Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Pennsylvania |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2024 |
6,114.5 |
6,121.1 |
6,131.0 |
6,128.1 |
6,134.2 |
6,135.6 |
6,139.6 |
6,147.9 |
6,153.0 |
6,156.8 |
6,160.7 |
6,180.8 |
2025 |
6,191.8 |
6,196.8 |
6,215.3 |
6,221.4 |
6,223.4 |
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Mining & Logging |
|
2024 |
22.2 |
22.2 |
22.1 |
21.8 |
21.7 |
21.7 |
21.6 |
21.5 |
21.2 |
21.0 |
21.0 |
21.3 |
2025 |
21.5 |
21.9 |
22.0 |
21.6 |
21.4 |
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Construction |
|
2024 |
260.6 |
260.9 |
260.6 |
258.9 |
259.1 |
259.5 |
259.7 |
259.3 |
258.9 |
260.5 |
261.1 |
261.1 |
2025 |
261.4 |
261.5 |
260.5 |
259.2 |
258.9 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
565.2 |
564.6 |
564.8 |
563.5 |
563.8 |
563.9 |
562.9 |
562.6 |
562.5 |
560.1 |
559.0 |
558.9 |
2025 |
560.0 |
562.1 |
561.7 |
561.6 |
560.5 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
1,137.7 |
1,137.8 |
1,138.9 |
1,138.5 |
1,138.3 |
1,137.6 |
1,139.7 |
1,140.6 |
1,142.0 |
1,141.8 |
1,142.0 |
1,144.1 |
2025 |
1,143.7 |
1,143.9 |
1,142.8 |
1,141.8 |
1,140.2 |
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Information |
|
2024 |
92.2 |
92.2 |
92.4 |
91.4 |
91.3 |
90.7 |
90.2 |
90.1 |
89.8 |
89.8 |
89.6 |
89.7 |
2025 |
90.5 |
89.1 |
89.4 |
89.3 |
89.3 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
340.3 |
340.3 |
340.2 |
340.0 |
339.7 |
340.2 |
339.7 |
339.0 |
338.9 |
340.4 |
339.9 |
340.7 |
2025 |
339.8 |
340.7 |
340.1 |
341.7 |
342.3 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
834.1 |
834.4 |
836.8 |
836.1 |
836.3 |
834.6 |
833.9 |
834.2 |
836.1 |
832.0 |
830.7 |
838.4 |
2025 |
834.1 |
837.0 |
843.1 |
844.8 |
846.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
1,343.3 |
1,347.7 |
1,350.6 |
1,353.2 |
1,355.6 |
1,359.7 |
1,363.7 |
1,365.7 |
1,371.1 |
1,371.1 |
1,374.4 |
1,378.9 |
2025 |
1,384.8 |
1,392.6 |
1,399.1 |
1,402.4 |
1,401.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
565.2 |
566.0 |
568.3 |
567.6 |
569.7 |
569.8 |
566.8 |
567.3 |
568.0 |
570.8 |
572.6 |
575.4 |
2025 |
580.4 |
574.7 |
580.8 |
582.7 |
585.2 |
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Other Services |
|
2024 |
259.0 |
259.2 |
259.5 |
259.9 |
260.6 |
261.5 |
262.1 |
263.3 |
263.7 |
265.6 |
265.0 |
266.1 |
2025 |
266.9 |
267.6 |
269.9 |
270.9 |
272.9 |
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Government |
|
2024 |
694.7 |
695.8 |
696.8 |
697.2 |
698.1 |
696.4 |
699.3 |
704.3 |
700.8 |
703.7 |
705.4 |
706.2 |
2025 |
708.7 |
705.7 |
705.9 |
705.4 |
704.5 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
Pennsylvania |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2024 |
6,617,742 |
6,614,779 |
6,609,415 |
6,602,080 |
6,593,538 |
6,583,449 |
6,571,301 |
6,560,005 |
6,551,642 |
6,546,403 |
6,546,710 |
6,548,147 |
2025 |
6,541,865 |
6,539,006 |
6,542,329 |
6,548,779 |
6,544,909 |
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Employment |
|
2024 |
6,375,351 |
6,374,602 |
6,370,980 |
6,364,920 |
6,357,236 |
6,347,496 |
6,334,789 |
6,322,041 |
6,311,821 |
6,305,029 |
6,304,800 |
6,306,288 |
2025 |
6,295,655 |
6,290,637 |
6,290,830 |
6,293,169 |
6,287,349 |
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Unemployment |
|
2024 |
242,391 |
240,177 |
238,435 |
237,160 |
236,302 |
235,953 |
236,512 |
237,964 |
239,821 |
241,374 |
241,910 |
241,859 |
2025 |
246,210 |
248,369 |
251,499 |
255,610 |
257,560 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
2025 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
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United States Department of Labor
