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
2012	222.7	225.3	227.7	229.9	231.3	232.1	229.7	229.3	230.5	233.0	233.2	232.6	229.8
2013	225.7	227.8	229.4	(P) 233.8
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	14.2	14.1	14.3	14.5	14.7	15.1	15.2	15.2	15.1	15.1	15.1	15.0	14.8
2013	14.3	14.3	14.6	(P) 15.4
Manufacturing
2012	35.7	35.8	36.0	35.9	36.1	36.4	36.5	36.4	36.1	36.1	36.1	36.2	36.1
2013	35.9	35.8	35.8	(P) 35.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	50.9	50.4	51.0	51.3	51.8	51.9	51.6	51.4	51.3	52.0	52.8	52.7	51.6
2013	51.5	51.1	50.7	(P) 51.2
Information
2012	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1
2013	3.0	3.0	3.0	(P) 3.0
Financial Activities
2012	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.3	8.4	8.5	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.4
2013	8.4	8.4	8.4	(P) 8.4
Professional & Business Services
2012	20.7	20.9	21.3	21.9	21.7	21.8	21.7	21.7	21.7	22.3	22.3	22.5	21.7
2013	21.7	21.7	22.3	(P) 23.5
Educational & Health Services
2012	39.7	41.2	41.3	41.0	41.1	40.4	40.1	39.8	40.4	41.5	41.6	41.6	40.8
2013	40.3	41.7	41.9	(P) 41.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	19.4	19.5	20.5	21.8	23.0	24.0	24.1	24.3	23.0	22.4	21.5	21.1	22.1
2013	19.9	19.8	20.7	(P) 22.6
Other Services
2012	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.2	11.1	11.1	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0
2013	10.9	10.9	11.0	(P) 11.0
Government
2012	19.9	21.1	21.0	21.2	20.4	19.7	17.7	17.7	20.4	21.1	21.2	20.9	20.2
2013	19.8	21.1	21.0	(P) 21.2
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
2012	(1) 262,582	(1) 264,661	(1) 264,780	(1) 264,663	(1) 268,728	(1) 273,102	(1) 275,267	(1) 271,644	(1) 270,656	(1) 271,051	(1) 269,062	(1) 269,451	(1) 268,804
2013	267,309	265,013	(P) 264,201
Employment
2012	(1) 244,189	(1) 246,189	(1) 247,077	(1) 248,608	(1) 251,300	(1) 254,241	(1) 255,902	(1) 252,672	(1) 253,740	(1) 253,871	(1) 252,280	(1) 251,685	(1) 250,980
2013	246,300	246,186	(P) 247,391
Unemployment
2012	(1) 18,393	(1) 18,472	(1) 17,703	(1) 16,055	(1) 17,428	(1) 18,861	(1) 19,365	(1) 18,972	(1) 16,916	(1) 17,180	(1) 16,782	(1) 17,766	(1) 17,824
2013	21,009	18,827	(P) 16,810
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.0	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.1	(1) 6.5	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.0	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.2	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.6
2013	7.9	7.1	(P) 6.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Lancaster, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Lancaster County in Pennsylvania.

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