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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 1, 2022

CONTACT: STEVEN ZELLERS INDUSTRY & BUSINESS ANALYST

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S-WB-H UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 6.4% IN DECEMBER

HARRISBURG (FEBRUARY 1) ? The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the Scranton--WilkesBarre--Hazleton Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was 6.4 percent December, down one-half of a percentage point from November. The statewide unemployment rate decreased 0.3 percentage points to 5.4 percent over the month and the national rate also declined 0.3 percentage points, to 3.9 percent. The MSA's rate was 1.3 percentage points below its December 2020 level, the state's rate was down 1.7 percentage points, and the national rate fell 2.8 percentage points.

For a list of county and MSA rankings by unemployment rate, please see the Civilian Labor Force packet.

Seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs in the S-WB-H MSA rose 0.9 percent over the month (+2,200) to 253,200 in December. Over the year, jobs were up 3.1 percent (+7,600) in the MSA, while statewide jobs rose 3.6 percent.

December's Not Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Jobs Detail (see Table 2)

Changes among published supersectors from November levels were mixed. Trade, transportation & utilities had the largest gain, up 1,600 jobs, while professional & business services saw the largest decline, down 1,000 jobs. Three supersectors were unchanged. Employment rose in both goods-producing and service-providing industries over the year as eight of ten supersectors experienced growth from December 2020.

TABLE 1

SCRANTON - WILKES-BARRE - HAZLETON METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

(Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties)

TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE 1/

TIME PERIOD

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT 2/

UNEMPLOY- RATE

MENT

(%) 3/

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 4/

LABOR

EMPLOY- UNEMPLOY-

FORCE

MENT 2/

MENT

RATE (%) 3/

December 2021 November October December 2020

263,700 267,200 268,100 270,500

251,000 253,000 252,500 248,900

12,700

4.8

14,100

5.3

15,600

5.8

21,600

8.0

266,400 267,300 267,500 270,200

249,300 249,000 248,500 249,500

17,100

6.4

18,300

6.9

19,100

7.1

20,800

7.7

PENNSYLVANIA MAJOR LABOR MARKET AREAS, PENNSYLVANIA, AND UNITED STATES December 2021

AREA NAME

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT 2/

UNEMPLOY- RATE

MENT

(%) 3/

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 4/

LABOR

EMPLOY- UNEMPLOY-

FORCE

MENT 2/

MENT

RATE (%) 3/

Allentow n-Beth.-East. PA-NJ MSA Altoona MSA Bloomsburg-Berw ick MSA Chambersburg-Waynesboro MSA East Stroudsburg MSA Erie MSA Gettysburg MSA Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA Johnstow n MSA Lancaster MSA Lebanon MSA Philadelphia MSA Pittsburgh MSA Reading MSA Scranton--W-B--Hazleton MSA State College MSA Williamsport MSA York-Hanover MSA

430,300 55,800 41,800 75,100 78,500

120,500 54,200

291,000 51,700

272,700 69,200

3,036,500 1,132,300

199,800 263,700

74,500 53,800 226,800

413,000 53,600 40,300 72,800 74,500

114,700 52,800

281,600 49,200

264,500 67,000

2,908,700 1,087,300

191,600 251,000

72,300 51,500 219,500

17,200

4.0

435,300

412,500

2,200

3.9

56,600

54,100

1,500

3.5

42,400

40,700

2,300

3.0

75,600

72,500

4,100

5.2

79,400

74,300

5,800

4.8

122,700

115,400

1,400

2.6

54,900

52,900

9,400

3.2

294,500

282,800

2,500

4.8

52,800

49,500

8,200

3.0

276,100

266,000

2,300

3.3

70,100

67,100

127,700

4.2

3,053,900

2,891,000

45,000

4.0

1,157,400

1,096,000

8,300

4.1

201,800

191,600

12,700

4.8

266,400

249,300

2,200

2.9

74,100

71,400

2,300

4.3

54,800

51,800

7,300

3.2

229,800

219,800

22,800

5.2

2,500

4.4

1,800

4.2

3,100

4.1

5,100

6.5

7,300

5.9

2,000

3.6

11,700

4.0

3,300

6.3

10,100

3.7

3,000

4.3

162,900

5.3

61,400

5.3

10,200

5.1

17,100

6.4

2,700

3.7

3,000

5.4

10,000

4.4

PENNSYLVANIA

6,142,000 5,897,000

245,000

4.0

6,241,000

5,903,000

337,000

5.4

UNITED STATES

161,696,000 155,732,000

5,964,000

3.7 162,294,000 155,975,000

6,319,000

3.9

A LL DA TA A RE ON 2020 B ENCHM A RK. SOURCE: Center fo r Wo rkfo rce Info rmatio n & A nalysis (CWIA ), P ennsylvania Department o f Labo r & Industry.

FOOTNOTES 1/ Estimate o f wo rkers by place o f residence. These data are co ntro lled to state Current P o pulatio n Survey (CP S) data which adjusts fo r co mmuting and dual jo b-ho lding. Wo rkers are co unted where they live o nly o nce regardless o f the number o f jo bs they may ho ld. A ll in-depth inquiries relative to the estimating metho do lo gy sho uld be addressed to the B ureau o f Labo r Statistics, U.S. Department o f Labo r. A ll data are subject to revisio n during annual benchmarking. 2/ Includes wage and salary wo rkers (including agriculture), self-emplo yed perso ns, and unpaid family wo rkers (including agriculture), do mestic wo rkers, and perso ns invo lved in labo r-management disputes. 3/ Unemplo yed as percent o f civilian labo r fo rce, co mputed using unro unded data. 4/ Seaso nally adjusted M SA level data (and their equivalent) is develo ped by the federal B ureau o f Labo r Statistics (B LS); seaso nal adjustment fo r all o ther sub-state areas are develo ped by CWIA .

TABLE 1A

SCRANTON - WILKES-BARRE - HAZLETON METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

(Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming Counties)

TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE 1/

TIME PERIOD

LACKAWANNA COUNTY December 2021 November October December 2020

CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

EMPLOYMENT 2/

UNEMPLOY- RATE

MENT

(%) 3/

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 4/

LABOR

EMPLOY- UNEMPLOY-

FORCE

MENT 2/

MENT

RATE (%) 3/

100,000 101,100 101,500 102,200

95,700 96,500 96,200 94,900

4,300

4.3

4,600

4.6

5,200

5.2

7,300

7.2

100,100 100,800 101,100 102,400

95,400 95,500 95,400 94,600

4,800

4.8

5,300

5.2

5,700

5.7

7,800

7.6

LUZERNE COUNTY December 2021 November October December 2020

150,800 153,000 153,500 155,100

142,900 144,100 143,700 141,700

7,900

5.2

8,900

5.8

9,800

6.4

13,400

8.6

150,700 152,500 153,100 155,200

142,500 142,800 142,500 141,400

8,200

5.4

9,800

6.4

10,600

6.9

13,800

8.9

WYOMING COUNTY December 2021 November October December 2020

12,900 13,100 13,100 13,200

12,400 12,500 12,500 12,300

500

4.1

600

4.3

600

4.7

900

6.5

12,900 13,000 13,100 13,100

12,300 12,400 12,400 12,300

500

4.1

600

4.9

700

5.4

900

6.7

A LL DA TA A RE ON 2020 B ENCHM A RK. SOURCE: Center fo r Wo rkfo rce Info rmatio n & A nalysis (CWIA ), P ennsylvania Department o f Labo r & Industry.

FOOTNOTES 1/ Estimate o f wo rkers by place o f residence. These data are co ntro lled to state Current P o pulatio n Survey (CP S) data which adjusts fo r co mmuting and dual jo b-ho lding. Wo rkers are co unted where they live o nly o nce regardless o f the number o f jo bs they may ho ld. A ll in-depth inquiries relative to the estimating metho do lo gy sho uld be addressed to the B ureau o f Labo r Statistics, U.S. Department o f Labo r. A ll data are subject to revisio n during annual benchmarking. 2/ Includes wage and salary wo rkers (including agriculture), self-emplo yed perso ns, and unpaid family wo rkers (including agriculture), do mestic wo rkers, and perso ns invo lved in labo r-management disputes. 3/ Unemplo yed as percent o f civilian labo r fo rce, co mputed using unro unded data. 4/ Seaso nally adjusted M SA level data (and their equivalent) is develo ped by the federal B ureau o f Labo r Statistics (B LS); seaso nal adjustment fo r all o ther sub-state areas are develo ped by CWIA .

TABLE 2

SCRANTON-WILKES-BARRE-HAZLETON METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA

(Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Wyoming counties)

December 2021

NONFARM JOBS - NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

ESTABLISHMENT DATA

Dec 2021

Industry Employment Nov 2021 Dec 2020 Dec 2019

Net Change From: Nov 2021 Dec 2020

TOTAL NONFARM TOTAL PRIVATE GOODS-PRODUCING

Mining, Logging, and Construction Manufacturing

Durable Goods Non-Durable Goods

SERVICE-PROVIDING PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities Wholesale Trade Retail Trade Grocery stores General merchandise stores Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities

Information Financial Activities Professional and Business Services Education and Health Services

Educational services Health care and social assistance

Hospitals Leisure and Hospitality

Accommodation and food services Food services and drinking places

Other Services Government

Federal Government State Government Local Government

Local government educational services Local government excluding educational services

256,100 226,700

37,700

10,300 27,400 11,900 15,500

218,400 189,000

68,400 9,800

29,500 6,400 5,800

29,100 2,500

13,100 27,700 50,700

9,200 41,500

8,100 18,800 16,700 14,800

7,800 29,400

4,400 5,700 19,300 12,000 7,300

255,900 226,500

37,800

10,600 27,200 11,900 15,300

218,100 188,700

66,800 9,800

28,900 6,300 5,700

28,100 2,500

13,000 28,700 51,200

9,500 41,700

8,000 18,800 16,700 14,800

7,700 29,400

4,400 5,700 19,300 12,000 7,300

248,200 220,400

37,200

10,000 27,200 11,900 15,300

211,000 183,200

67,000 9,700

28,500 6,500 5,300

28,800 2,500

12,800 25,200 51,300

9,000 42,300

8,100 16,800 15,400 13,600

7,600 27,800

4,400 5,700 17,700 10,400 7,300

267,600 238,200

38,500

10,200 28,300 12,500 15,800

229,100 199,700

66,500 10,600 30,600

6,400 5,800 25,300 2,800 13,200 29,200 56,000 10,100 45,900 8,700 23,200 20,500 17,800 8,800 29,400 4,400 6,200 18,800 11,300 7,500

200 200 -100

-300 200

0 200

300 300

1,600 0

600 100 100 1,000

0 100 -1,000 -500 -300 -200 100

0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 0

7,900 6,300

500

300 200

0 200

7,400 5,800

1,400 100

1,000 -100 500 300 0 300

2,500 -600 200 -800 0

2,000 1,300 1,200

200 1,600

0 0 1,600 1,600 0

Data benchmarked to March 2020

***Data changes of 100 may be due to rounding***

TABLE 2A

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED TOTAL NONFARM JOBS FOR PENNSYLVANIA and SELECT MSAs & AREAS

December 2021

AREA

Industry Employment

Net Change From:

Dec 2021 Nov 2021 Dec 2020 Dec 2019 Nov 2021 Dec 2020

PENNSYLVANIA

5,804,600 5,790,300 5,602,400 6,082,900

14,300 202,200

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton MSA Altoona MSA Bloomsburg-Berwick MSA Chambersburg-Waynesboro MSA East Stroudsburg MSA Erie MSA Gettysburg MSA Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA Johnstown MSA Lancaster MSA Lebanon MSA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington MSA

Montgomery-Bucks-Chester Metro Division Philadelphia Metro Division

Philadelphia City Pittsburgh MSA Reading MSA Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton MSA State College MSA Williamsport MSA York-Hanover MSA

373,300 58,500 43,400 60,000 56,800

120,500 35,400

344,400 48,300

251,000 51,700

2,892,300 1,060,800

921,200 692,700 1,131,700 167,500 253,200

74,200 51,200 183,300

371,900 58,500 43,200 59,900 56,600

120,100 35,200

344,000 48,300

249,700 51,300

2,880,200 1,055,500

916,500 688,800 1,129,600 166,000 251,000

73,100 50,900 183,200

361,400 58,200 41,000 58,400 54,100

117,700 33,200

332,600 48,900

243,700 50,200

2,761,200 1,015,400

887,500 662,300 1,091,500 166,000 245,600

70,900 49,500 179,000

383,100 61,500 43,000 62,200 59,700

127,900 35,400

354,300 53,400

262,000 54,000

2,998,200 1,095,000

991,200 747,700 1,194,000 181,200 264,200

80,300 53,000 188,700

1,400 0

200 100 200 400 200 400

0 1,300

400 12,100

5,300 4,700 3,900 2,100 1,500 2,200 1,100

300 100

11,900 300

2,400 1,600 2,700 2,800 2,200 11,800 -600 7,300 1,500 131,100 45,400 33,700 30,400 40,200 1,500 7,600 3,300 1,700 4,300

Data benchmarked to March 2020

***Data changes of 100 may be due to rounding***

For more information contact the Center for Workforce Information & Analysis at 877-4WF-DATA or by email at workforceinfo@.

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