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

Total Nonfarm

2024

50.6 51.0 51.4 51.5 51.6 50.9 50.0 50.4 51.3 51.5 51.6 51.4 51.1

2025

50.4 50.8 (p)51.1                    

Mining, Logging, and Construction

2024

1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8

2025

1.6 1.6 (p)1.6                    

Manufacturing

2024

4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.2

2025

4.3 4.3 (p)4.3                    

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2024

9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.9

2025

9.9 9.8 (p)9.8                    

Information

2024

0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7

2025

0.6 0.6 (p)0.6                    

Financial Activities

2024

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

2025

2.1 2.1 (p)2.1                    

Professional & Business Services

2024

5.0 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1

2025

5.0 5.0 (p)5.1                    

Educational & Health Services

2024

12.4 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.5 11.9 11.8 12.0 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.5

2025

12.5 12.9 (p)12.9                    

Leisure & Hospitality

2024

4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.5

2025

4.2 4.1 (p)4.3                    

Other Services

2024

2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8

2025

2.8 2.8 (p)2.9                    

Government

2024

7.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.1 7.3 7.6 7.5 7.7 7.5 7.5

2025

7.4 7.6 (p)7.5                    

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

2024

(1)56,928 (1)57,332 (1)57,400 (1)56,805 (1)57,003 (1)56,835 (1)56,894 (1)56,736 (1)56,166 (1)56,282 (1)55,875 (1)55,575 (1)56,652

2025

55,800 56,085 (p)56,329                    

Employment

2024

(1)54,330 (1)54,615 (1)54,967 (1)54,873 (1)54,847 (1)54,045 (1)53,929 (1)53,708 (1)54,256 (1)54,163 (1)53,794 (1)53,380 (1)54,242

2025

52,923 53,308 (p)53,793                    

Unemployment

2024

(1)2,598 (1)2,717 (1)2,433 (1)1,932 (1)2,156 (1)2,790 (1)2,965 (1)3,028 (1)1,910 (1)2,119 (1)2,081 (1)2,195 (1)2,410

2025

2,877 2,777 (p)2,536                    

Unemployment Rate

2024

(1)4.6 (1)4.7 (1)4.2 (1)3.4 (1)3.8 (1)4.9 (1)5.2 (1)5.3 (1)3.4 (1)3.8 (1)3.7 (1)3.9 (1)4.3

2025

5.2 5.0 (p)4.5                    

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(p) Preliminary

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