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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	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	338.6	339.3	342.5	344.9	348.6	349.4	342.4	342.5	344.9	347.1	345.2	343.2	344.1
2009	333.9	332.5	(P) 334.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	14.9	14.6	15.0	15.6	16.4	16.9	16.9	16.6	16.3	16.2	16.0	15.1	15.9
2009	14.2	13.8	(P) 14.0
Manufacturing
2008	39.5	39.5	39.8	39.8	39.8	39.7	39.0	39.5	39.4	39.2	38.5	37.9	39.3
2009	37.2	36.6	(P) 36.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	70.9	69.3	69.5	69.4	70.0	70.2	69.4	69.4	69.1	69.5	70.1	70.2	69.8
2009	67.9	67.1	(P) 67.1
Information
2008	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.3	7.2	7.1	7.4
2009	7.0	7.0	(P) 6.9
Financial Activities
2008	15.7	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9	16.0	16.1	16.0	15.8	15.8	15.8	15.9	15.9
2009	15.6	15.5	(P) 15.5
Professional & Business Services
2008	42.2	41.5	41.9	42.6	42.6	42.7	43.3	43.3	42.9	43.1	42.7	42.3	42.6
2009	41.1	40.5	(P) 40.8
Educational & Health Services
2008	62.6	64.3	65.3	65.3	64.0	62.9	62.7	63.3	64.8	66.1	66.1	65.7	64.4
2009	64.0	64.6	(P) 65.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	28.5	28.6	29.3	30.1	33.2	33.9	33.7	33.4	31.7	31.2	29.8	29.9	31.1
2009	29.1	28.9	(P) 29.6
Other Services
2008	14.9	15.0	15.0	15.2	15.3	15.5	15.4	15.2	15.0	14.9	14.9	15.0	15.1
2009	14.6	14.7	(P) 14.9
Government
2008	42.0	43.3	43.5	43.5	43.8	44.1	38.4	38.4	42.6	43.8	44.1	44.1	42.6
2009	43.2	43.8	(P) 44.0
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	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
2008	(1) 417,069	(1) 414,969	(1) 417,526	(1) 415,853	(1) 420,260	(1) 424,692	(1) 424,471	(1) 424,509	(1) 418,873	(1) 422,117	(1) 422,385	(1) 421,732	(1) 420,372
2009	420,955	420,694	(P) 421,895
Employment
2008	(1) 394,132	(1) 391,947	(1) 394,718	(1) 395,920	(1) 397,993	(1) 401,104	(1) 400,106	(1) 399,714	(1) 396,044	(1) 398,217	(1) 396,736	(1) 393,620	(1) 396,688
2009	386,606	383,985	(P) 385,252
Unemployment
2008	(1) 22,937	(1) 23,022	(1) 22,808	(1) 19,933	(1) 22,267	(1) 23,588	(1) 24,365	(1) 24,795	(1) 22,829	(1) 23,900	(1) 25,649	(1) 28,112	(1) 23,684
2009	34,349	36,709	(P) 36,643
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.5	(1) 4.8	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.7	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.7	(1) 5.6
2009	8.2	8.7	(P) 8.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
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.