These are the latest population statistics for Greater Hazleton:

2000 Population
Greater Hazleton Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142,381
Luzerne County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 319,250
Hazleton / Scranton / Wilkes-Barre MSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 624,776

For employment purposes, it is important to remember that Greater Hazleton also attracts employees from both Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, which border Luzerne County to the south and west.

2000 Population
Schuylkill County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149,176
Carbon County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,506