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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

2025

50.0 50.2 50.4 50.7 50.9 49.9 49.3 49.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.6 50.2

2026

49.7 49.6 49.8 50.0 50.5 50.2 (p)49.6            

Mining, Logging, and Construction

2025

1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8

2026

1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 (p)1.8            

Manufacturing

2025

4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3

2026

4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 (p)4.4            

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2025

9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.7 9.8 10.0 9.7

2026

9.6 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 (p)9.3            

Information

2025

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

2026

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 (p)0.6            

Financial Activities

2025

2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

2026

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 (p)1.9            

Professional & Business Services

2025

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

2026

5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.2 (p)5.2            

Educational & Health Services

2025

12.2 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.4 11.7 11.5 11.7 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.3

2026

12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.0 (p)11.9            

Leisure & Hospitality

2025

4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.4

2026

4.2 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.7 (p)4.7            

Other Services

2025

2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8

2026

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 (p)2.8            

Government

2025

7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4

2026

7.3 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4 (p)7.0            

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

2025

55,505 55,583 55,632 55,451 55,411 55,485 55,423 55,502 55,255 (1)- 55,552 55,500 (2)55,482

2026

55,752 55,466 55,775 55,890 56,389 56,392 (p)56,108            

Employment

2025

52,519 52,660 52,972 53,184 52,990 52,451 52,187 52,070 52,638 (1)- 53,129 53,020 (2)52,711

2026

52,866 52,541 53,153 53,637 53,987 53,737 (p)53,631            

Unemployment

2025

2,986 2,923 2,660 2,267 2,421 3,034 3,236 3,432 2,617 (1)- 2,423 2,480 (2)2,771

2026

2,886 2,925 2,622 2,253 2,402 2,655 (p)2,477            

Unemployment Rate

2025

5.4 5.3 4.8 4.1 4.4 5.5 5.8 6.2 4.7 (1)- 4.4 4.5 (2)5.0

2026

5.2 5.3 4.7 4.0 4.3 4.7 (p)4.4            

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(2) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.
(p) Preliminary

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