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Lancaster, 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 |
241.1 | 243.4 | 246.3 | 249.1 | 250.3 | 252.2 | 251.5 | 251.9 | 252.6 | 253.7 | 253.5 | 253.6 | 249.9 |
2022 |
248.9 | 251.4 | 251.6 | 253.0 | 254.1 | 256.4 | 256.3 | 256.2 | 257.1 | 257.4 | 259.1 | (p)259.3 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
17.7 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.3 |
2022 |
17.8 | 17.7 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 18.9 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 18.7 | 18.8 | (p)18.7 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
35.8 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 36.9 | 36.7 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 37.1 | 36.5 |
2022 |
37.3 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.7 | 37.8 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 38.2 | 38.1 | 38.1 | 38.2 | (p)38.4 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
57.7 | 57.2 | 57.3 | 57.1 | 57.6 | 58.1 | 58.0 | 58.1 | 58.1 | 58.6 | 60.0 | 61.6 | 58.3 |
2022 |
60.4 | 60.3 | 59.8 | 60.1 | 60.3 | 60.8 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 60.6 | 61.2 | 62.5 | (p)63.7 | |
Information |
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2021 |
2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
2022 |
2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | (p)2.7 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.8 |
2022 |
9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.1 | (p)10.1 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
25.4 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.3 | 26.4 | 26.7 | 26.7 | 26.3 |
2022 |
26.3 | 26.3 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.3 | 25.4 | 25.4 | (p)25.4 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
45.6 | 46.6 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 46.8 | 46.1 | 45.3 | 45.1 | 46.0 | 45.9 | 45.4 | 44.9 | 46.0 |
2022 |
43.8 | 45.1 | 45.5 | 45.7 | 45.6 | 44.6 | 45.5 | 45.6 | 46.6 | 46.6 | 46.9 | (p)46.2 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
16.8 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 24.0 | 24.2 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 21.2 |
2022 |
20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.8 | 22.0 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 21.5 | (p)21.6 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
11.5 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.1 |
2022 |
12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | (p)13.1 | |
Government |
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2021 |
18.6 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.0 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 18.9 |
2022 |
18.5 | 19.5 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.1 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.0 | (p)19.4 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Lancaster, 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 |
281,667 | 280,850 | 281,621 | 280,644 | 287,012 | 288,831 | 289,924 | 288,715 | 285,981 | 287,537 | 283,758 | (p)285,439 | |
2023 |
(p)290,455 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
269,809 | 270,509 | 272,039 | 271,806 | 277,928 | 277,922 | 279,047 | 277,664 | 278,475 | 280,212 | 276,680 | (p)278,186 | |
2023 |
(p)280,580 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
11,858 | 10,341 | 9,582 | 8,838 | 9,084 | 10,909 | 10,877 | 11,051 | 7,506 | 7,325 | 7,078 | (p)7,253 | |
2023 |
(p)9,875 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | (p)2.5 | |
2023 |
(p)3.4 | ||||||||||||
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Footnotes |
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The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. |
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