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

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

52.9 53.2 53.5 53.7 53.8 53.6 52.6 52.6 53.6 54.1 54.3 54.1 53.5

2008

52.5 52.9 53.1 53.4 53.8 53.3 52.3 52.4 (P) 53.5        

Manufacturing

 

2007

10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3

2008

10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 (P) 10.0        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

11.0 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.5 11.3 11.0

2008

10.9 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.9 (P) 10.8        

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.1

2008

9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 (P) 9.3        

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

3.8 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0

2008

3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 (P) 4.1        

Government

 

2007

7.5 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 7.6 7.1 7.1 8.0 8.3 8.4 8.4 7.9

2008

7.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 7.7 7.0 7.0 (P) 8.2        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

2007

59,279 59,094 59,075 58,483 58,618 58,947 58,779 58,151 58,441 58,763 59,186 59,100 58,826

2008

59,206 59,198 59,079 58,881 59,773 59,916 59,680 59,764 (P) 60,106        

Employment

 

2007

55,738 55,746 56,011 55,838 55,894 56,048 55,878 55,455 55,924 56,246 56,552 56,098 55,952

2008

55,216 55,202 55,315 55,746 56,400 56,485 56,186 56,191 (P) 56,790        

Unemployment

 

2007

3,541 3,348 3,064 2,645 2,724 2,899 2,901 2,696 2,517 2,517 2,634 3,002 2,874

2008

3,990 3,996 3,764 3,135 3,373 3,431 3,494 3,573 (P) 3,316        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

6.0 5.7 5.2 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.3 4.5 5.1 4.9

2008

6.7 6.8 6.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.9 6.0 (P) 5.5        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

The Williamsport Pa., Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lycoming County in Pennsylvania.