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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	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	61.3	61.1	61.2	61.8	62.6	62.9	61.8	61.9	61.9	62.1	61.8	61.7	61.8
2009	59.9	59.4	(P) 59.5
Manufacturing
2008	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4	7.3	7.5
2009	7.1	7.0	(P) 6.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	16.3	15.9	15.9	15.8	15.9	15.9	15.7	15.8	15.7	15.9	16.2	16.3	15.9
2009	15.5	15.1	(P) 15.2
Professional & Business Services
2008	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8
2009	4.7	4.6	(P) 4.6
Educational & Health Services
2008	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	10.9
2009	11.0	11.0	(P) 11.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.4	6.0	6.3	6.2	6.2	5.5	5.4	5.2	5.1	5.6
2009	5.0	4.9	(P) 5.0
Government
2008	8.5	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.6	8.3	7.7	7.8	8.6	8.8	8.9	8.8	8.5
2009	8.5	8.8	(P) 8.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2008	(1) 64,439	(1) 63,878	(1) 63,950	(1) 63,964	(1) 64,902	(1) 65,961	(1) 66,035	(1) 65,959	(1) 65,018	(1) 65,208	(1) 65,152	(1) 65,284	(1) 64,979
2009	64,717	64,052	(P) 63,972
Employment
2008	(1) 61,011	(1) 60,504	(1) 60,619	(1) 61,148	(1) 61,826	(1) 62,595	(1) 62,552	(1) 62,475	(1) 61,814	(1) 61,773	(1) 61,367	(1) 61,087	(1) 61,564
2009	59,786	59,112	(P) 59,016
Unemployment
2008	(1) 3,428	(1) 3,374	(1) 3,331	(1) 2,816	(1) 3,076	(1) 3,366	(1) 3,483	(1) 3,484	(1) 3,204	(1) 3,435	(1) 3,785	(1) 4,197	(1) 3,415
2009	4,931	4,940	(P) 4,956
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.2	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.7	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.3	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.4	(1) 5.3
2009	7.6	7.7	(P) 7.7
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.