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 |
|
2023 |
6,059.8 |
6,060.7 |
6,070.7 |
6,068.5 |
6,070.6 |
6,085.8 |
6,086.0 |
6,097.4 |
6,102.3 |
6,106.9 |
6,114.7 |
6,115.1 |
2024 |
6,125.9 |
6,133.6 |
6,146.9 |
6,147.9 |
6,168.3 |
6,178.8 |
6,192.0 |
6,198.2 |
6,206.1 |
6,204.7 |
|
|
Mining & Logging |
|
2023 |
23.1 |
23.2 |
23.2 |
23.2 |
23.1 |
23.0 |
22.7 |
22.6 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
22.7 |
2024 |
23.0 |
23.0 |
23.2 |
23.5 |
23.4 |
23.0 |
23.2 |
23.2 |
23.2 |
23.0 |
|
|
Construction |
|
2023 |
262.2 |
262.4 |
260.9 |
259.0 |
259.8 |
260.2 |
260.0 |
260.0 |
260.0 |
258.6 |
257.2 |
256.7 |
2024 |
256.8 |
256.5 |
257.7 |
257.2 |
257.1 |
258.3 |
258.9 |
258.2 |
258.1 |
258.5 |
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
567.8 |
567.4 |
567.5 |
567.0 |
566.8 |
566.6 |
565.3 |
565.0 |
567.1 |
562.6 |
564.7 |
565.4 |
2024 |
566.3 |
566.3 |
566.4 |
566.3 |
566.9 |
567.0 |
567.4 |
566.8 |
565.2 |
563.5 |
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
1,144.1 |
1,142.6 |
1,143.6 |
1,143.7 |
1,144.9 |
1,145.6 |
1,143.2 |
1,143.6 |
1,145.7 |
1,140.0 |
1,138.6 |
1,135.8 |
2024 |
1,134.6 |
1,135.5 |
1,139.1 |
1,142.1 |
1,141.2 |
1,141.1 |
1,145.5 |
1,143.4 |
1,143.9 |
1,145.1 |
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
94.4 |
94.4 |
94.5 |
94.0 |
94.0 |
93.3 |
92.5 |
92.1 |
91.8 |
92.5 |
92.8 |
92.0 |
2024 |
93.1 |
93.8 |
93.9 |
93.5 |
93.5 |
91.2 |
91.8 |
92.7 |
91.6 |
92.2 |
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
339.0 |
338.8 |
339.4 |
339.4 |
339.1 |
340.0 |
339.3 |
339.1 |
339.1 |
340.4 |
340.9 |
341.8 |
2024 |
342.2 |
342.4 |
343.0 |
342.4 |
343.1 |
344.0 |
343.5 |
343.2 |
342.9 |
343.0 |
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
844.5 |
842.8 |
844.8 |
842.4 |
842.8 |
841.5 |
840.4 |
840.1 |
841.9 |
837.3 |
837.1 |
837.9 |
2024 |
836.1 |
835.2 |
838.1 |
832.9 |
835.6 |
838.9 |
836.5 |
838.8 |
840.9 |
836.4 |
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
1,290.4 |
1,293.8 |
1,299.5 |
1,300.6 |
1,304.2 |
1,311.7 |
1,316.0 |
1,320.9 |
1,323.7 |
1,333.3 |
1,340.2 |
1,342.1 |
2024 |
1,348.8 |
1,352.2 |
1,354.6 |
1,357.8 |
1,364.0 |
1,370.5 |
1,376.0 |
1,380.2 |
1,385.0 |
1,384.6 |
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
557.4 |
556.8 |
557.5 |
558.3 |
559.6 |
563.0 |
561.6 |
561.4 |
563.7 |
566.7 |
565.5 |
567.0 |
2024 |
568.9 |
572.3 |
574.5 |
573.8 |
584.6 |
590.3 |
586.6 |
588.2 |
590.9 |
592.4 |
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
255.2 |
255.7 |
256.6 |
256.6 |
257.0 |
257.1 |
257.4 |
257.6 |
257.6 |
259.5 |
261.1 |
259.1 |
2024 |
261.1 |
260.2 |
259.9 |
261.2 |
262.0 |
263.2 |
262.5 |
263.3 |
264.7 |
265.7 |
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
681.7 |
682.8 |
683.2 |
684.3 |
679.3 |
683.8 |
687.6 |
695.0 |
689.2 |
693.5 |
693.9 |
694.6 |
2024 |
695.0 |
696.2 |
696.5 |
697.2 |
696.9 |
691.3 |
700.1 |
700.2 |
699.7 |
700.3 |
|
|
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 |
|
2023 |
6,491,922 |
6,501,070 |
6,506,696 |
6,508,068 |
6,506,252 |
6,505,214 |
6,509,096 |
6,517,407 |
6,528,382 |
6,537,482 |
6,539,215 |
6,538,180 |
2024 |
6,544,313 |
6,559,343 |
6,578,843 |
6,595,827 |
6,605,422 |
6,602,525 |
6,602,521 |
6,580,413 |
6,555,913 |
6,531,325 |
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
6,246,642 |
6,261,864 |
6,275,725 |
6,286,248 |
6,291,960 |
6,295,428 |
6,299,780 |
6,304,791 |
6,311,095 |
6,316,766 |
6,317,946 |
6,317,432 |
2024 |
6,323,745 |
6,338,334 |
6,355,886 |
6,373,099 |
6,382,246 |
6,379,498 |
6,378,474 |
6,357,456 |
6,334,103 |
6,307,933 |
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
245,280 |
239,206 |
230,971 |
221,820 |
214,292 |
209,786 |
209,316 |
212,616 |
217,287 |
220,716 |
221,269 |
220,748 |
2024 |
220,568 |
221,009 |
222,957 |
222,728 |
223,176 |
223,027 |
224,047 |
222,957 |
221,810 |
223,392 |
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
2024 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
|
|
United States Department of Labor
