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Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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| Sector |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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 |
239.6 | 241.0 | 244.2 | 246.7 | 248.1 | 248.3 | 247.9 | 248.2 | 250.7 | 255.3 | 258.2 | 257.3 | 248.8 |
2022 |
250.7 | 252.6 | 253.5 | 257.2 | 257.2 | 258.4 | 258.5 | 258.7 | 259.6 | 262.0 | 262.2 | (p)261.8 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
9.2 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 10.3 |
2022 |
9.7 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.5 | (p)10.4 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
27.1 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.2 | 28.4 | 27.7 |
2022 |
28.0 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.1 | (p)29.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
63.5 | 62.8 | 63.0 | 62.5 | 62.6 | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.8 | 64.4 | 65.5 | 68.0 | 69.5 | 64.4 |
2022 |
68.8 | 68.8 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.2 | 69.9 | 70.0 | 69.9 | 70.3 | 71.5 | 72.4 | (p)73.4 | |
Information |
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2021 |
2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
2022 |
2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | (p)2.9 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
12.4 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.1 |
2022 |
11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | (p)11.9 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
24.6 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 28.9 | 30.5 | 29.0 | 26.9 |
2022 |
27.3 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 28.8 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 28.3 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28.2 | (p)27.3 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
49.5 | 50.5 | 51.5 | 50.9 | 51.0 | 49.5 | 48.7 | 48.4 | 49.6 | 50.7 | 50.3 | 49.5 | 50.0 |
2022 |
48.2 | 49.9 | 49.2 | 49.1 | 48.5 | 47.3 | 47.3 | 47.2 | 48.5 | 49.6 | 49.5 | (p)49.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
16.8 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 19.1 | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 20.4 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 20.1 | 19.6 |
2022 |
18.9 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.5 | 22.6 | 21.7 | (p)21.6 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
2022 |
7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | (p)8.1 | |
Government |
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2021 |
26.6 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 27.7 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 27.7 | 27.9 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.4 |
2022 |
27.3 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 27.0 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 27.8 | 28.0 | (p)27.8 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, 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 |
274,301 | 272,515 | 273,799 | 273,269 | 274,940 | 275,222 | 276,977 | 277,975 | 275,874 | 276,791 | 272,848 | (p)273,679 | |
2023 |
(p)279,613 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
255,394 | 255,783 | 258,265 | 259,291 | 261,523 | 260,122 | 261,677 | 262,098 | 264,258 | 265,578 | 261,414 | (p)261,972 | |
2023 |
(p)264,347 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
18,907 | 16,732 | 15,534 | 13,978 | 13,417 | 15,100 | 15,300 | 15,877 | 11,616 | 11,213 | 11,434 | (p)11,707 | |
2023 |
(p)15,266 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
6.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | (p)4.3 | |
2023 |
(p)5.5 | ||||||||||||
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Footnotes |
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