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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
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Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
341.3 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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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 |
17.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
38.3 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
67.7 |
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Information |
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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 |
7.3 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
16.4 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
43.2 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
63.8 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
33.4 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
15.8 |
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Government |
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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 |
37.9 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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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 |
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2007 |
412,210 |
409,447 |
412,104 |
408,878 |
412,549 |
419,995 |
419,473 |
417,148 |
414,397 |
411,952 |
413,755 |
413,076 |
413,749 |
2008 |
416,110 |
412,959 |
413,638 |
413,817 |
419,203 |
423,662 |
421,759 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
391,773 |
389,636 |
393,644 |
392,466 |
395,404 |
401,745 |
400,263 |
399,345 |
397,613 |
395,290 |
396,775 |
395,202 |
395,763 |
2008 |
392,852 |
388,785 |
390,513 |
392,822 |
396,455 |
399,792 |
397,570 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
20,437 |
19,811 |
18,460 |
16,412 |
17,145 |
18,250 |
19,210 |
17,803 |
16,784 |
16,662 |
16,980 |
17,874 |
17,986 |
2008 |
23,258 |
24,174 |
23,125 |
20,995 |
22,748 |
23,870 |
24,189 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
2008 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
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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.
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