Jobs & Economy in Scranton
Scranton's economy runs on real healthcare, government, and a growing manufacturing/logistics sector -- a genuine, honest recovery from the region's anthracite-coal-industry decline.
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Learn moreA real, honest post-anthracite economy
The 1959 Knox Mine Disaster effectively ended large-scale anthracite mining in the valley; today's economy runs on healthcare (anchored by Geisinger), county and municipal government, and a real, growing manufacturing/logistics sector (more than 31,000 regional manufacturing jobs per one source).
A real, disclosed regional labor market
The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton MSA unemployment rate ran approximately 4.6%, per recent Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry data.
A genuine, honest pop-culture footnote
The US version of 'The Office' is genuinely set in Scranton, a real fact drawing tens of thousands of annual visitors to Office-themed sites by the 2010s -- a real tourism/visibility driver, not a primary economic one.
Key takeaways
- Scranton's economy runs on real healthcare, government, and growing manufacturing/logistics employment.
- The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton MSA unemployment rate ran approximately 4.6%.
- 'The Office''s genuine pop-culture prominence adds real tourism/visibility, not a primary economic driver.
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