Allentown, Pennsylvania Metro Area

MSA: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
counties: Carbon (PA), Lehigh (PA), Northampton (PA), Warren (NJ)

Population (2017 estimate): 841,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.9%

NFP Employment (2017): 370,000
Average Earnings (2017): $40,380

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.5000,1.7,
2013,0.9000,1.6,
2014,1.4000,1.9,
2015,1.6000,2.1,
2016,2.0000,1.8,
2017,1.1000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,1.9000,2.3,
2013,-2.1000,2.0,
2014,2.2000,2.3,
2015,2.0000,2.4,
2016,-2.9000,2.0,
2017,1.5000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.5000,8.1000,
2013,7.8000,7.4000,
2014,6.1000,6.2000,
2015,5.4000,5.3000,
2016,5.2000,4.9000,
2017,4.9000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,40150.00,42068.00,
2013,39300.00,42900.00,
2014,40170.00,43888.00,
2015,40970.00,44928.00,
2016,39800.00,45812.00,
2017,40380.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	12,820	36.2	0.7	$102,710
Business and Financial Operations	13,090	36.9	0.7	$62,730
IT and Mathematical	6,850	19.3	0.7	$73,820
Architecture and Engineering	6,370	18.0	1.0	$76,170
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,840	5.2	0.6	$63,620
Community and Social Services	5,710	16.1	1.1	$39,430
Legal and Judicial	1,460	4.1	0.5	$65,600
Education, Training, and Library	21,150	59.6	1.0	$53,800
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	3,310	9.3	0.7	$39,180
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	26,760	75.5	1.3	$64,760
Healthcare Support	12,260	34.6	1.2	$29,370
Protective Services	6,840	19.3	0.8	$32,460
Food Preparation and Serving Related	31,020	87.4	1.0	$19,920
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	11,000	31.0	1.0	$25,350
Personal Care and Services	14,650	41.3	1.3	$22,390
Sales and Related	34,050	96.0	0.9	$26,100
Office and Administrative Support	57,750	162.8	1.0	$32,950
Construction and Extraction	11,450	32.3	0.8	$44,800
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	13,900	39.2	1.0	$43,700
Production	26,730	75.3	1.2	$35,920
Transportation and Material Moving	35,410	99.8	1.4	$31,420