Scranton, Pennsylvania Metro Area

MSA: Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
counties: Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wyoming

Population (2017 estimate): 555,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 5.4%

NFP Employment (2017): 263,000
Average Earnings (2017): $37,900

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,-0.2000,1.7,
2013,0.5000,1.6,
2014,1.1000,1.9,
2015,0.3000,2.1,
2016,0.7000,1.8,
2017,1.0000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,7.2000,2.3,
2013,1.5000,2.0,
2014,6.7000,2.3,
2015,0.5000,2.4,
2016,-1.7000,2.0,
2017,-1.9000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,9.4000,8.1000,
2013,8.9000,7.4000,
2014,7.0000,6.2000,
2015,6.2000,5.3000,
2016,6.1000,4.9000,
2017,5.6000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,36080.00,42068.00,
2013,36630.00,42900.00,
2014,39090.00,43888.00,
2015,39300.00,44928.00,
2016,38620.00,45812.00,
2017,37900.00,47112.00,

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	7,950	31.0	0.6	$92,070
Business and Financial Operations	9,030	35.2	0.7	$57,790
IT and Mathematical	4,310	16.8	0.6	$58,160
Architecture and Engineering	3,650	14.2	0.8	$69,800
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	1,300	5.1	0.6	$59,960
Community and Social Services	4,880	19.0	1.3	$37,540
Legal and Judicial	1,290	5.0	0.7	$50,310
Education, Training, and Library	13,880	54.1	0.9	$52,400
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	2,140	8.3	0.6	$33,060
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	17,400	67.8	1.1	$55,170
Healthcare Support	9,590	37.4	1.3	$28,500
Protective Services	5,460	21.3	0.9	$39,050
Food Preparation and Serving Related	21,860	85.2	0.9	$19,510
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	8,210	32.0	1.0	$22,620
Personal Care and Services	8,360	32.6	1.0	$21,470
Sales and Related	23,550	91.8	0.9	$23,500
Office and Administrative Support	44,230	172.3	1.1	$32,120
Construction and Extraction	8,800	34.3	0.9	$41,640
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	9,930	38.7	1.0	$41,590
Production	21,550	83.9	1.3	$33,050
Transportation and Material Moving	29,160	113.6	1.6	$32,000