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Employed residents in Harrisburg, PA

Employed residents in Harrisburg, PA was 22,180 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons22,180
Change on 2024-1.2%
Rank9th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high24,5991994
Series low19,6772011

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Employed residents in Harrisburg, PA, 1990 to 2025

19K20K21K22K23K24K25K19901996200220082014202020251990: 23,503 persons1991: 23,195 persons1992: 23,154 persons1993: 24,223 persons1994: 24,599 persons1995: 23,403 persons1996: 23,926 persons1997: 24,050 persons1998: 23,578 persons1999: 23,128 persons2000: 21,685 persons2001: 21,630 persons2002: 21,653 persons2003: 21,148 persons2004: 21,097 persons2005: 21,149 persons2006: 21,204 persons2007: 21,244 persons2008: 21,331 persons2009: 20,508 persons2010: 19,705 persons2011: 19,677 persons2012: 19,776 persons2013: 19,688 persons2014: 19,765 persons2015: 20,097 persons2016: 22,275 persons2017: 22,208 persons2018: 22,317 persons2019: 22,551 persons2020: 21,475 persons2021: 21,703 persons2022: 22,155 persons2023: 22,485 persons2024: 22,452 persons2025: 22,180 persons18K20K22K24K26K19902002201420251990: 23,503 persons1991: 23,195 persons1992: 23,154 persons1993: 24,223 persons1994: 24,599 persons1995: 23,403 persons1996: 23,926 persons1997: 24,050 persons1998: 23,578 persons1999: 23,128 persons2000: 21,685 persons2001: 21,630 persons2002: 21,653 persons2003: 21,148 persons2004: 21,097 persons2005: 21,149 persons2006: 21,204 persons2007: 21,244 persons2008: 21,331 persons2009: 20,508 persons2010: 19,705 persons2011: 19,677 persons2012: 19,776 persons2013: 19,688 persons2014: 19,765 persons2015: 20,097 persons2016: 22,275 persons2017: 22,208 persons2018: 22,317 persons2019: 22,551 persons2020: 21,475 persons2021: 21,703 persons2022: 22,155 persons2023: 22,485 persons2024: 22,452 persons2025: 22,180 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202522,180
202422,452
202322,485
202222,155
202121,703
202021,475
201922,551
201822,317
201722,208
201622,275
201520,097
201419,765
201319,688
201219,776
201119,677
201019,705
200920,508
200821,331
200721,244
200621,204
200521,149
200421,097
200321,148
200221,653
200121,630
200021,685
199923,128
199823,578
199724,050
199623,926
199523,403
199424,599
199324,223
199223,154
199123,195
199023,503

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Harrisburg, PA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Harrisburg, PA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/harrisburg-pa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Harrisburg, PA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/harrisburg-pa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Harrisburg, PA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/harrisburg-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Harrisburg, PA?

Employed residents in Harrisburg, PA was 22,180 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.2% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Harrisburg, PA?

24,599 in 1994, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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