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Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

1,136.7 1,140.5 1,149.3 1,158.9 1,164.0 1,167.5 1,162.7 1,159.5 1,168.5 1,173.8 1,176.5 1,169.1 1,160.6

2024

1,143.2 (p)1,148.6                      

Mining & Logging

2023

8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.1

2024

7.9 (p)8.0                      

Construction

2023

52.2 51.7 53.4 57.0 58.1 59.1 60.0 59.6 59.0 58.8 56.4 54.3 56.6

2024

50.1 (p)50.1                      

Manufacturing

2023

83.8 83.9 84.2 84.3 84.4 85.2 85.1 84.9 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.8 84.5

2024

84.5 (p)84.0                      

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

205.1 202.4 203.0 202.8 204.6 203.9 202.2 201.9 203.1 204.8 209.0 210.9 204.5

2024

203.5 (p)202.1                      

Information

2023

21.7 21.9 22.0 21.6 21.6 21.9 21.7 21.4 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.2 21.6

2024

21.1 (p)21.4                      

Financial Activities

2023

72.1 72.1 72.3 72.0 72.3 73.8 74.1 73.8 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.5 73.0

2024

73.1 (p)73.3                      

Professional & Business Services

2023

186.4 186.8 187.7 189.7 190.2 190.6 190.8 189.8 189.9 189.6 189.2 186.2 188.9

2024

183.2 (p)183.5                      

Educational & Health Services

2023

243.7 247.3 248.2 248.8 245.3 240.9 241.0 241.1 250.5 254.3 256.9 254.8 247.7

2024

251.0 (p)255.3                      

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

107.3 107.2 110.5 114.1 118.8 123.3 122.3 122.6 118.1 117.6 114.3 113.7 115.8

2024

109.1 (p)109.8                      

Other Services

2023

46.4 46.7 47.1 47.2 47.8 48.5 48.9 48.5 47.6 47.6 48.2 47.7 47.7

2024

47.7 (p)47.2                      

Government

2023

109.8 112.3 112.6 113.0 112.6 112.1 108.5 107.9 113.6 114.3 115.4 114.1 112.2

2024

112.0 (p)113.9                      

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

1,173,641 1,175,814 1,176,250 1,171,253 1,177,725 1,188,574 1,190,418 1,187,447 1,169,567 1,173,933 1,179,286 (p)1,165,946  

2024

(p)1,174,946                        

Employment

2023

1,117,058 1,117,927 1,130,160 1,134,063 1,135,055 1,143,348 1,145,942 1,136,678 1,134,455 1,136,823 1,145,670 (p)1,132,096  

2024

(p)1,133,315                        

Unemployment

2023

56,583 57,887 46,090 37,190 42,670 45,226 44,476 50,769 35,112 37,110 33,616 (p)33,850  

2024

(p)41,631                        

Unemployment Rate

2023

4.8 4.9 3.9 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.7 4.3 3.0 3.2 2.9 (p)2.9  

2024

(p)3.5                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania.