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Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts

Industry Spotlight

9.1% of Labor Force
Employed in Professional, Technical, Financial & Business Services
Q2 2017

By the Numbers
$39.1 Billion

Gross Domestic Product
2016

Investor Spotlight
City Center Lehigh Valley
Industry Spotlight

10% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing
Q2 2018

By the Numbers
$3.65 Billion

Exports
2017

Investor Spotlight
Air Products
Industry Spotlight

1,578 Total Office Buildings
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
$59,989

Median Household Income

Investor Spotlight
PPL Electric Utilities
Industry Spotlight

1,831 Total Industrial Buildings
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
24,246

New Jobs Created Over Past 5 Years

Investor Spotlight
National Penn
Industry Spotlight

6.3% Industrial
Vacancy Rate
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
669,899

Population

Investor Spotlight
Olympus
Industry Spotlight

7.78% Office
Vacancy Rate
Q1 2018

By the Numbers
344,623

Labor Force

Investor Spotlight
Lutron Electronics
Industry Spotlight

17.4% of Labor Force
Employed in Health Care & Social Assistance
Q2 2018

Industry Spotlight

7.9% of Labor Force
Employed in Education
Q2 2018

By the Numbers
5,073

Technology Patents from 2000-2015

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Mack Trucks
Industry Spotlight

10.7% of Labor Force
Employed in Accomodation, Food Services, Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

By the Numbers
26.5 Million

Total Rentable Square Feet in Office Buildings
Q1 2018

Investor Spotlight
UGI
Industry Spotlight

13.1% Industrial rent growth
2017 vs. 2016

By the Numbers
119.5 Million

Total Rentable Square Feet in Industrial Buildings
Q1 2018

Investor Spotlight
NFI
Industry Spotlight

15% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA
2015-2016 academic year

By the Numbers
$6.9 Billion

Manufactuing Contribution to GDP

Investor Spotlight
BB&T
Industry Spotlight

68th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population

By the Numbers
$8 Billion

Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Contribution to GDP

Investor Spotlight
Seedcopa
Industry Spotlight

9,747 degrees awarded by colleges and universities
2014-2015 academic year

By the Numbers
$5.3 Billion

Professional & Business Services
Contribution to GDP

Investor Spotlight
Fuling
Industry Spotlight

80,000 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors

By the Numbers
21.7%

Population between ages 18 and 34

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Workforce Board