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

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

325.5 326.3 328.9 332.7 335.8 336.3 333.6 332.9 332.3 332.0 330.6 328.7 331.3

2009

321.9 320.2 (P) 320.7                    

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2008

12.0 11.7 12.0 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.3 11.7 12.4

2009

11.1 10.8 (P) 10.9                    

Manufacturing

 

2008

24.0 24.1 24.2 24.0 24.1 24.3 24.1 24.0 23.8 23.6 23.5 23.0 23.9

2009

22.6 22.3 (P) 22.0                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

70.3 69.2 69.5 70.0 70.4 70.4 69.8 69.7 69.5 69.7 70.4 70.8 70.0

2009

69.2 67.9 (P) 68.1                    

Information

 

2008

7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9

2009

6.6 6.6 (P) 6.5                    

Financial Activities

 

2008

24.4 24.4 24.5 24.4 24.7 24.9 24.8 24.8 24.6 24.5 24.0 24.3 24.5

2009

24.1 23.9 (P) 23.7                    

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

38.2 38.3 38.2 38.5 38.7 38.7 39.1 39.4 39.0 38.8 37.9 37.6 38.5

2009

36.8 36.4 (P) 36.5                    

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

45.2 46.3 46.4 46.7 47.0 45.9 46.3 46.2 46.8 47.2 47.7 47.5 46.6

2009

46.3 47.1 (P) 47.1                    

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

26.5 27.1 28.3 30.2 32.4 33.4 33.5 32.9 30.0 29.0 28.2 27.8 29.9

2009

26.7 26.2 (P) 26.7                    

Other Services

 

2008

16.0 15.9 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.4 16.3

2009

16.1 16.2 (P) 16.4                    

Government

 

2008

61.9 62.4 62.8 63.4 62.8 62.8 59.9 59.7 62.6 63.2 63.3 62.9 62.3

2009

62.4 62.8 (P) 62.8                    

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 281,032 (1) 279,538 (1) 281,582 (1) 282,760 (1) 286,230 (1) 290,135 (1) 293,102 (1) 292,131 (1) 286,932 (1) 286,875 (1) 286,097 (1) 285,465 (1) 285,990

2009

285,508 284,328 (P) 283,977                    

Employment

 

2008

(1) 268,965 (1) 267,383 (1) 269,608 (1) 272,203 (1) 274,081 (1) 276,809 (1) 279,268 (1) 277,926 (1) 274,012 (1) 273,129 (1) 271,603 (1) 269,722 (1) 272,892

2009

266,515 263,955 (P) 263,408                    

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 12,067 (1) 12,155 (1) 11,974 (1) 10,557 (1) 12,149 (1) 13,326 (1) 13,834 (1) 14,205 (1) 12,920 (1) 13,746 (1) 14,494 (1) 15,743 (1) 13,098

2009

18,993 20,373 (P) 20,569                    

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.3 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.3 (1) 3.7 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.8 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.5 (1) 4.6

2009

6.7 7.2 (P) 7.2                    

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

The Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Cumberland, Dauphin, and Perry Counties in Pennsylvania.