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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
Sector	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	(p)6,201.9
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	(p)21.5
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	(p)267.6
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	(p)554.7
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	(p)1,133.8
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	(p)88.1
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	(p)342.3
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	(p)838.0
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	(p)1,419.2
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	(p)576.6
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	(p)260.7
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	(p)699.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

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	(r)6,527,997	(r)6,527,115	(r)6,525,771	(r)6,523,912	(r)6,521,592	(r)6,521,090	(r)6,526,708	(r)6,537,899	(r)6,552,836	(1)-	(r)6,571,286	(r)6,570,655
2026	(p)6,582,805
Employment
2025	(r)6,260,821	(r)6,257,391	(r)6,254,791	(r)6,251,565	(r)6,246,513	(r)6,241,775	(r)6,242,778	(r)6,250,378	(r)6,263,505	(1)-	(r)6,283,698	(r)6,283,971
2026	(p)6,300,804
Unemployment
2025	(r)267,176	(r)269,724	(r)270,980	(r)272,347	(r)275,079	(r)279,315	(r)283,930	(r)287,521	(r)289,331	(1)-	(r)287,588	(r)286,684
2026	(p)282,001
Unemployment Rate
2025	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)4.2	(r)4.2	(r)4.2	(r)4.3	(r)4.4	(r)4.4	(r)4.4	(1)-	(r)4.4	(r)4.4
2026	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary (r) Revised