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Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Pennsylvania
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	5,970.1	5,999.4	6,040.4	6,079.6	6,099.2	6,101.9	6,067.8	6,063.2	6,122.3	6,153.8	6,181.6	6,155.9	6,086.3
2024	6,026.1	(p)6,068.4
Mining & Logging
2023	22.5	22.7	22.9	23.3	23.2	23.2	23.0	22.8	22.7	22.6	22.8	22.5	22.9
2024	22.5	(p)22.7
Construction
2023	243.5	242.8	248.4	259.6	264.8	269.7	271.7	270.8	268.0	266.4	258.5	252.0	259.7
2024	239.5	(p)240.1
Manufacturing
2023	564.8	564.5	566.0	566.2	566.6	570.7	568.7	566.9	565.5	561.7	565.6	567.1	566.2
2024	564.0	(p)563.6
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	1,149.2	1,135.2	1,136.4	1,134.5	1,141.0	1,139.8	1,130.2	1,127.5	1,135.2	1,144.2	1,166.6	1,173.8	1,142.8
2024	1,136.7	(p)1,126.5
Information
2023	93.7	94.1	94.0	93.3	93.2	93.7	93.5	93.2	92.4	93.1	93.5	92.1	93.3
2024	91.5	(p)92.3
Financial Activities
2023	336.5	336.5	337.7	337.6	338.3	342.7	342.7	341.9	339.1	340.2	340.7	342.0	339.7
2024	340.4	(p)340.5
Professional & Business Services
2023	830.2	831.0	837.1	844.0	845.2	842.7	840.9	837.3	843.7	845.5	847.6	836.1	840.1
2024	820.7	(p)823.2
Educational & Health Services
2023	1,279.5	1,306.1	1,313.6	1,317.5	1,307.5	1,285.9	1,282.6	1,286.8	1,328.6	1,351.4	1,364.4	1,355.9	1,315.0
2024	1,330.5	(p)1,361.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	521.2	522.8	535.6	553.0	575.3	597.0	600.1	596.3	571.9	566.2	553.0	550.8	561.9
2024	533.0	(p)537.7
Other Services
2023	251.5	252.3	254.7	255.4	257.7	260.6	262.1	260.6	256.9	258.2	260.0	257.6	257.3
2024	257.2	(p)255.7
Government
2023	677.5	691.4	694.0	695.2	686.4	675.9	652.3	659.1	698.3	704.3	708.9	706.0	687.4
2024	690.1	(p)704.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Pennsylvania
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(r)6,458,764	(r)6,472,469	(r)6,481,725	(r)6,465,472	(r)6,502,615	(r)6,551,567	(r)6,570,144	(r)6,589,348	(r)6,536,467	(r)6,556,090	(r)6,550,212	(r)6,485,240	(r)6,518,343
2024	6,504,082	(p)6,568,269
Employment
2023	(r)6,201,060	(r)6,206,749	(r)6,256,059	(r)6,278,838	(r)6,295,827	(r)6,318,409	(r)6,327,464	(r)6,314,948	(r)6,338,519	(r)6,351,788	(r)6,361,805	(r)6,296,371	(r)6,295,653
2024	6,275,521	(p)6,331,127
Unemployment
2023	(r)257,704	(r)265,720	(r)225,666	(r)186,634	(r)206,788	(r)233,158	(r)242,680	(r)274,400	(r)197,948	(r)204,302	(r)188,407	(r)188,869	(r)222,690
2024	228,561	(p)237,142
Unemployment Rate
2023	(r)4.0	(r)4.1	(r)3.5	(r)2.9	(r)3.2	(r)3.6	(r)3.7	(r)4.2	(r)3.0	(r)3.1	(r)2.9	(r)2.9	(r)3.4
2024	3.5	(p)3.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised