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All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode US-42540.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

Latest (y/y)−1.0%September 2026
Previous (y/y)5.2%August 2026
Level18.90 thousandsSeptember 2026

All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA) was down 1.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.2% in August 2026.

The level stood at 18.90 thousands.

That is the lowest reading since August 2025.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.7% (Feb 2021) to 6.0% (Jan 2022), averaging 0.07%.

All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026−10%−5%0%5%1995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA), annual % change, Jan 1991 – Sep 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files).
All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA), level (thousands)1618202219901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA), level (thousands).

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Recent data

PeriodValueY/Y %
September 202618.90 thousands−1.0
August 202618.10 thousands5.2
July 202618.30 thousands1.1
June 202619.10 thousands0.5
May 202619.30 thousands1.0
April 202619.10 thousands0.5
March 202619.20 thousands0.5
February 202618.90 thousands0.0
January 202618.90 thousands0.5
December 202519.20 thousands0.0
November 202519.20 thousands0.0
October 202519.20 thousands0.0
September 202519.10 thousands0.5
August 202517.20 thousands−2.3
July 202518.10 thousands2.3
June 202519.00 thousands3.3
May 202519.10 thousands1.6
April 202519.00 thousands1.6
March 202519.10 thousands2.1
February 202518.90 thousands2.2
January 202518.80 thousands1.6
December 202419.20 thousands2.1
November 202419.20 thousands1.6
October 202419.20 thousands2.1

Last 24 observations. The full history (441 observations) is available through the API.

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About this series

Latest observationSeptember 2026
First observationJanuary 1990
Observations441
FrequencyMonthly
Unitsthousands
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high6.0% (Jan 2022)
10-year low−9.7% (Feb 2021)
10-year average0.07%
Source agencyU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
Makrognosis codeUS-42540.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000

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-42540.PAYEMS.M.NSA.IND-90930000.

Last updated 2026-10-20. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files). Original title: “All Employees: Local Government — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA)”.