Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	262.3	263.1	265.6	267.1	269.0	267.7	265.5	266.0	269.3	271.5	272.4	272.6	267.7
2025	266.2	266.4	(p)268.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	9.6	9.5	9.8	10.4	10.7	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.0	11.0	10.7	10.5	10.6
2025	10.0	9.9	(p)10.1
Manufacturing
2024	30.2	30.2	30.3	30.3	30.3	30.6	30.4	30.5	30.4	30.3	30.2	30.3	30.3
2025	30.2	30.4	(p)30.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	68.8	67.7	67.8	67.5	67.8	67.4	67.2	67.0	68.0	68.7	70.2	70.9	68.3
2025	68.3	67.4	(p)67.2
Information
2024	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
2025	2.8	2.7	(p)2.8
Financial Activities
2024	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.7	11.7	11.6	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
2025	11.5	11.4	(p)11.4
Professional & Business Services
2024	27.8	28.2	28.5	29.0	29.4	29.0	29.0	29.2	29.1	29.5	29.3	29.1	28.9
2025	28.1	28.3	(p)28.5
Educational & Health Services
2024	53.1	54.4	55.1	55.2	54.9	53.4	52.8	53.2	55.2	56.3	56.7	56.4	54.7
2025	55.1	56.5	(p)56.9
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	21.6	21.8	22.4	22.8	23.8	24.1	23.5	23.6	23.2	23.0	22.5	22.5	22.9
2025	21.9	21.7	(p)22.3
Other Services
2024	8.5	8.5	8.7	8.8	8.9	9.1	9.1	9.1	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	8.9
2025	9.0	9.0	(p)9.1
Government
2024	28.5	28.6	28.8	28.8	28.9	28.5	27.8	27.8	29.2	29.4	29.5	29.6	28.8
2025	29.3	29.1	(p)29.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)280,532	(1)281,474	(1)281,685	(1)279,570	(1)280,870	(1)280,986	(1)282,235	(1)281,254	(1)278,866	(1)279,794	(1)278,229	(1)277,510	(1)280,251
2025	277,576	278,245	(p)279,447
Employment
2024	(1)267,181	(1)267,300	(1)269,663	(1)269,398	(1)270,227	(1)268,448	(1)268,447	(1)266,956	(1)268,766	(1)269,108	(1)267,839	(1)267,033	(1)268,364
2025	263,599	264,321	(p)266,598
Unemployment
2024	(1)13,351	(1)14,174	(1)12,022	(1)10,172	(1)10,643	(1)12,538	(1)13,788	(1)14,298	(1)10,100	(1)10,686	(1)10,390	(1)10,477	(1)11,887
2025	13,977	13,924	(p)12,849
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.8	(1)5.0	(1)4.3	(1)3.6	(1)3.8	(1)4.5	(1)4.9	(1)5.1	(1)3.6	(1)3.8	(1)3.7	(1)3.8	(1)4.2
2025	5.0	5.0	(p)4.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary