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Location: Northeastern Pennsylvania
Elevation: 1,886 feet (Hazleton City)
Longitude: 75° 58' W
Latitude: 40° 57'30" N

Atlantic City, NJ: 163 mi/3.5 hrs
Baltimore, MD: 153 mi/3 hrs
Boston,MA: 338 mi/6 hrs
Harrisburg, PA: 86 mi/1.5 hrs
New York, NY: 135 mi/2.5 hrs
Philadelphia, PA: 101 mi/2 hrs
Pittsburgh, PA: 256 mi/5 hrs
Richmond, VA: 299 mi/5 hrs
Washington, DC: 201 mi/4 hrs

One-third of the nation's population resides within a 300-mile radius of Greater Hazleton. Within the same radius are over 40 percent of the nation's industrial establishments and 45 percent of the nation's total production.

Population for the City of Hazleton, Census 2000

Population for Luzerne County, including the City of Hazleton, Census 2000

Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics: 1990
Geographic Area: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

1997 Economic Census:
Summary Statistics for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA

Population for the City of Hazleton, Census 2000
Subject	All ages		18 years and over
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

RACE

Total population	23,329	100.0	18,422	100.0
One race	23,122	99.1	18,315	99.4
White	22,092	94.7	17,632	95.7
Black or African American	192	0.8	139	0.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	38	0.2	25	0.1
Asian	152	0.7	115	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0	3	0.0
Some other race	645	2.8	401	2.2
Two or more races	207	0.9	107	0.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total population	23,329	100.0	18,422	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,132	4.9	696	3.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,197	95.1	17,726	96.2
One race	22,070	94.6	17,657	95.8
White	21,741	93.2	17,423	94.6
Black or African American	135	0.6	95	0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	34	0.1	21	0.1
Asian	152	0.7	115	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3	0.0	3	0.0
Some other race	5	0.0	0	0.0
Two or more races	127	0.5	69	0.4

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Population for Luzerne County, including the City of Hazleton, Census 2000 NOTE: Data not adjusted based on the Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expplu.html.
Subject	All ages		18 years and over
Subject	Number	Percent	Number	Percent

RACE

Total population	319,250	100.0	252,184	100.0
One race	317,435	99.4	251,223	99.6
White	308,476	96.6	244,810	97.1
Black or African American	5,408	1.7	3,975	1.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	285	0.1	209	0.1
Asian	1,860	0.6	1,364	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	47	0.0	42	0.0
Some other race	1,359	0.4	823	0.3
Two or more races	1,815	0.6	961	0.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE

Total population	319,250	100.0	252,184	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	3,713	1.2	2,394	0.9
Not Hispanic or Latino	315,537	98.8	249,790	99.1
One race	314,016	98.4	248,980	98.7
White	306,528	96.0	243,496	96.6
Black or African American	5,202	1.6	3,851	1.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	248	0.1	180	0.1
Asian	1,856	0.6	1,361	0.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	42	0.0	37	0.0
Some other race	140	0.0	55	0.0
Two or more races	1,521	0.5	810	0.3

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DP-3. Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics: 1990 Geographic Area: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania NOTE: For information on confidentiality, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expstf390.htm.
Subject	Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over	266,452
In labor force	152,585
Civilian labor force	152,277
Employed	143,046
Unemployed	9,231
Armed Forces	308
Not in labor force	113,867

Males 16 years and over	123,811
In labor force	84,043
Civilian labor force	83,768
Employed	78,015
Unemployed	5,753
Armed Forces	275
Not in labor force	39,768

Females 16 years and over	142,641
In labor force	68,542
Civilian labor force	68,509
Employed	65,031
Unemployed	3,478
Armed Forces	33
Not in labor force	74,099

Females 16 years and over	142,641
With own children under 6 years	16,480
With own children 6 to 17 years only	20,657

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies	22,598
All parents present in household in labor force	11,722

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies	45,713
All parents present in household in labor force	29,457

Persons 16 to 19 years	18,185
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate	1,567
Employed or in Armed Forces	574
Unemployed	298
Not in labor force	695

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	140,750
Drove alone	105,571
In carpools	21,548
Using public transportation	2,493
Using other means	942
Walked or worked at home	10,196

OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over	143,046
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations	13,362
Professional specialty occupations	16,845
Technicians and related support occupations	4,827
Sales occupations	15,965
Administrative support occupations, including clerical	23,718
Private household occupations	239
Protective service occupations	2,339
Service occupations, except protective and household	17,192
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations	1,364
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations	17,496
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors	15,741
Transportation and material moving occupations	6,498
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers	7,460

INDUSTRY
Employed persons 16 years and over	143,046
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries	1,463
Mining	516
Construction	8,513
Manufacturing, nondurable goods	17,913
Manufacturing, durable goods	13,624
Transportation	5,148
Communications and other public utilities	4,755
Wholesale trade	6,749
Retail trade	26,558
Finance, insurance, and real estate	8,044
Business and repair services	5,558
Personal services	3,638
Entertainment and recreation services	1,364
Health services	15,926
Educational services	9,990
Other professional and related services	6,954
Public administration	6,333

CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over	143,046
Private wage and salary workers	116,740
Government workers	17,028
Local government workers	7,767
State government workers	4,281
Federal government workers	4,980
Self-employed workers	8,746
Unpaid family workers	532

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1997 Economic Census: Summary Statistics for Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA MSA 1997 NAICS Basis
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Sales, receipts or shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
21	Mining (not published for metro areas)		N	N	N	N
22	Utilities		34	986,045	119,534	2,535
23	Construction (not published for metro areas)		N	N	N	N
31-33	Manufacturing		849	9,882,498	1,421,112	51,202
42	Wholesale trade		747	3,447,168	264,573	9,994
44-45	Retail trade		2,888	5,570,911	521,425	36,815
48-49	Transportation & warehousing %% **		416	704,967	193,925	6,887
51	Information (total not published for metro areas)		N	N	N	N
52	Finance & insurance		842	N	336,929	12,365
53	Real estate & rental & leasing		410	206,120	43,050	2,197
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	923	519,299	204,371	6,985
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Exempt	10	5,995	2,450	82
55	Management of companies & enterprises (not published for metro areas)		N	N	N	N
56	Administrative & support & waste management &remediation services		505	394,680	150,598	9,727
61	Educational services	Taxable	43	11,806	3,885	260
61	Educational services	Exempt	10	971	382	43
62	Health care & social assistance	Taxable	1,431	925,858	408,396	14,933
62	Health care & social assistance	Exempt	344	1,438,582	598,912	24,337
71	Arts, entertainment, & recreation	Taxable	145	82,119	17,996	1,398
71	Arts, entertainment, & recreation	Exempt	37	32,079	10,708	756
72	Accommodation & foodservices		1,424	590,318	160,040	20,141
81	Other services (except public administration)	Taxable	980	273,798	74,216	4,828
81	Other services (except public administration)	Exempt	216	56,671	12,656	1,152

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