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All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-10900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300

Latest (y/y)1.8%September 2026
Previous (y/y)8.8%August 2026
Level11.20 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA) was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.8% in August 2026.

The level stood at 11.20 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since September 2024.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −21.3% (Jul 2023) to 22.9% (Sep 2021), averaging −0.9%.

All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026−40%−20%0%20%40%60%20052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), annual % change, Jan 2004 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), level (thousands)5.07.510.012.515.017.520052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202611.20 thousands1.8
August 202611.10 thousands8.8
July 202611.00 thousands5.8
June 202611.00 thousands3.8
May 202611.00 thousands7.8
April 202610.90 thousands9.0
March 202610.50 thousands6.1
February 202610.30 thousands4.0
January 202610.70 thousands8.1
December 202511.30 thousands8.7
November 202511.20 thousands9.8
October 202511.10 thousands15.6
September 202511.00 thousands17.0
August 202510.20 thousands15.9
July 202510.40 thousands14.3
June 202510.60 thousands17.8
May 202510.20 thousands8.5
April 202510.00 thousands12.4
March 20259.90 thousands10.0
February 20259.90 thousands12.5
January 20259.90 thousands10.0
December 202410.40 thousands7.2
November 202410.20 thousands5.2
October 20249.60 thousands3.2

Last 24 observations. The full history (285 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 2003
Observations285
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high22.9% (Sep 2021)
10-year low−21.3% (Jul 2023)
10-year average−0.9%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-10900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300

This series is a labelled reference series (an official figure republished by an aggregator) rather than a first print from the agency itself.

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It is collected directly from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files) and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code US-10900.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-60561300.

Last updated 2026-10-21. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Employment Services — Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (NSA)”.