Lancaster, 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
Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

234.6 234.9 236.8 238.9 241.2 241.9 238.8 238.4 238.4 238.8 238.2 237.2 238.2

2009

230.2 229.4 (P) 230.0                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

16.5 16.1 16.5 16.9 17.4 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.6 17.0

2009

15.8 15.2 (P) 15.5                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

42.2 42.0 41.9 41.7 41.8 41.8 41.4 41.1 40.7 40.5 40.4 40.3 41.3

2009

39.8 39.4 (P) 39.2                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

54.7 53.7 54.2 54.6 55.1 55.1 54.7 54.5 54.3 54.3 55.0 55.7 54.7

2009

54.1 52.8 (P) 52.9                    

Information

 

2008

4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1

2009

4.0 4.0 (P) 4.0                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.4 9.4 9.6

2009

9.3 9.2 (P) 9.1                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

20.4 20.3 20.5 20.9 21.1 21.2 21.1 21.1 20.8 20.8 20.6 20.3 20.8

2009

19.0 18.8 (P) 18.8                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

36.8 38.0 38.3 38.1 38.0 37.4 37.7 37.4 37.8 38.2 38.4 38.5 37.9

2009

37.8 39.0 (P) 39.3                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

19.1 19.2 19.9 20.9 22.7 23.6 23.6 23.8 22.5 22.1 21.3 20.7 21.6

2009

19.0 18.9 (P) 19.3                    

Other Services

 

2008

10.3 10.3 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3

2009

10.1 10.1 (P) 10.0                    

Government

 

2008

21.0 21.7 21.6 21.8 21.0 20.7 18.4 18.6 21.3 21.8 22.0 21.5 21.0

2009

21.3 22.0 (P) 21.9                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 266,663 (1) 265,932 (1) 266,910 (1) 267,650 (1) 271,767 (1) 277,830 (1) 278,852 (1) 277,304 (1) 273,088 (1) 272,221 (1) 272,082 (1) 271,728 (1) 271,836

2009

269,785 269,442 (P) 268,828                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 255,556 (1) 255,213 (1) 256,486 (1) 258,513 (1) 261,279 (1) 265,962 (1) 266,756 (1) 264,943 (1) 261,752 (1) 260,143 (1) 258,961 (1) 257,347 (1) 260,243

2009

251,727 249,611 (P) 249,087                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 11,107 (1) 10,719 (1) 10,424 (1) 9,137 (1) 10,488 (1) 11,868 (1) 12,096 (1) 12,361 (1) 11,336 (1) 12,078 (1) 13,121 (1) 14,381 (1) 11,593

2009

18,058 19,831 (P) 19,741                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.2 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.8 (1) 5.3 (1) 4.3

2009

6.7 7.4 (P) 7.3                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.