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

Total Nonfarm

2023

121.7 123.1 123.7 124.8 125.9 126.0 124.1 123.8 126.3 126.6 126.9 126.0 124.9

2024

124.1 124.8 125.7 126.6 127.4 127.3 126.9 (p)126.4          

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2023

4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.2 4.4

2024

4.0 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 (p)4.6          

Manufacturing

2023

19.0 19.0 19.0 18.9 18.9 19.1 18.0 17.8 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.6 19.0

2024

19.6 19.3 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.8 19.9 (p)19.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.2 20.3 20.2 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.7 20.9 20.3

2024

20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.2 20.2 20.2 (p)19.9          

Information

2023

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

2024

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 (p)1.1          

Financial Activities

2023

6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0

2024

7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 (p)7.1          

Professional & Business Services

2023

9.1 9.2 9.1 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 8.9 9.2

2024

8.7 8.7 8.8 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 (p)9.1          

Educational & Health Services

2023

28.6 29.3 29.6 29.6 29.4 28.8 28.7 28.7 29.8 30.1 30.3 30.1 29.4

2024

29.9 30.6 30.8 30.8 30.5 29.9 29.8 (p)30.0          

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

12.3 12.5 12.7 13.4 14.1 14.8 15.0 14.8 14.0 13.6 13.2 13.0 13.6

2024

12.7 12.9 13.1 13.5 14.4 15.0 15.0 (p)14.8          

Other Services

2023

5.8 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9

2024

5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.0 (p)6.0          

Government

2023

14.9 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.2 14.5 13.9 14.2 15.3 15.5 15.7 15.3 15.0

2024

15.1 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.2 14.5 14.1 (p)14.1          

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

2023

124,793 125,703 125,714 125,152 126,294 127,297 128,701 128,967 126,690 126,696 126,575 125,376 126,496

2024

126,662 128,181 128,841 127,913 128,064 127,559 128,418 (p)126,328          

Employment

2023

118,759 119,533 120,433 121,177 122,099 122,463 122,968 122,574 122,871 122,699 122,712 121,310 121,633

2024

121,618 122,821 123,977 123,992 123,826 122,632 123,323 (p)120,952          

Unemployment

2023

6,034 6,170 5,281 3,975 4,195 4,834 5,733 6,393 3,819 3,997 3,863 4,066 4,863

2024

5,044 5,360 4,864 3,921 4,238 4,927 5,095 (p)5,376          

Unemployment Rate

2023

4.8 4.9 4.2 3.2 3.3 3.8 4.5 5.0 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.8

2024

4.0 4.2 3.8 3.1 3.3 3.9 4.0 (p)4.3          

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.