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Lehigh ValleyQuick Facts

By the Numbers
$43.3 Billion

2020 Gross Domestic Product

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City Center Lehigh Valley
Industry Spotlight

10.6% of Labor Force
Employed in Manufacturing

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Lehigh Valley Health Network
By the Numbers
$3.8 Billion

Exports in 2019

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Air Products
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1,673 Total Office Buildings

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Lehigh Valley Electricians
By the Numbers
$66,865

Median Household Income

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PPL Electric Utilities
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1,997 Total Industrial Buildings

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5.9% Industrial
Vacancy Rate

By the Numbers
676,700

Population

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Olympus
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9.3% Office
Vacancy Rate

By the Numbers
347,612

Labor Force

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26.6% of Labor Force
Employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors

By the Numbers
5,073

Technology Patents

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Mack Trucks
By the Numbers
27.5 Million

Total Square Feet in Office Buildings

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UGI
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11.3% Industrial rent growth (YOY)

By the Numbers
8.8 Million

Total Square Feet in Industrial Space Under Construction

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Magestic Realty Co
By the Numbers
132.3 Million

Total Square Feet in Industrial Buildings

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NFI
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14% of the total community college degrees awarded in PA

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Wells Fargo
By the Numbers
$7.1 Billion

Manufacturing Contribution to GDP

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Truist
Industry Spotlight

69th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. by population

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Key Bank
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10,754 degrees awarded by Lehigh Valley colleges (2017-18 academic year)

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St. Lukes University Health Network
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82,270 employed in "Eds & Meds" sectors

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Workforce Board
By the Numbers
149,000

Population between ages 18 and 34

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FirstEnergy