5 | 25.9 | 26.4 |
2022 |
25.2 | 25.9 | 26.5 | 29.6 | 31.3 | 32.8 | 33.8 | 33.4 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 29.8 | (p)30.0 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
13.5 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 14.0 |
2022 |
14.1 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.4 | (p)14.4 | |
Government |
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2021 |
55.3 | 56.1 | 56.5 | 56.8 | 56.6 | 55.9 | 55.3 | 55.7 | 56.8 | 57.2 | 57.7 | 57.1 | 56.4 |
2022 |
55.7 | 57.2 | 57.5 | 57.6 | 56.8 | 56.4 | 55.9 | 56.3 | 57.7 | 57.6 | 58.3 | (p)57.7 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. 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 |
301,753 | 303,895 | 306,452 | 306,658 | 310,918 | 311,736 | 314,752 | 314,489 | 310,347 | 312,244 | 308,489 | (p)310,160 | |
2023 |
(p)308,437 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
288,155 | 292,061 | 295,431 | 296,427 | 300,625 | 299,736 | 302,569 | 302,131 | 301,654 | 303,713 | 299,979 | (p)301,574 | |
2023 |
(p)297,120 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
13,598 | 11,834 | 11,021 | 10,231 | 10,293 | 12,000 | 12,183 | 12,358 | 8,693 | 8,531 | 8,510 | (p)8,586 | |
2023 |
(p)11,317 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
4.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | (p)2.8 | |
2023 |
(p)3.7 | ||||||||||||
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Footnotes |
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The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania. |
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