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Scranton-Wilkes Barre, 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
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Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
257.0 |
256.8 |
259.5 |
262.4 |
263.8 |
265.7 |
260.7 |
259.8 |
263.1 |
264.7 |
265.3 |
265.0 |
262.0 |
2008 |
258.2 |
258.7 |
259.9 |
262.1 |
263.2 |
264.8 |
261.9 |
262.0 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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2007 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
10.0 |
10.9 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
11.9 |
11.5 |
11.4 |
2008 |
10.6 |
10.2 |
10.3 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
12.0 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
33.1 |
32.9 |
32.9 |
32.8 |
32.8 |
33.3 |
32.9 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
33.0 |
32.9 |
32.6 |
32.9 |
2008 |
32.3 |
32.2 |
32.3 |
32.4 |
32.5 |
32.7 |
32.6 |
32.5 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
59.8 |
59.0 |
59.8 |
60.1 |
60.5 |
60.8 |
59.9 |
59.6 |
60.3 |
60.9 |
61.5 |
62.3 |
60.4 |
2008 |
60.4 |
59.5 |
59.7 |
59.6 |
60.0 |
60.5 |
59.9 |
59.8 |
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Information |
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2007 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
2008 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
12.7 |
12.6 |
12.4 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
2008 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
23.8 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
25.2 |
25.4 |
25.3 |
25.5 |
25.5 |
25.1 |
24.9 |
24.7 |
2008 |
24.2 |
24.0 |
24.1 |
24.3 |
24.5 |
25.2 |
25.3 |
25.2 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
48.8 |
50.5 |
50.7 |
51.0 |
50.2 |
49.0 |
48.6 |
48.2 |
49.7 |
51.0 |
51.3 |
51.0 |
50.0 |
2008 |
49.9 |
51.5 |
51.7 |
51.8 |
51.2 |
50.0 |
49.8 |
49.7 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
22.1 |
22.6 |
23.5 |
24.2 |
23.1 |
23.4 |
23.2 |
22.7 |
22.6 |
22.6 |
22.8 |
2008 |
21.6 |
21.8 |
22.2 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
24.2 |
24.0 |
24.5 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
2008 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
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Government |
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2007 |
31.6 |
31.8 |
32.2 |
32.4 |
32.3 |
32.1 |
29.8 |
29.6 |
31.1 |
31.5 |
32.1 |
32.1 |
31.6 |
2008 |
31.7 |
32.0 |
32.0 |
32.3 |
32.1 |
32.2 |
30.2 |
30.1 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
276,394 |
274,492 |
275,350 |
274,319 |
275,258 |
280,738 |
281,557 |
278,530 |
276,870 |
277,542 |
278,816 |
277,653 |
277,293 |
2008 |
279,030 |
276,739 |
276,600 |
277,768 |
280,252 |
284,286 |
285,709 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
260,727 |
259,523 |
261,311 |
261,880 |
262,250 |
266,641 |
267,030 |
265,034 |
264,692 |
265,295 |
266,174 |
263,967 |
263,710 |
2008 |
261,225 |
258,653 |
259,503 |
262,194 |
263,748 |
266,860 |
267,631 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
15,667 |
14,969 |
14,039 |
12,439 |
13,008 |
14,097 |
14,527 |
13,496 |
12,178 |
12,247 |
12,642 |
13,686 |
13,583 |
2008 |
17,805 |
18,086 |
17,097 |
15,574 |
16,504 |
17,426 |
18,078 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
2008 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
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The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
