Lancaster, 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
Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

232.4 232.6 235.1 237.3 238.8 240.0 238.1 238.6 239.8 240.2 240.7 241.1 237.9

2008

234.9 235.5 237.1 239.7 241.8 242.3 240.0 (P) 239.8          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

16.6 16.1 16.5 17.2 17.6 18.0 18.2 18.1 17.9 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.4

2008

16.9 16.6 16.8 17.4 17.8 18.2 18.4 (P) 18.3          

Manufacturing

 

2007

42.8 42.7 42.9 42.9 42.7 42.9 42.6 42.6 42.2 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.5

2008

41.4 41.3 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.6 41.4 (P) 41.2          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

53.7 52.7 53.1 53.8 54.1 54.0 54.1 54.1 54.0 54.5 55.3 56.1 54.1

2008

54.4 53.9 54.2 54.5 55.0 55.2 54.8 (P) 54.7          

Information

 

2007

3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9

2008

3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 (P) 4.0          

Financial Activities

 

2007

9.6 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6

2008

9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 (P) 9.6          

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

20.1 20.2 20.7 20.7 20.8 21.5 21.2 21.5 21.6 21.5 21.4 21.3 21.0

2008

20.5 20.4 20.5 20.8 21.0 21.2 21.1 (P) 21.3          

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

35.4 36.6 36.7 36.7 36.4 35.9 36.2 36.0 36.7 37.1 37.2 37.3 36.5

2008

36.3 37.4 37.5 37.4 37.2 36.7 36.6 (P) 36.5          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

19.1 18.9 19.6 20.4 21.7 22.8 23.2 23.5 22.2 21.7 21.3 21.3 21.3

2008

20.0 19.9 20.4 21.7 23.0 23.7 23.9 (P) 24.1          

Other Services

 

2007

10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7

2008

10.7 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 (P) 11.0          

Government

 

2007

20.8 21.5 21.6 21.5 21.4 20.6 18.1 18.4 21.1 21.6 21.8 21.6 20.8

2008

21.3 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.0 21.0 19.1 (P) 19.1          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 265,451 (1) 263,064 (1) 265,292 (1) 264,222 (1) 266,778 (1) 270,729 (1) 272,347 (1) 269,399 (1) 267,577 (1) 267,383 (1) 268,606 (1) 268,326 (1) 267,431

2008

267,324 266,731 266,496 268,891 273,982 279,792 (P) 280,800            

Employment

 

2007

(1) 254,911 (1) 253,251 (1) 256,229 (1) 256,428 (1) 258,243 (1) 261,118 (1) 262,775 (1) 260,133 (1) 259,142 (1) 259,029 (1) 260,061 (1) 259,671 (1) 258,416

2008

255,937 255,487 255,952 259,285 263,333 267,811 (P) 268,764            

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 10,540 (1) 9,813 (1) 9,063 (1) 7,794 (1) 8,535 (1) 9,611 (1) 9,572 (1) 9,266 (1) 8,435 (1) 8,354 (1) 8,545 (1) 8,655 (1) 9,015

2008

11,387 11,244 10,544 9,606 10,649 11,981 (P) 12,036            

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 4.0 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.4 (1) 2.9 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.4

2008

4.3 4.2 4.0 3.6 3.9 4.3 (P) 4.3            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.