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  • Commute Times
  • Wages
  • Educational Attainment
Labor Market Information
Period Civilian Labor Force Total Employment Total Unemployment Unemployment Rate (%)
June 2022 156,800 148,000 8,800 5.6
May 2022 157,800 149,200 8,600 5.4
April 2022 157,500 149,200 9,500 6.0
March 2022 157,000 147,900 9,100 5.8
February 2022 146,400 147,000 9,400 6.0
January 2022 157,700 147,000 10,700 6.8
December 2021 150,700 142,500 8,200 5.4
November 2021 152,500 142,800 9,800 6.4
October 2021 153,100 142,500 10,600 6.9
September 2021 153,200 141,900 11,400 7.4
August 2021 154,400 142,000 12,300 8.0
July 2021 154,400 142,100 12,400 8.0
Revised: 08/22/2022
Source: PA Department of Labor and Industry
Employment By Occupation
  Hazleton Area School District Luzerne County

Hazleton /
Wilkes-Barre /
Scranton MSA
Occupation Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent
Civilian employed population 16 years and over 32,327 153,698 265,248
Management, business, science, and arts occupations 7,462 23.1 49,780 32.4 88,842 33.5
Service occupations 4,053 12.5 28,162 18.3 50,301 19.0
Sales and office occupations 7,132 22.1 32,007 20.8 55,391 20.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 3,230 10.0 11,870 7.7 22,083 8.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 10,470 32.4 31,879 20.7 48,631 18.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey
Commute Times
  Hazleton Area School District Luzerne County Hazleton /
Wilkes-Barre /
Scranton MSA
Travel time to work Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent
Workers 16 years and over 31,161 146,402 248,082
Less than 10 minutes 5,109 32.6 23,543 16.1 39,454 15.9
10 to 29 minutes 17,645 56.6 81,976 56.0 142,709 57.5
30 to 59 minutes 5,469 17.6 30,039 20.5 49,441 19.9
60 or more minutes 2,938 9.4 10,844 7.4 16,478 6.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey
Wages
May 2020 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates Scranton / Wilkes-Barre / Hazleton MSA
Occupation Employment Mean Hourly Mean Annual
All Occupations 242,400 $22.23 $46,230
Management Occupations 8,630 $51.64 $107,410
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 9,000 $32.23 $67,030
Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations 3,530 $34.24 $71,210
Architecture and Engineering Occupations 3,220 $37.75 $78,530
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations 1,370 $29.31 $60,970
Community and Social Services Occupations 4,700 $22.43 $46,650
Legal Occupations 1,160 $36.85 $76,640
Education, Training, and Library Occupations 12,860 $29.15 $60,630
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 2,180 $22.70 $47,210
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations 16,890 $36.55 $76,030
Healthcare Support Occupations 14,170 $14.55 $30,250
Protective Service Occupations 5,410 $24.60 $51,170
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 17,740 $11.62 $24,160
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations 6,730 $14.87 $30,920
Personal Care and Service Occupations 4,160 $13.60 $28,290
Sales and Related Occupations 20,960 $18.37 $38,210
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 35,530 $18.70 $38,900
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 280 $18.73 $38,960
Construction and Extraction Occupations 8,360 $25.12 $52,260
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 10,590 $22.56 $46,920
Production Occupations 20,190 $18.99 $39,510
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 34,740 $17.18 $35,470
Source: U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Educational Attainment
  Hazleton Area School District Luzerne County Hazleton /
Wilkes-Barre /
Scranton MSA
Educational Attainment Estimate Percent Estimate Percent Estimate Percent 
Population 25 years and over 49,035 227,307 396,701
Less than 9th grade 2,901 5.9 6,727 3.0 10,979 2.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma 3,294 6.7 12,631 7.4 23,383 6.7
High school graduate (includes
equivalency)		 22,121 45.1 90,591 39.2 155,544 38.5
Some college, no degree 9,364 19.1 45,260 17.3 71,882 16.7
Associate's degree 4,499 9.2 22,953 9.5 37,963 9.9
Bachelor's degree 3,608 7.4 28,992 14.9 59,086 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 3,248 6.6 20,153 8.7 37,864 9.3
Percent high school graduate or
higher		 87.4 (x) 91.5 (x) 91.3 (x)
Percent bachelor's degree or
higher		 14.0 (x) 21.6 (x) 24.4 (x)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey


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15
colleges and universities
100+
degree programs offered
45K
students enrolled
11K
students graduated in 2018-2019
9K
graduated with a Bachelor's degree or higher

Greater Hazleton offers the presence of educational institutions such as Penn State University (PSU-Hazleton) and Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) that assist our local industries. LCCC and PSU are able to customize training programs to meet the needs of employers. Both campuses offer continuing education to adults and incumbent workers in such concentrations as precision machine and welding technology, industrial electricity, professional truck driving, and engineering. 

Penn State Hazleton also offers an industrial maintenance program with an Advanced Process Automation certificate program. Upon successful completion of the program, students will earn a certificate from Penn State's College of Engineering. The program includes industrial math and electricity, motor controls and programmable logic controllers classes.

PSU Hazleton also provides a first-of-its-kind Alternative Energy and Power Generation track within the General Engineering degree program that prepares graduates to enter the job market in the evolving alternative and renewable energy sector, as well as the power generation industry.

In addition to LCCC and PSU, Johnson College and Penn College of Technology also have industrial programs available to help students prepare for the workforce. These colleges have associate's degrees and bachelor's degrees in programs such as architectural technology, automotive technology, electrical technology, electronic engineering, HVAC, manufacturing technology, and welding. These college programs have 80-100 percent job placements.

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