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Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2019	1,170.9	1,175.4	1,182.0	1,194.5	1,200.3	1,199.3	1,193.3	1,192.0	1,201.0	1,206.7	1,208.2	1,204.0	1,194.0
2020	1,176.3	1,182.8	1,175.6	980.5	1,029.2	(p)1,082.4
Mining & Logging
2019	11.7	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.2	12.0	11.5	11.7	11.8	11.7	11.9
2020	11.3	11.2	11.1	9.9	9.7	(p)9.7
Construction
2019	55.5	54.9	57.4	61.8	64.6	65.7	66.7	67.6	67.4	67.2	64.9	61.6	62.9
2020	58.4	58.9	59.2	36.9	58.5	(p)62.2
Manufacturing
2019	87.0	87.0	87.4	87.4	87.7	88.0	88.0	87.3	86.7	85.7	87.5	88.0	87.3
2020	87.0	86.5	87.8	76.3	78.9	(p)82.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2019	210.1	206.0	205.9	206.0	208.2	207.3	205.6	205.2	206.1	207.2	210.0	212.5	207.5
2020	205.0	202.4	201.8	167.9	181.2	(p)190.5
Information
2019	18.9	19.1	19.2	19.0	19.2	19.8	19.8	19.8	19.6	19.6	19.5	19.6	19.4
2020	19.3	19.3	19.4	17.5	16.7	(p)17.0
Financial Activities
2019	75.7	75.7	75.5	75.7	76.3	77.0	77.4	77.2	76.5	76.3	76.3	76.4	76.3
2020	76.6	77.5	78.2	76.4	76.4	(p)76.9
Professional & Business Services
2019	179.4	180.1	180.0	183.8	184.3	184.6	185.7	186.0	184.9	186.4	185.3	185.5	183.8
2020	182.4	182.8	183.5	169.7	170.6	(p)174.0
Educational & Health Services
2019	258.2	262.3	262.6	263.2	258.8	252.5	252.5	252.6	260.2	262.4	263.3	261.3	259.2
2020	256.3	260.7	258.9	224.8	223.8	(p)235.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2019	113.2	113.7	115.9	118.9	123.0	126.6	125.8	127.0	122.4	123.1	121.6	121.4	121.1
2020	118.2	117.7	110.1	52.9	65.3	(p)81.9
Other Services
2019	48.8	48.6	49.1	49.4	50.0	50.6	51.0	50.4	49.3	49.1	48.9	48.7	49.5
2020	48.4	47.8	47.3	34.0	36.9	(p)44.4
Government
2019	112.4	116.0	116.9	117.1	116.0	115.1	108.6	106.9	116.4	118.0	119.1	117.3	115.0
2020	113.4	118.0	118.3	114.2	111.2	(p)108.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2019	(1)1,202,398	(1)1,204,304	(1)1,202,821	(1)1,196,374	(1)1,202,261	(1)1,216,835	(1)1,228,656	(1)1,219,296	(1)1,214,109	(1)1,222,465	(1)1,220,951	(1)1,217,975	(1)1,212,371
2020	1,217,280	1,223,707	1,211,194	1,178,100	1,196,505	(p)1,178,566
Employment
2019	(1)1,146,448	(1)1,149,696	(1)1,150,968	(1)1,154,637	(1)1,155,337	(1)1,163,155	(1)1,170,132	(1)1,161,792	(1)1,165,186	(1)1,169,709	(1)1,168,168	(1)1,162,800	(1)1,159,836
2020	1,153,455	1,159,691	1,137,308	984,408	1,033,627	(p)1,029,580
Unemployment
2019	(1)55,950	(1)54,608	(1)51,853	(1)41,737	(1)46,924	(1)53,680	(1)58,524	(1)57,504	(1)48,923	(1)52,756	(1)52,783	(1)55,175	(1)52,535
2020	63,825	64,016	73,886	193,692	162,878	(p)148,986
Unemployment Rate
2019	(1)4.7	(1)4.5	(1)4.3	(1)3.5	(1)3.9	(1)4.4	(1)4.8	(1)4.7	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)4.3	(1)4.5	(1)4.3
2020	5.2	5.2	6.1	16.4	13.6	(p)12.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020. (p) Preliminary
The Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania.

Schedule of Upcoming Releases for Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment

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