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Altoona, 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
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Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
61.1 |
61.1 |
61.6 |
62.5 |
63.4 |
63.8 |
62.9 |
62.9 |
62.9 |
63.2 |
63.2 |
63.4 |
62.7 |
2008 |
61.8 |
61.6 |
62.3 |
62.7 |
63.2 |
63.0 |
62.3 |
62.5 |
62.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.7 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
7.6 |
2008 |
7.5 |
7.4 |
7.4 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.5 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
16.2 |
16.1 |
16.1 |
16.0 |
16.2 |
16.4 |
16.6 |
16.2 |
2008 |
16.1 |
15.8 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
16.5 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
2008 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
10.9 |
2008 |
11.0 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.1 |
11.2 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.4 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
2008 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
5.9 |
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Government |
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2007 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.8 |
8.4 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
8.5 |
2008 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
8.7 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
7.7 |
8.4 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
64,019 |
63,595 |
63,777 |
63,692 |
64,463 |
65,606 |
65,825 |
65,189 |
64,468 |
64,601 |
64,844 |
64,874 |
64,579 |
2008 |
64,806 |
64,178 |
64,518 |
64,657 |
65,543 |
66,117 |
66,327 |
66,589 |
65,691 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
60,792 |
60,547 |
60,969 |
61,339 |
62,044 |
62,833 |
63,030 |
62,615 |
62,034 |
62,168 |
62,273 |
62,077 |
61,893 |
2008 |
61,276 |
60,623 |
61,131 |
61,680 |
62,400 |
62,699 |
62,868 |
62,963 |
62,393 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
3,227 |
3,048 |
2,808 |
2,353 |
2,419 |
2,773 |
2,795 |
2,574 |
2,434 |
2,433 |
2,571 |
2,797 |
2,686 |
2008 |
3,530 |
3,555 |
3,387 |
2,977 |
3,143 |
3,418 |
3,459 |
3,626 |
3,298 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
2008 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.0 |
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The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
