Lancaster, 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	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2011	220.9	222.6	224.5	227.5	229.0	229.0	226.7	225.2	226.9	229.1	228.7	228.5	226.6
2012	223.3	224.2	228.5	230.8	233.3	233.4	(P) 231.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2011	13.6	13.4	13.7	14.3	14.6	14.8	14.9	15.0	14.8	14.7	14.5	14.1	14.4
2012	13.9	13.7	14.1	14.6	15.1	15.3	(P) 15.5
Manufacturing
2011	35.2	35.3	35.3	35.4	35.7	35.8	35.5	35.1	34.9	34.8	34.7	34.9	35.2
2012	34.9	35.1	35.4	35.4	35.8	35.6	(P) 35.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2011	51.6	51.0	51.2	51.7	52.0	52.0	51.9	51.3	51.3	52.5	52.9	53.1	51.9
2012	51.0	50.2	51.8	52.4	52.7	52.4	(P) 52.6
Information
2011	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2
2012	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	(P) 3.2
Financial Activities
2011	8.4	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5
2012	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.6	(P) 8.6
Professional & Business Services
2011	19.9	20.0	20.0	20.4	20.7	20.9	20.8	20.0	20.2	20.7	20.7	20.6	20.4
2012	20.3	20.8	21.7	21.4	22.1	22.2	(P) 22.0
Educational & Health Services
2011	38.6	40.3	40.4	40.1	39.9	39.0	39.1	38.9	39.4	40.2	40.3	40.3	39.7
2012	39.4	40.3	40.5	40.3	40.0	39.2	(P) 39.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2011	18.9	18.7	19.9	21.3	22.5	23.2	23.4	23.7	22.5	21.7	21.0	21.2	21.5
2012	20.1	20.2	21.1	22.6	23.9	25.3	(P) 25.5
Other Services
2011	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.7
2012	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.9	(P) 10.9
Government
2011	20.9	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.1	20.7	18.5	18.6	21.4	22.1	22.2	21.9	21.1
2012	21.5	21.7	21.5	21.7	21.2	20.7	(P) 18.3
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2011	(1) 264,224	(1) 264,837	(1) 267,381	(1) 265,186	(1) 266,678	(1) 269,473	(1) 269,506	(1) 267,115	(1) 267,110	(1) 266,272	(1) 264,575	(1) 264,041	(1) 266,366
2012	261,950	263,173	266,126	266,132	271,383	275,113	(P) 278,631
Employment
2011	(1) 244,419	(1) 244,929	(1) 248,400	(1) 248,035	(1) 248,776	(1) 250,255	(1) 250,249	(1) 247,968	(1) 249,836	(1) 249,257	(1) 247,829	(1) 247,716	(1) 248,139
2012	243,413	244,946	248,922	250,612	254,919	256,750	(P) 259,504
Unemployment
2011	(1) 19,805	(1) 19,908	(1) 18,981	(1) 17,151	(1) 17,902	(1) 19,218	(1) 19,257	(1) 19,147	(1) 17,274	(1) 17,015	(1) 16,746	(1) 16,325	(1) 18,227
2012	18,537	18,227	17,204	15,520	16,464	18,363	(P) 19,127
Unemployment Rate
2011	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.2	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.4	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.8
2012	7.1	6.9	6.5	5.8	6.1	6.7	(P) 6.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals. (P) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics