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
|
Pennsylvania |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2025 |
6,166.4 |
6,159.8 |
6,166.2 |
6,166.9 |
6,173.3 |
6,175.1 |
6,169.2 |
6,172.1 |
6,167.6 |
6,176.2 |
6,174.0 |
6,184.0 |
2026 |
6,197.6 |
6,177.1 |
6,188.1 |
6,200.5 |
6,208.6 |
6,208.7 |
6,201.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mining & Logging |
|
2025 |
20.7 |
20.8 |
21.1 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
2026 |
21.4 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
21.5 |
21.6 |
21.8 |
22.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2025 |
260.6 |
261.6 |
263.3 |
262.1 |
263.4 |
263.3 |
263.6 |
264.1 |
264.3 |
263.7 |
265.3 |
263.0 |
2026 |
266.0 |
263.1 |
264.2 |
262.7 |
260.9 |
261.6 |
261.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2025 |
560.3 |
559.7 |
559.2 |
558.7 |
558.4 |
556.9 |
556.1 |
555.1 |
553.9 |
553.4 |
552.3 |
552.4 |
2026 |
554.4 |
551.8 |
554.4 |
554.7 |
555.6 |
556.4 |
558.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2025 |
1,137.7 |
1,139.3 |
1,138.6 |
1,137.7 |
1,137.0 |
1,136.7 |
1,136.7 |
1,135.2 |
1,133.6 |
1,135.5 |
1,134.3 |
1,135.0 |
2026 |
1,131.3 |
1,125.3 |
1,129.0 |
1,130.3 |
1,130.3 |
1,130.2 |
1,128.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2025 |
90.4 |
90.2 |
90.4 |
90.3 |
90.3 |
90.4 |
90.2 |
90.0 |
89.4 |
88.8 |
88.4 |
88.8 |
2026 |
88.6 |
88.7 |
88.3 |
87.9 |
87.5 |
86.7 |
86.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2025 |
341.0 |
340.8 |
340.7 |
341.3 |
341.5 |
341.0 |
341.3 |
340.9 |
340.7 |
341.0 |
341.4 |
342.5 |
2026 |
342.6 |
342.3 |
342.0 |
342.6 |
342.4 |
342.8 |
344.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2025 |
834.4 |
833.7 |
834.0 |
834.2 |
835.2 |
833.6 |
833.2 |
830.5 |
831.4 |
836.3 |
833.3 |
839.1 |
2026 |
837.8 |
836.7 |
839.8 |
843.3 |
843.7 |
838.3 |
835.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2025 |
1,383.3 |
1,384.4 |
1,385.9 |
1,386.9 |
1,385.2 |
1,392.3 |
1,393.5 |
1,399.0 |
1,397.8 |
1,401.7 |
1,403.0 |
1,409.2 |
2026 |
1,418.8 |
1,412.1 |
1,414.9 |
1,418.1 |
1,420.1 |
1,422.6 |
1,418.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2025 |
571.4 |
567.9 |
570.8 |
571.1 |
574.9 |
571.9 |
570.8 |
572.5 |
572.5 |
573.8 |
574.7 |
572.6 |
2026 |
576.7 |
575.1 |
575.9 |
576.9 |
580.2 |
581.8 |
585.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2025 |
259.2 |
258.8 |
259.2 |
259.4 |
259.4 |
259.4 |
259.2 |
258.8 |
258.8 |
260.4 |
260.2 |
260.2 |
2026 |
260.9 |
261.5 |
259.0 |
261.7 |
261.8 |
262.2 |
260.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2025 |
707.4 |
702.6 |
703.0 |
703.9 |
706.7 |
708.4 |
703.3 |
704.7 |
703.9 |
700.1 |
699.6 |
699.7 |
2026 |
699.1 |
699.2 |
699.3 |
700.8 |
704.5 |
704.3 |
700.5 |
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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 |
|
2025 |
6,527,997 |
6,527,115 |
6,525,771 |
6,523,912 |
6,521,592 |
6,521,090 |
6,526,708 |
6,537,899 |
6,552,836 |
- |
6,571,286 |
6,570,655 |
2026 |
6,582,900 |
6,587,246 |
6,592,917 |
6,607,356 |
6,626,277 |
6,642,677 |
6,650,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2025 |
6,260,821 |
6,257,391 |
6,254,791 |
6,251,565 |
6,246,513 |
6,241,775 |
6,242,778 |
6,250,378 |
6,263,505 |
- |
6,283,698 |
6,283,971 |
2026 |
6,300,843 |
6,307,999 |
6,316,936 |
6,331,630 |
6,349,605 |
6,371,398 |
6,389,675 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2025 |
267,176 |
269,724 |
270,980 |
272,347 |
275,079 |
279,315 |
283,930 |
287,521 |
289,331 |
- |
287,588 |
286,684 |
2026 |
282,057 |
279,247 |
275,981 |
275,726 |
276,672 |
271,279 |
261,145 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2025 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
- |
4.4 |
4.4 |
2026 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
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United States Department of Labor
