Historical Employment - Lancaster (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
| Industry |
Lancaster, Pa.
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
| Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
213.1 |
217.2 |
221.7 |
226.7 |
227.0 |
228.1 |
228.6 |
232.4 |
235.0 |
236.5 |
237.9 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
12.3 |
12.8 |
13.8 |
14.4 |
14.8 |
15.3 |
15.6 |
16.4 |
17.2 |
17.6 |
17.4 |
Manufacturing |
|
57.3 |
57.1 |
56.4 |
56.3 |
53.0 |
50.2 |
46.9 |
45.8 |
44.6 |
43.8 |
42.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
44.7 |
45.5 |
46.6 |
48.3 |
48.4 |
48.8 |
50.1 |
50.9 |
52.1 |
53.2 |
54.1 |
Information |
|
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
Financial activities |
|
9.9 |
10.3 |
10.6 |
10.5 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
10.0 |
9.8 |
9.4 |
9.6 |
9.6 |
Professional and business services |
|
15.7 |
16.2 |
17.2 |
17.8 |
18.7 |
19.1 |
20.3 |
21.7 |
21.9 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
Education and health services |
|
24.4 |
25.2 |
25.5 |
26.3 |
27.5 |
29.4 |
31.1 |
32.6 |
34.2 |
35.8 |
36.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
18.0 |
18.3 |
18.6 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.7 |
19.6 |
20.1 |
20.7 |
21.1 |
21.3 |
Other services |
|
9.0 |
9.5 |
10.0 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.1 |
10.3 |
10.3 |
10.4 |
10.7 |
Government |
|
18.3 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
19.3 |
19.8 |
20.3 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
20.8 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
The Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.
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Last Modified Date: April 14, 2008
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
