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

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

324.9 325.2 327.7 330.2 334.6 336.1 332.7 332.3 332.2 333.0 333.6 333.3 331.3

2008

327.2 328.3 330.4 333.1 336.3 336.6 333.9 (P) 333.3          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

12.3 11.8 12.4 12.7 13.0 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.2 12.9 12.9

2008

12.5 12.1 12.5 12.8 13.3 13.6 13.7 (P) 13.6          

Manufacturing

 

2007

24.3 24.4 24.1 23.9 24.2 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.2 24.2 24.0 23.9 24.2

2008

23.7 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.8 23.8 23.8 (P) 23.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

70.1 68.9 69.3 69.1 69.8 69.9 69.5 69.9 70.1 71.0 72.3 72.8 70.2

2008

70.8 69.8 69.9 70.0 70.5 70.6 69.8 (P) 70.0          

Information

 

2007

6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5

2008

6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 (P) 6.5          

Financial Activities

 

2007

24.3 24.3 24.4 24.3 24.4 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.5 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.5

2008

24.5 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.5 (P) 24.4          

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

38.0 38.1 38.2 38.7 39.6 40.0 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.1 39.7 39.6 39.3

2008

38.7 38.4 38.6 39.2 39.4 39.8 39.9 (P) 39.8          

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

44.3 45.5 45.6 45.8 46.2 45.0 44.8 45.1 45.9 46.3 46.4 46.3 45.6

2008

45.4 46.6 46.7 46.7 46.6 45.4 45.5 (P) 45.6          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

26.6 26.2 27.6 29.1 30.8 32.8 32.7 32.4 29.3 28.5 28.1 28.0 29.3

2008

27.1 27.7 28.8 30.3 32.2 34.0 34.1 (P) 33.9          

Other Services

 

2007

16.3 16.4 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5

2008

16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.7 (P) 16.6          

Government

 

2007

62.1 63.1 63.2 63.6 63.6 62.6 60.0 59.2 61.8 62.1 62.4 62.3 62.2

2008

61.8 62.9 63.0 63.2 63.1 61.9 59.5 (P) 59.2          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

2007

(1) 279,612 (1) 277,991 (1) 279,053 (1) 277,231 (1) 280,554 (1) 285,070 (1) 287,297 (1) 285,058 (1) 280,994 (1) 280,928 (1) 282,061 (1) 280,672 (1) 281,377

2008

281,722 280,195 280,690 282,258 286,757 290,265 (P) 292,209            

Employment

 

2007

(1) 268,298 (1) 267,180 (1) 268,655 (1) 268,336 (1) 270,938 (1) 274,410 (1) 276,562 (1) 274,736 (1) 271,612 (1) 271,401 (1) 272,366 (1) 270,634 (1) 271,261

2008

269,334 267,435 268,570 271,150 274,407 276,799 (P) 278,477            

Unemployment

 

2007

(1) 11,314 (1) 10,811 (1) 10,398 (1) 8,895 (1) 9,616 (1) 10,660 (1) 10,735 (1) 10,322 (1) 9,382 (1) 9,527 (1) 9,695 (1) 10,038 (1) 10,116

2008

12,388 12,760 12,120 11,108 12,350 13,466 (P) 13,732            

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

(1) 4.0 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6

2008

4.4 4.6 4.3 3.9 4.3 4.6 (P) 4.7            

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

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.