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Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Pennsylvania
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2023

5,970.1 5,999.4 6,040.4 6,079.6 6,099.2 6,101.9 6,067.8 6,063.2 6,122.3 6,153.8 6,181.6 6,155.9 6,086.3

2024

(p)6,032.5                        

Mining & Logging

2023

22.5 22.7 22.9 23.3 23.2 23.2 23.0 22.8 22.7 22.6 22.8 22.5 22.9

2024

(p)22.6                        

Construction

2023

243.5 242.8 248.4 259.6 264.8 269.7 271.7 270.8 268.0 266.4 258.5 252.0 259.7

2024

(p)238.5                        

Manufacturing

2023

564.8 564.5 566.0 566.2 566.6 570.7 568.7 566.9 565.5 561.7 565.6 567.1 566.2

2024

(p)563.6                        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2023

1,149.2 1,135.2 1,136.4 1,134.5 1,141.0 1,139.8 1,130.2 1,127.5 1,135.2 1,144.2 1,166.6 1,173.8 1,142.8

2024

(p)1,135.7                        

Information

2023

93.7 94.1 94.0 93.3 93.2 93.7 93.5 93.2 92.4 93.1 93.5 92.1 93.3

2024

(p)92.0                        

Financial Activities

2023

336.5 336.5 337.7 337.6 338.3 342.7 342.7 341.9 339.1 340.2 340.7 342.0 339.7

2024

(p)340.5                        

Professional & Business Services

2023

830.2 831.0 837.1 844.0 845.2 842.7 840.9 837.3 843.7 845.5 847.6 836.1 840.1

2024

(p)824.8                        

Educational & Health Services

2023

1,279.5 1,306.1 1,313.6 1,317.5 1,307.5 1,285.9 1,282.6 1,286.8 1,328.6 1,351.4 1,364.4 1,355.9 1,315.0

2024

(p)1,332.3                        

Leisure & Hospitality

2023

521.2 522.8 535.6 553.0 575.3 597.0 600.1 596.3 571.9 566.2 553.0 550.8 561.9

2024

(p)535.2                        

Other Services

2023

251.5 252.3 254.7 255.4 257.7 260.6 262.1 260.6 256.9 258.2 260.0 257.6 257.3

2024

(p)257.5                        

Government

2023

677.5 691.4 694.0 695.2 686.4 675.9 652.3 659.1 698.3 704.3 708.9 706.0 687.4

2024

(p)689.8                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Pennsylvania
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

2023

(r)6,458,764 (r)6,472,469 (r)6,481,725 (r)6,465,472 (r)6,502,615 (r)6,551,567 (r)6,570,144 (r)6,589,348 (r)6,536,467 (r)6,556,090 (r)6,550,212 (r)6,485,240 (r)6,518,343

2024

(p)6,503,829                        

Employment

2023

(r)6,201,060 (r)6,206,749 (r)6,256,059 (r)6,278,838 (r)6,295,827 (r)6,318,409 (r)6,327,464 (r)6,314,948 (r)6,338,519 (r)6,351,788 (r)6,361,805 (r)6,296,371 (r)6,295,653

2024

(p)6,275,375                        

Unemployment

2023

(r)257,704 (r)265,720 (r)225,666 (r)186,634 (r)206,788 (r)233,158 (r)242,680 (r)274,400 (r)197,948 (r)204,302 (r)188,407 (r)188,869 (r)222,690

2024

(p)228,454                        

Unemployment Rate

2023

(r)4.0 (r)4.1 (r)3.5 (r)2.9 (r)3.2 (r)3.6 (r)3.7 (r)4.2 (r)3.0 (r)3.1 (r)2.9 (r)2.9 (r)3.4

2024

(p)3.5                        

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised