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WORKFORCE INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 4, 2025
CONTACT: LAUREN RIEGEL INDUSTRY & BUSINESS ANALYST lariegel@pa.gov | (717) 772-1374
CHAMBERSBURG-WAYNESBORO MSA DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 3.1%
HARRISBURG (FEBRUARY 4) – The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the ChambersburgWaynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was up one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.1 percent in December 2024. The state rate (3.6%) was also up one-tenth of a percentage point from November while the national unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a point to 4.1 percent.
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 Chambersburg-Waynesboro MSA were up 200 over the monthto62,200inDecember,only100belowtherecordhigh.Overtheyear,jobswereup2.1percent(+1,300) in the MSA, slightly above the statewide growth of 1.9% since last November.
December Not Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Jobs Detail
Among the seven published supersectors, six were essentially unchanged from October levels. Trade, transportation & utilities rose 200 as employers continued seasonal hiring Over the year, six of the seven supersectors added jobs with the largest gain in trade, transportation & utilities, up 600 jobs. Education & health services was close behind, adding 500 jobs since December 2023.
TABLE1
CHAMBERSBURG-WAYNESBORO METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL
AREA
(Franklin County)
TOTAL CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE, EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
BYPLACE OF RESIDENCE1
TIMEPERIOD
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED4
PENNSYLVANIAMAJOR LABOR MARKET AREAS, PENNSYLVANIA, AND UNITED STATES December 2024
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED4 AREA NAME
ALL DATA ARE ON 2023 BENCHMARK.
SOURCE: Center for Workforce Information & Analysis (CWIA),Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry.
FOOTNOTES
1) Estimate of workers byplace 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 theylive onlyonce regardless of the number of jobs theymayhold. All in-depth inquiries relative to the estimating methodologyshould 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 salaryworkers (including agriculture),self-employed persons,and unpaid familyworkers (including agriculture),domestic workers,and persons involved in labor-management disputes.
3) Unemployed as percent of civilian labor force,computed using unrounded data.
4) Seasonallyadjusted MSA level data (and their equivalent) is developed bythe federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS);seasonal adjustment for all other sub-state areas are developed byCWIA.
Data benchmarked to March 2023 ***Data changes of 100 may be due to rounding*** TABLE 2
CHAMBERSBURG-WAYNESBORO METROPOLITANSTATISTICAL AREA
(FranklinCounty)
December 2024
NONFARMJOBS -NOT SEASONALLYADJUSTED
TABLE 2A
SEASONALLY
ADJUSTED TOTAL
NONFARM JOBS FOR
PENNSYLVANIA and SELECT MSAs & AREAS
December 2024
Data benchmarked to March 2023
***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@pa.gov.