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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

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

Total Nonfarm

2021

 1,073.9 1,082.4 1,096.1 1,109.1 1,117.7 1,121.4 1,123.3 1,118.5 1,126.5 1,133.2 1,138.1 1,129.5 1,114.1

2022

 1,103.8 1,110.2 1,123.4 1,141.5 1,151.0 (p)1,157.5              

Mining & Logging

2021

 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.2

2022

 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.9 (p)9.0              

Construction

2021

 53.9 52.7 56.3 60.3 62.4 63.6 64.3 64.1 63.1 62.1 61.6 57.3 60.1

2022

 52.9 52.0 54.8 59.6 60.8 (p)63.0              

Manufacturing

2021

 79.1 79.1 79.4 78.7 79.1 79.8 80.8 81.0 80.2 80.3 80.6 79.8 79.8

2022

 79.6 81.5 81.7 83.0 83.1 (p)84.1              

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2021

 199.6 196.9 197.8 197.3 199.4 200.2 199.2 197.4 199.4 200.1 206.3 209.4 200.3

2022

 202.6 200.7 201.9 203.5 204.3 (p)201.9              

Information

2021

 18.8 19.1 19.5 19.3 19.5 19.9 20.6 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.1 21.0 20.2

2022

 20.2 19.9 20.1 20.4 20.4 (p)20.7              

Financial Activities

2021

 74.3 74.5 74.7 74.6 75.0 75.3 76.0 76.0 75.2 74.2 74.2 74.0 74.8

2022

 74.0 74.0 74.4 75.2 75.3 (p)75.3              

Professional & Business Services

2021

 174.5 175.9 176.5 179.8 180.5 181.4 182.7 182.6 182.4 184.4 183.6 177.9 180.2

2022

 176.3 177.3 179.3 183.7 183.1 (p)186.0              

Educational & Health Services

2021

 233.7 238.7 240.7 241.6 238.6 232.9 232.5 230.7 234.9 237.1 238.8 239.9 236.7

2022

 235.4 238.9 240.1 238.4 238.9 (p)236.1              

Leisure & Hospitality

2021

 81.8 84.3 88.1 93.9 99.7 104.5 107.0 108.3 105.5 106.9 104.3 104.3 99.1

2022

 99.9 99.5 103.0 109.8 117.7 (p)122.8              

Other Services

2021

 42.5 42.6 43.3 43.8 44.2 44.9 45.7 45.7 44.9 46.0 45.8 45.4 44.6

2022

 45.3 46.1 46.8 46.7 47.0 (p)47.8              

Government

2021

 107.7 110.5 111.6 111.6 111.1 110.7 106.2 103.4 111.6 112.8 113.4 112.2 110.2

2022

 109.3 111.9 112.8 112.6 111.5 (p)110.8              

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

 

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

2021

 (1)1,176,538 (1)1,181,135 (1)1,177,174 (1)1,175,272 (1)1,180,960 (1)1,192,749 (1)1,201,808 (1)1,183,733 (1)1,174,900 (1)1,172,082 (1)1,166,113 (1)1,147,805 (1)1,177,522

2022

 1,163,562 1,156,804 1,170,922 1,171,613 1,188,121 (p)1,189,618              

Employment

2021

 (1)1,083,132 (1)1,090,178 (1)1,093,320 (1)1,098,000 (1)1,103,605 (1)1,109,756 (1)1,117,712 (1)1,106,065 (1)1,109,918 (1)1,109,979 (1)1,110,718 (1)1,096,709 (1)1,102,424

2022

 1,096,536 1,097,307 1,116,531 1,122,315 1,140,024 (p)1,134,336              

Unemployment

2021

 (1)93,406 (1)90,957 (1)83,854 (1)77,272 (1)77,355 (1)82,993 (1)84,096 (1)77,668 (1)64,982 (1)62,103 (1)55,395 (1)51,096 (1)75,098

2022

 67,026 59,497 54,391 49,298 48,097 (p)55,282              

Unemployment Rate

2021

 (1)7.9 (1)7.7 (1)7.1 (1)6.6 (1)6.6 (1)7.0 (1)7.0 (1)6.6 (1)5.5 (1)5.3 (1)4.8 (1)4.5 (1)6.4

2022

 5.8 5.1 4.6 4.2 4.0 (p)4.6              

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022.
(p) Preliminary

The Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania.