Historical Employment - Allentown (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
| Industry |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J.
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
| Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
299.2 |
306.9 |
313.5 |
323.4 |
326.1 |
324.5 |
325.9 |
329.8 |
336.1 |
341.8 |
344.0 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
12.1 |
12.7 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
16.0 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
16.7 |
Manufacturing |
|
55.7 |
54.8 |
54.1 |
54.9 |
54.1 |
49.0 |
43.6 |
41.8 |
41.4 |
40.2 |
39.8 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
54.3 |
55.1 |
58.0 |
61.6 |
62.8 |
63.9 |
65.2 |
65.0 |
67.7 |
70.2 |
70.0 |
Information |
|
7.7 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
9.0 |
8.8 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
Financial activities |
|
14.1 |
15.1 |
15.8 |
16.1 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.4 |
Professional and business services |
|
33.6 |
36.0 |
37.0 |
37.3 |
37.2 |
37.2 |
39.2 |
41.2 |
41.9 |
43.4 |
43.5 |
Education and health services |
|
47.2 |
48.7 |
49.0 |
50.9 |
52.2 |
53.6 |
55.7 |
57.5 |
59.1 |
60.9 |
62.6 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
24.4 |
25.3 |
25.6 |
26.3 |
26.2 |
27.6 |
28.2 |
28.8 |
29.2 |
30.0 |
30.3 |
Other services |
|
13.8 |
14.0 |
14.3 |
14.5 |
14.8 |
14.9 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
15.3 |
15.1 |
15.2 |
Government |
|
36.4 |
37.0 |
37.6 |
38.5 |
38.5 |
38.8 |
39.7 |
40.4 |
40.6 |
41.1 |
42.0 |
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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Last Modified Date: October 7, 2008
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
