Workforce
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
| Category |
Lancaster |
Dallas Metropolitan Statistical Area |
Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Force |
17,943 |
1,288 million |
13,081 million |
| Employment |
17,481 |
1,208 million |
12,484 million |
| Unemployment |
1,462 |
0.065 million |
0.597 million |
| Unemployment Percentage |
8.9% |
5.3% |
4.7% |