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1 651 Boas Street Room 220 Harrisburg, PA WORKFORCE INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE EMBARGOED 12:01 A.M. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2010 CONTACT: WILLIAM SHOLLY INDUSTRY & BUSINESS ANALYST A-B-E UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 9.4% IN NOVEMBER HARRISBURG, PA (DECEMBER 29) The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the Allentown- Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in November fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 9.4 percent. The rate was 0.1 percentage points below the year-ago level. The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre MSA s rate of 9.7 percent was the highest of Pennsylvania s 14 MSA s, while the State College MSA s rate of 5.9 percent was the lowest. The November seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Pennsylvania fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.6 percent, while the United States rate rose two-tenths to 9.8 percent. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton MSA s seasonally adjusted nonfarm jobs were up 100 to 331,700 in November (see Table 2A). Over the year, jobs in the MSA increased 1,700. Detailed industry data for the MSA is not seasonally adjusted (see below). Additional seasonal hiring by retailers contributed to an increase of 700 in trade, transportation & utilities. Leisure & hospitality was down 1,900 as local recreational businesses such as Dorney Park wound down operations due to colder weather. Employment services rose 200 in November, the fourth consecutive over-the-month increase. Health care & social assistance, with a gain of 200, reached a record high of 55,400. Local government increased 400 due to added employment at local public schools.

2 TABLE 1 ALLENTOWN - BETHLEHEM - EASTON METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton Counties, PA; Warren County, NJ) TOTAL LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE 1/ TIME PERIOD 418, ,900 37, , ,600 39, October 420, ,400 38, , ,500 40, September 422, ,000 37, , ,900 39, November , ,100 38, , ,900 40, PENNSYLVANIA MAJOR LABOR MARKET AREAS, PENNSYLVANIA, AND UNITED STATES AREA NAME Allentow n-beth.-east. PA-NJ MSA 418, ,900 37, , ,600 39, Altoona MSA 65,600 61,000 4, ,400 60,600 4, Erie MSA 138, ,000 11, , ,800 12, Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA 281, ,100 20, , ,900 21, Johnstow n MSA 69,000 63,000 6, ,700 62,200 6, Lancaster MSA 264, ,400 18, , ,300 19, Lebanon MSA 71,700 66,800 4, ,700 66,500 5, Philadelphia MSA 2,964,000 2,708, , ,952,400 2,684, , Pittsburgh MSA 1,220,000 1,129,400 90, ,217,600 1,119,900 97, Reading MSA 201, ,200 17, , ,300 18, Scranton-Wilkes-Barre MSA 282, ,900 25, , ,300 27, State College MSA 77,000 72,800 4, ,500 70,200 4, Williamsport MSA 60,200 55,300 4, ,900 54,500 5, York-Hanover MSA 225, ,900 18, , ,600 19, PENNSYLVANIA 6,352,000 5,835, , ,362,000 5,815, , UNITED STATES 153,698, ,415,000 14,282, ,007, ,888,000 15,119, ALL DATA ARE ON 2009 BENCHM ARKS. SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry FOOTNOTES 1/ Estimate of workers by place of residence. These data are controlled to state Current Population Survey (CPS) data which adjusts for commuting and dual job-holding. Workers are counted where they live only once regardless of the number of jobs they may hold. All in-depth inquiries relative to the estimating methodology should be addressed to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. All data are subject to revision during annual benchmarking. 2/ Includes wage and salary workers (including agriculture), self-employed persons, and unpaid family workers (including agriculture), domestic workers, and persons involved in labor-management disputes. 3/ Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force, computed using unrounded data.

3 TABLE 1A ALLENTOWN - BETHLEHEM - EASTON METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (Carbon, Lehigh and Northampton Counties, PA; Warren County, NJ) TOTAL LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE 1/ TIME PERIOD CARBON COUNTY 31,100 28,000 3, ,200 27,800 3, October 31,300 28,000 3, ,400 27,900 3, September 31,300 28,300 3, ,500 28,200 3, November ,500 28,300 3, ,600 28,100 3, LEHIGH COUNTY 176, ,200 15, , ,300 16, October 177, ,700 16, , ,000 17, September 178, ,100 16, , ,500 16, November , ,100 16, , ,100 17, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY 151, ,900 13, , ,100 14, October 152, ,400 13, , ,700 14, September 152, ,500 13, , ,000 14, November , ,500 13, , ,700 14, ALL DATA ARE ON 2009 BENCHM ARKs. SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry FOOTNOTES 1/ Estimate of workers by place of residence. These data are controlled to state Current Population Survey (CPS) data which adjusts for commuting and dual job-holding. Workers are counted where they live only once regardless of the number of jobs they may hold. All in-depth inquiries relative to the estimating methodology should be addressed to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. All data are subject to revision during annual benchmarking. 2/ Includes wage and salary workers (including agriculture), self-employed persons, and unpaid family workers (including agriculture), domestic workers, and persons involved in labor-management disputes. 3/ Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force, computed using unrounded data.

4 TABLE 2 ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM-EASTON METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA (Carbon, Lehigh, and Northampton PA counties; Warren County, NJ) NONFARM JOBS Industry Employment Net Change From: ESTABLISHMENT DATA Nov 2010 Oct 2010 Sep 2010 Nov 2009 Oct 2010 Nov 2009 TOTAL NONFARM 334, , , , ,700 TOTAL PRIVATE 291, , , ,900-1,200 2,800 GOODS-PRODUCING 48,500 48,600 48,500 48, Mining, Logging, and Construction 13,100 13,200 13,300 12, Manufacturing 35,400 35,400 35,200 35, Durable Goods 20,900 20,800 20,700 20, Non-Durable Goods 14,500 14,600 14,500 14, SERVICE-PROVIDING 285, , , , ,200 PRIVATE SERVICE-PROVIDING 243, , , ,900-1,100 2,300 Trade, Transportation, and Utilities 66,300 65,600 64,800 67, Wholesale Trade 13,500 13,500 13,400 13, Retail Trade 38,000 37,400 37,000 39, ,500 Food and beverage stores 9,600 9,500 9,500 9, General merchandise stores 7,700 7,200 7,000 7, Department stores 5,500 5,000 4,900 5, Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 14,800 14,700 14,400 14, Transportation and Warehousing 13,500 13,400 13,100 13, Information 6,800 6,900 6,800 6, Financial Activities 15,000 15,000 15,000 15, Finance and insurance 12,300 12,300 12,300 12, Insurance carriers and related activities 6,700 6,800 6,800 7, Professional and Business Services 41,500 41,500 41,600 40, Professional and technical services 11,700 11,600 11,600 11, Management of companies and enterprises 9,400 9,400 9,500 9, Administrative and waste services 20,400 20,500 20,500 19, Employment services 8,300 8,100 7,900 7, Education and Health Services 68,800 68,600 67,100 67, ,800 Educational services 13,400 13,400 12,100 13, Health care and social assistance 55,400 55,200 55,000 54, ,400 Hospitals 17,700 17,700 17,600 17, Leisure and Hospitality 30,800 32,700 33,700 29,400-1,900 1,400 Accommodation and food services 24,000 24,100 24,200 24, Food services and drinking places 22,600 22,600 22,700 22, Other Services 14,000 14,000 14,100 14, Government 42,500 42,000 41,300 43, ,100 Federal Government 2,300 2,300 2,300 2, State Government 3,100 3,000 3,100 3, Local Government 37,100 36,700 35,900 38, Local government educational services 24,100 23,700 22,600 24, Local government excluding educational services 13,000 13,000 13,300 13, Data benchmarked to March 2009 ***Data changes of 100 may be due to rounding***

5 TABLE 2A TOTAL NONFARM JOBS FOR PENNSYLVANIA, MSAs and Select Areas Industry Employment Net Change From: AREA Nov 2010 Oct 2010 Sep 2010 Nov 2009 Oct 2010 Nov 2009 PENNSYLVANIA 5,619,700 5,614,600 5,602,200 5,562,700 5,100 57,000 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton MSA 331, , , , ,700 Altoona MSA 61,300 61,200 61,300 60, ,100 Erie MSA 127, , , , ,700 Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA 317, , , , ,300 Johnstown MSA 59,800 59,900 59,400 59, Lancaster MSA 225, , , , ,300 Lebanon MSA 48,800 48,700 48,200 48, Philadelphia Metropolitan Division 1,843,400 1,841,700 1,839,100 1,838,400 1,700 5,000 Philadelphia MSA 2,682,000 2,680,000 2,677,100 2,684,300 2,000-2,300 Pittsburgh MSA 1,122,200 1,120,600 1,118,800 1,114,400 1,600 7,800 Reading MSA 165, , , , Scranton-Wilkes-Barre MSA 252, , , , State College MSA 73,500 73,800 73,700 73, Williamsport MSA 52,400 52,400 52,300 51, York-Hanover MSA 174, , , , ,000 Philadelphia City 648, , , , ,500 Data benchmarked to March 2009 ***Data changes of 100 may be due to rounding*** Note: Beginning with the release of January 2009 data, seasonally adjusted data are available for all of Pennsylvania's published MSAs, as well as the Philadelphia Metropolitan Division and Philadelphia City. Historical data back to 1999 (and for select areas, to 1997) are available for all areas in this table. For more information, please contact the Center for Workforce Information & Analysis at 877-4WF-DATA or by at workforceinfo@state.pa.us.