Lancaster, Pennsylvania Metro Area

MSA: Lancaster, PA
county: Lancaster

Population (2017 estimate): 543,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.4%

NFP Employment (2017): 253,000
Average Earnings (2017): $43,150

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.4000,1.7,
2013,1.3000,1.6,
2014,2.6000,1.9,
2015,1.9000,2.1,
2016,2.0000,1.8,
2017,1.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,2.6000,2.3,
2013,5.7000,2.0,
2014,-0.4000,2.3,
2015,4.6000,2.4,
2016,4.3000,2.0,
2017,2.0000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,6.5000,8.1000,
2013,6.0000,7.4000,
2014,4.6000,6.2000,
2015,4.1000,5.3000,
2016,4.1000,4.9000,
2017,3.8000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,36840.00,42068.00,
2013,38930.00,42900.00,
2014,38780.00,43888.00,
2015,40570.00,44928.00,
2016,42320.00,45812.00,
2017,43150.00,47112.00,

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	8,490	36.2	0.7	$95,690
Business and Financial Operations	7,910	33.8	0.7	$59,230
IT and Mathematical	3,690	15.8	0.5	$66,810
Architecture and Engineering	3,880	16.5	0.9	$65,930
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,580	6.7	0.8	$51,260
Community and Social Services	3,720	15.9	1.1	$37,270
Legal and Judicial	910	3.9	0.5	$50,450
Education, Training, and Library	10,770	46.0	0.8	$50,070
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	2,450	10.4	0.8	$40,450
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	13,880	59.2	1.0	$58,490
Healthcare Support	7,650	32.7	1.1	$29,430
Protective Services	2,320	9.9	0.4	$34,480
Food Preparation and Serving Related	22,050	94.1	1.0	$20,190
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	6,520	27.9	0.9	$26,460
Personal Care and Services	7,720	33.0	1.0	$22,670
Sales and Related	23,740	101.3	1.0	$27,250
Office and Administrative Support	36,730	156.8	1.0	$32,080
Construction and Extraction	12,410	53.0	1.3	$41,420
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	10,750	45.9	1.2	$42,840
Production	24,740	105.6	1.6	$35,840
Transportation and Material Moving	21,500	91.8	1.3	$31,250