Altoona, 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	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	59.2	59.3	59.6	60.3	61.3	61.3	60.5	60.9	60.7	61.0	61.5	61.4	60.6
2013	59.7	59.8	60.0	(P) 60.7
Mining, Logging, and Construction
2012	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.6	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.5	2.6
2013	2.3	2.3	2.5	(P) 2.7
Manufacturing
2012	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.4
2013	7.4	7.5	7.5	(P) 7.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	14.9	14.7	14.8	14.9	15.0	15.0	14.9	15.0	14.9	15.2	15.7	15.9	15.1
2013	15.2	14.9	14.9	(P) 15.0
Information
2012	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
2013	0.8	0.8	0.8	(P) 0.8
Financial Activities
2012	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5
2013	1.5	1.5	1.5	(P) 1.5
Professional & Business Services
2012	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.2	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3
2013	5.2	5.2	5.2	(P) 5.3
Educational & Health Services
2012	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.6	11.6	11.8	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.7	11.7
2013	11.6	11.7	11.7	(P) 11.7
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.2	4.9	4.8	4.8	5.2
2013	4.7	4.7	4.7	(P) 4.9
Other Services
2012	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.8
2013	2.8	2.8	2.8	(P) 2.9
Government
2012	8.2	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.4	8.1	7.4	7.6	8.2	8.4	8.5	8.4	8.2
2013	8.2	8.4	8.4	(P) 8.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 63,820	(1) 63,715	(1) 63,700	(1) 63,790	(1) 65,159	(1) 65,839	(1) 66,073	(1) 65,947	(1) 65,227	(1) 65,267	(1) 65,261	(1) 65,468	(1) 64,939
2013	65,254	64,294	(P) 63,737
Employment
2012	(1) 59,025	(1) 58,932	(1) 59,045	(1) 59,609	(1) 60,648	(1) 60,899	(1) 61,030	(1) 61,050	(1) 60,884	(1) 60,852	(1) 60,866	(1) 60,637	(1) 60,290
2013	59,507	59,177	(P) 59,172
Unemployment
2012	(1) 4,795	(1) 4,783	(1) 4,655	(1) 4,181	(1) 4,511	(1) 4,940	(1) 5,043	(1) 4,897	(1) 4,343	(1) 4,415	(1) 4,395	(1) 4,831	(1) 4,649
2013	5,747	5,117	(P) 4,565
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.3	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.5	(1) 7.6	(1) 7.4	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.8	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.4	(1) 7.2
2013	8.8	8.0	(P) 7.2
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary
The Altoona, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Blair County in Pennsylvania.

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