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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: 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	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2007	336.7	337.0	341.8	343.6	348.0	350.5	342.5	342.2	346.0	346.5	346.3	346.4	344.0
2008	339.1	338.5	341.8	344.3	347.8	349.1	341.7	(P) 341.3
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction
2007	15.6	14.9	15.4	16.2	17.0	17.5	17.7	17.8	17.4	17.2	17.0	16.7	16.7
2008	16.0	15.6	15.7	16.3	16.8	17.2	17.4	(P) 17.5
Manufacturing
2007	39.9	40.0	40.3	40.0	40.0	40.3	39.7	39.6	39.8	39.6	39.4	39.3	39.8
2008	38.9	38.7	38.9	38.9	38.9	39.1	38.4	(P) 38.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2007	70.3	68.9	69.3	69.4	70.1	70.8	70.1	69.7	69.5	69.6	70.8	71.2	70.0
2008	68.8	67.1	67.2	67.6	68.2	68.4	67.8	(P) 67.7
Information
2007	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4
2008	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	(P) 7.3
Financial Activities
2007	16.3	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.3	16.5	16.5	16.5	16.4	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.4
2008	16.2	16.1	16.2	16.2	16.2	16.4	16.4	(P) 16.4
Professional & Business Services
2007	42.7	42.6	43.1	43.6	43.7	44.4	44.1	43.7	43.9	43.8	43.5	43.4	43.5
2008	42.2	41.9	42.2	42.6	42.8	43.5	43.4	(P) 43.2
Educational & Health Services
2007	60.6	61.6	63.3	63.2	63.0	61.3	61.0	61.9	63.1	63.9	64.0	63.9	62.6
2008	63.2	64.2	65.5	65.5	65.3	63.7	63.5	(P) 63.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2007	27.6	27.8	28.7	29.4	31.5	33.6	33.1	33.0	31.2	30.2	28.9	28.9	30.3
2008	28.8	28.8	29.5	30.3	32.2	33.6	33.4	(P) 33.4
Other Services
2007	14.8	14.8	15.1	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.6	15.5	15.3	15.3	15.3	15.4	15.2
2008	15.1	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.7	15.9	16.0	(P) 15.8
Government
2007	41.5	42.7	42.9	43.1	43.7	43.2	37.3	37.1	42.1	43.2	43.7	44.0	42.0
2008	42.7	43.7	44.0	44.2	44.4	44.0	38.1	(P) 37.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2007	(1) 412,210	(1) 409,447	(1) 412,104	(1) 408,878	(1) 412,549	(1) 419,995	(1) 419,473	(1) 417,148	(1) 414,397	(1) 411,952	(1) 413,755	(1) 413,076	(1) 413,749
2008	416,110	412,959	413,638	413,817	419,203	423,662	(P) 421,759
Employment
2007	(1) 391,773	(1) 389,636	(1) 393,644	(1) 392,466	(1) 395,404	(1) 401,745	(1) 400,263	(1) 399,345	(1) 397,613	(1) 395,290	(1) 396,775	(1) 395,202	(1) 395,763
2008	392,852	388,785	390,513	392,822	396,455	399,792	(P) 397,570
Unemployment
2007	(1) 20,437	(1) 19,811	(1) 18,460	(1) 16,412	(1) 17,145	(1) 18,250	(1) 19,210	(1) 17,803	(1) 16,784	(1) 16,662	(1) 16,980	(1) 17,874	(1) 17,986
2008	23,258	24,174	23,125	20,995	22,748	23,870	(P) 24,189
Unemployment Rate
2007	(1) 5.0	(1) 4.8	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.0	(1) 4.2	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.0	(1) 4.1	(1) 4.3	(1) 4.3
2008	5.6	5.9	5.6	5.1	5.4	5.6	(P) 5.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
The Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County in New Jersey.