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Lancaster has an excellent pool of workers filling an array of occupational careers - from professional to highly skilled trades to semi-skilled assembly-type workers. In addition, Lancaster's location within the Metroplex provides ready access to a multi-county labor pool numbering in excess of two million. LABOR FORCE - July 2010
| | Lancaster | Dallas MSA | Texas | | Labor Force | 17,284 mil | 3.239 mil | 12.177 mil | | Employment | 15,403 | 2.963 mil | 11.137 mil | | Unemployment | 1,881 | .276 mil | 1.040 mil | | % unemployment | 10.90% | 8.50% | 8.50% |
(source: Texas Workforce Commission) |