Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
Sector	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	126.8	127.8	(p)127.8
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	4.6	4.5	(p)4.5
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	19.7	19.7	(p)19.6
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	19.9	20.0	(p)20.2
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	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	7.1	7.1	(p)7.0
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	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	30.2	30.8	(p)31.0
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	14.9	14.2	(p)13.8
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	6.0	5.9	(p)5.9
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	14.2	15.4	(p)15.6
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	126,474	125,442	(p)125,114
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	121,095	121,758	(p)120,917
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	5,379	3,684	(p)4,197
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	4.3	2.9	(p)3.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.