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
2025	124.3	124.6	125.2	126.3	128.0	127.4	126.8	126.7	126.9	127.0	126.9	126.6	126.4
2026	124.9	(p)124.7
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	3.9	3.9	4.1	4.3	4.6	4.7	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.4	4.5
2026	4.2	(p)4.2
Manufacturing
2025	19.1	19.1	19.1	18.9	19.0	19.0	19.1	19.0	18.8	18.8	18.8	18.9	19.0
2026	18.9	(p)18.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	19.8	19.7	19.7	19.7	19.9	19.9	19.9	19.7	19.7	19.8	20.0	20.3	19.8
2026	19.4	(p)19.1
Information
2025	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
2026	1.2	(p)1.2
Financial Activities
2025	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.7
2026	7.7	(p)7.7
Professional & Business Services
2025	8.6	8.5	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9
2026	8.7	(p)8.7
Educational & Health Services
2025	30.6	31.0	31.0	31.0	30.6	30.1	30.1	30.3	30.9	31.1	31.2	31.1	30.8
2026	31.2	(p)31.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	12.7	12.6	12.8	13.2	14.4	14.9	15.0	14.9	13.8	13.5	13.1	12.9	13.7
2026	12.7	(p)12.6
Other Services
2025	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6
2026	5.5	(p)5.5
Government
2025	15.4	15.6	15.6	15.8	15.7	15.0	13.9	14.2	15.6	15.8	15.9	15.5	15.3
2026	15.4	(p)15.5
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
2025	125,266	125,760	126,430	125,924	125,580	125,888	126,636	126,394	125,948	(1)-	126,380	(p)125,838
2026	126,550	(p)126,500
Employment
2025	119,283	119,829	120,876	121,205	120,739	120,420	120,854	120,280	120,637	(1)-	121,299	(p)120,614
2026	120,435	(p)119,975
Unemployment
2025	5,983	5,931	5,554	4,719	4,841	5,468	5,782	6,114	5,311	(1)-	5,081	(p)5,224
2026	6,115	(p)6,525
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.8	4.7	4.4	3.7	3.9	4.3	4.6	4.8	4.2	(1)-	4.0	(p)4.2
2026	4.8	(p)5.2
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary
The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.