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Scranton-Wilkes Barre, 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	Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	258.6	258.9	259.5	262.8	263.8	263.5	261.2	261.5	263.0	264.0	263.2	260.6	261.7
2009	253.7	252.9	(P) 252.9
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	10.3	10.0	10.2	11.0	11.5	11.8	11.6	11.5	11.2	11.2	10.8	10.6	11.0
2009	9.3	9.1	(P) 9.1
Manufacturing
2008	32.6	32.4	32.4	32.3	32.4	32.4	32.4	32.4	32.3	32.1	31.8	31.1	32.2
2009	30.5	30.0	(P) 29.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	59.6	59.0	59.0	58.8	59.3	59.3	58.9	58.9	59.2	59.7	60.2	60.7	59.4
2009	58.9	58.1	(P) 58.1
Information
2008	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.8
2009	5.5	5.5	(P) 5.4
Financial Activities
2008	13.1	13.1	13.0	13.2	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.4	13.3	13.3	13.2	13.2	13.3
2009	12.9	12.9	(P) 12.8
Professional & Business Services
2008	24.2	24.1	24.2	25.0	24.9	25.4	25.5	25.7	25.4	25.2	24.8	24.6	24.9
2009	24.0	23.6	(P) 23.5
Educational & Health Services
2008	50.4	51.6	51.8	52.3	51.3	50.2	50.1	50.2	52.0	52.6	52.9	51.5	51.4
2009	51.3	52.3	(P) 52.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	21.5	21.4	21.3	22.7	23.5	23.7	23.1	23.7	23.3	22.7	22.3	22.0	22.6
2009	20.8	20.7	(P) 20.9
Other Services
2008	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.5	9.6	9.6	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.1	9.3
2009	8.9	8.9	(P) 9.0
Government
2008	31.8	32.3	32.6	32.3	32.2	31.8	30.7	30.6	31.3	32.3	32.4	32.2	31.9
2009	31.6	31.8	(P) 31.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2008	(1) 280,235	(1) 277,846	(1) 278,505	(1) 279,399	(1) 280,947	(1) 283,559	(1) 287,017	(1) 286,696	(1) 282,775	(1) 284,602	(1) 284,181	(1) 283,645	(1) 282,451
2009	283,541	283,005	(P) 282,063
Employment
2008	(1) 262,903	(1) 260,667	(1) 261,666	(1) 264,644	(1) 264,767	(1) 266,379	(1) 268,961	(1) 268,625	(1) 266,463	(1) 267,071	(1) 265,664	(1) 262,785	(1) 265,050
2009	258,564	256,777	(P) 256,023
Unemployment
2008	(1) 17,332	(1) 17,179	(1) 16,839	(1) 14,755	(1) 16,180	(1) 17,180	(1) 18,056	(1) 18,071	(1) 16,312	(1) 17,531	(1) 18,517	(1) 20,860	(1) 17,401
2009	24,977	26,228	(P) 26,040
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.3	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.5	(1) 7.4	(1) 6.2
2009	8.8	9.3	(P) 9.2
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania.