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The Northeast > Pennsylvania > Labor

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Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees 12,396 [4th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.997 per 1,000 people [8th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 9,369 [4th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 7.538 per 10,000 people [7th of 28]
Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours 17,339,000 [4th of 28]
    Apparel manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 1.395 per capita [9th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees 6,414 [5th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.16 per 10,000 people [9th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 3,888 [6th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.128 per 10,000 people [8th of 28]
Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours 8,356,000 [6th of 28]
    Beverage & tobacco product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 6.723 per 10 people [8th of 28]
Canada–US relations > US Jobs Supported 219,000 [6th of 51]
Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees 33,576 [6th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 27.013 per 10,000 people [15th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 18,273 [7th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 14.701 per 10,000 people [19th of 44]
Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours 38,167,000 [8th of 44]
    Chemical manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 30.706 per 10 people [18th of 44]
Coal Mining Fatalities 42 [3rd of 20]
    Coal Mining Fatalities (per capita) 3.379 per 1 million people [7th of 20]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees 30,857 [8th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.483 per 1,000 people [26th of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 16,908 [7th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 13.603 per 10,000 people [23rd of 46]
Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours 34,998,000 [8th of 46]
    Computer & electronic product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 28.157 per 10 people [25th of 46]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees 2,393 [29th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.193 per 1,000 people [40th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 16,577 [3rd of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 13.337 per 10,000 people [17th of 40]
Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours 3,361,000 [30th of 40]
    Electrical equipment, appliance, & component manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.704 per 10 people [37th of 40]
Employed 5,298,000 [5th of 50]
Employment Ratio 70 [27th of 51]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees 85,795 [5th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 6.902 per 1,000 people [10th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 62,587 [5th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 5.035 per 1,000 people [11th of 48]
Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours 131,594,000 [5th of 48]
    Fabricated metal product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 10.587 per capita [7th of 48]
Food manufacturing > Number of employees 71,228 [4th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.731 per 1,000 people [18th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 51,734 [2nd of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 41.622 per 10,000 people [19th of 49]
Food manufacturing > Production workers hours 10,192,000 [36th of 49]
    Food manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.82 per capita [47th of 49]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees 23,761 [7th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 19.116 per 10,000 people [16th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 17,935 [7th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.443 per 1,000 people [16th of 46]
Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours 34,735,000 [7th of 46]
    Furniture & related product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 2.795 per capita [18th of 46]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees 1,768 [7th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 1.422 per 10,000 people [8th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,389 [8th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.117 per 10,000 people [11th of 15]
Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours 2,523,000 [8th of 15]
    Leather & allied product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 0.203 per capita [11th of 15]
Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees 51,643 [6th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 4.155 per 1,000 people [19th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 32,815 [7th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.64 per 1,000 people [19th of 47]
Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours 65,955,000 [7th of 47]
    Machinery manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 5.306 per capita [21st of 47]
Mean Travel Time to Work 25.1 [13th of 51]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees 36,119 [4th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 2.906 per 1,000 people [13th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 22,112 [4th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.779 per 1,000 people [13th of 47]
Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours 44,375,000 [4th of 47]
    Miscellaneous manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.57 per capita [12th of 47]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees 26,403 [4th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 21.242 per 10,000 people [6th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 20,342 [3rd of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.637 per 1,000 people [9th of 46]
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours 42,416,000 [4th of 46]
    Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 34.125 per 10 people [10th of 46]
Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts 32 [7th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Assaults and violent acts (per capita) 0.257 per 100,000 people [26th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment 50 [3rd of 42]
    Occupational Fatalities > Contact with objects and equipment (per capita) 0.402 per 100,000 people [19th of 42]
Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments 16 [9th of 37]
    Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) 0.129 per 100,000 people [25th of 37]
Occupational Fatalities > Falls 34 [6th of 41]
    Occupational Fatalities > Falls (per capita) 0.274 per 100,000 people [20th of 41]
Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions 11 [4th of 18]
    Occupational Fatalities > Fires or explosions (per capita) 0.885 per 1 million people [6th of 18]
Occupational Fatalities > Totals 230 [6th of 51]
    Occupational Fatalities > Totals (per capita) 0.185 per 10,000 people [32nd of 51]
Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents 87 [5th of 49]
    Occupational Fatalities > Transportation incidents (per capita) 0.7 per 100,000 people [34th of 49]
Paper manufacturing > Number of employees 251 [40th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.202 per 10,000 people [40th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 1,891 [28th of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.521 per 10,000 people [36th of 40]
Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours 42,819,000 [2nd of 40]
    Paper manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.445 per capita [12th of 40]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Management, Business and Financial Occupations 13.1 % [35th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Professional and Related Occupations 20.5 % [18th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in Service Occupations 15.4 % [35th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Information Industry 2.5 % [18th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People in the Manufacturing Industry 14.1 % [14th of 51]
Percent of Civilian Employed People Who are Private Wage and Salary Workers 81.7 % [4th of 51]
Percent of People Who are in the Labor Force (Including Armed Forces) 63.6 % [42nd of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Car, Truck, or Van Alone 78.5 % [30th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Carpool 9.4 % [34th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Traveled to Work by Public Transportation 5 % [8th of 51]
Percent of Workers Who Worked Outside County of Residence 28.9 % [20th of 51]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees 644 [20th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 0.518 per 10,000 people [20th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 411 [19th of 21]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.331 per 10,000 people [19th of 21]
Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours 8,757,000 [4th of 22]
    Petroleum & coal products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 70.453 per 100 people [7th of 22]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees 44,095 [5th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 35.476 per 10,000 people [14th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 34,117 [7th of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.745 per 1,000 people [15th of 44]
Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours 7,078,000 [32nd of 44]
    Plastics & rubber products manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 5.694 per 10 people [43rd of 44]
Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees 42,551 [2nd of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.423 per 1,000 people [5th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 33,304 [3rd of 38]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 26.794 per 10,000 people [5th of 38]
Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours 69,756,000 [3rd of 39]
    Primary metal manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 56.121 per 10 people [7th of 39]
Printing & related support activities > Number of employees 42,733 [3rd of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Number of employees (per capita) 3.438 per 1,000 people [6th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) 31,705 [2nd of 43]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.551 per 1,000 people [4th of 43]
Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours 61,562,000 [3rd of 44]
    Printing & related support activities > Production workers hours (per capita) 49.528 per 10 people [4th of 44]
Textile mills > Number of employees 8,364 [8th of 21]
    Textile mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.673 per 1,000 people [11th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) 668 [21st of 21]
    Textile mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 0.054 per 1,000 people [20th of 21]
Textile mills > Production workers hours 13,469,000 [5th of 22]
    Textile mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 108.362 per 100 people [9th of 22]
Textile product mills > Number of employees 6,581 [7th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Number of employees (per capita) 0.529 per 1,000 people [10th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) 4,511 [7th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.629 per 10,000 people [10th of 32]
Textile product mills > Production workers hours 8,872,000 [6th of 32]
    Textile product mills > Production workers hours (per capita) 7.138 per 10 people [10th of 32]
Total Manufacturing > Number of employees 645,796 [6th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 5.196 per 100 people [21st of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 457,003 [6th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 3.677 per 100 people [18th of 51]
Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours 931,809,000 [6th of 51]
    Total Manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 74.967 per capita [17th of 51]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees 37,763 [15th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 3.038 per 1,000 people [27th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 27,124 [10th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 2.182 per 1,000 people [26th of 46]
Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours 52,558,000 [15th of 46]
    Transportation equipment manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 42.284 per 10 people [29th of 46]
Unemployment > Rate 4.5% [25th of 50]
Unemployment Rate > 2004 5.5 [18th of 51]
Unemployment Rate > January, 2006 4.3 [29th of 51]
Union affiliation > Percent Represented by Unions 15 [18th of 50]
Union affiliation > Percent Union Members 13.8 [18th of 50]
US minimum wages > State > Level $7.15 [17th of 50]
Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees 28,279 [4th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Number of employees (per capita) 22.751 per 10,000 people [18th of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) 22,613 [4th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers (average per year) (per capita) 1.819 per 1,000 people [22nd of 45]
Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours 47,247,000 [5th of 45]
    Wood product manufacturing > Production workers hours (per capita) 3.801 per capita [19th of 45]

SOURCES: Annual Survey of Manufactures, 2004 ; Wikipedia: Canada–United States relations; Mine Safety and Health Administration, 5/25/2006.; Wikipedia: Union affiliation by U.S. state; American Community Survey 2004 ; US Department of Labor, 2004.; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by unemployment rate ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. minimum wages

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