Harrisburg-Carlisle Jobs: BLS Perspective and Employment Outlook
February 24th, 2011According to a recent article by Dan Miller posted on pennlive.com, experts say that the midstate jobless rate will be better this year.
Ryan Sweet, an economist who covers Pennsylvania’s midstate region for Moody’s Analytics, sees encouraging signs that private-sector hiring is picking up – although it’s not gained enough momentum to substantially lower unemployment yet. Sweet predicts that unemployment in Central Pennsylvania will begin falling in the second part of 2011 and that conditions will continue to improve, if slowly, throughout 2012.
To see how the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has fared over the last few months, download the “Harrisburg-Carlisle.pdf” file on this Selected BLS Economic Indicators page, last updated January 19, 2011.
The Harrisburg-Carlisle MSA’s unemployment rate was 7.4% as of November 2010 – slightly lower than both the state of Pennsylvania and the nation as a whole. For comprehensive employment statistics, follow this link:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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