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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
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Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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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 |
252.9 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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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 |
9.1 |
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Manufacturing |
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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 |
29.6 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 |
58.1 |
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Information |
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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 |
5.4 |
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Financial Activities |
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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 |
12.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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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 |
23.5 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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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 |
52.6 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 |
20.9 |
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Other Services |
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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 |
9.0 |
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Government |
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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 |
31.9 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2008 |
280,235 |
277,846 |
278,505 |
279,399 |
280,947 |
283,559 |
287,017 |
286,696 |
282,775 |
284,602 |
284,181 |
283,645 |
282,451 |
2009 |
283,541 |
283,005 |
282,063 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
262,903 |
260,667 |
261,666 |
264,644 |
264,767 |
266,379 |
268,961 |
268,625 |
266,463 |
267,071 |
265,664 |
262,785 |
265,050 |
2009 |
258,564 |
256,777 |
256,023 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
17,332 |
17,179 |
16,839 |
14,755 |
16,180 |
17,180 |
18,056 |
18,071 |
16,312 |
17,531 |
18,517 |
20,860 |
17,401 |
2009 |
24,977 |
26,228 |
26,040 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
5.8 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
7.4 |
6.2 |
2009 |
8.8 |
9.3 |
9.2 |
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The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming Counties in Pennsylvania.
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