Lancaster Workforce
Lancaster has an excellent pool of workers that fill an array of occupational careers - from professional, highly skilled trades to semiskilled, assembly-type workers. In addition, Lancaster's location within the Dallas Metroplex provides ready access to a multi-county labor pool numbering in excess of 2 million.
Labor Force
Labor Force
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17,943
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1,288 million
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13,081 million
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Employment
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17,481
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1,208 million
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12,484 million
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Unemployment
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1,462
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0.065 million
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0.597 million
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Unemployment Percentage
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8.9%
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5.3%
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4.7%
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