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
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Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2024 |
1,179.6 |
1,186.0 |
1,194.9 |
1,201.8 |
1,208.3 |
1,208.1 |
1,202.3 |
1,197.4 |
1,207.1 |
1,212.9 |
1,213.6 |
1,212.3 |
1,202.0 |
2025 |
1,186.3 |
1,192.7 |
1,201.7 |
1,215.5 |
1,222.4 |
1,226.8 |
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Mining & Logging |
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2024 |
8.0 |
8.1 |
8.1 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
7.8 |
7.8 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
2025 |
8.1 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
8.4 |
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Construction |
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2024 |
53.3 |
53.6 |
55.2 |
57.8 |
59.8 |
60.9 |
61.4 |
61.1 |
60.0 |
60.4 |
58.1 |
56.4 |
58.2 |
2025 |
53.3 |
53.5 |
55.1 |
57.7 |
58.9 |
60.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2024 |
87.3 |
87.5 |
88.1 |
87.5 |
87.8 |
88.4 |
88.5 |
87.9 |
87.4 |
86.5 |
86.4 |
86.3 |
87.5 |
2025 |
85.3 |
85.6 |
85.1 |
86.0 |
85.3 |
86.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2024 |
210.3 |
207.9 |
208.2 |
207.8 |
210.0 |
208.8 |
207.5 |
207.6 |
209.2 |
211.3 |
214.7 |
217.9 |
210.1 |
2025 |
210.5 |
209.1 |
209.0 |
209.2 |
209.7 |
209.9 |
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Information |
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2024 |
21.3 |
21.6 |
21.7 |
21.2 |
21.3 |
21.4 |
21.1 |
21.2 |
21.0 |
20.9 |
20.9 |
20.8 |
21.2 |
2025 |
20.9 |
20.6 |
20.7 |
20.6 |
20.9 |
21.1 |
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Financial Activities |
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2024 |
78.7 |
78.9 |
78.7 |
78.4 |
78.3 |
79.2 |
79.4 |
79.4 |
78.3 |
78.1 |
78.4 |
78.7 |
78.7 |
2025 |
78.0 |
78.0 |
77.9 |
78.4 |
78.6 |
79.9 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2024 |
185.2 |
185.7 |
186.6 |
188.4 |
189.0 |
188.7 |
188.6 |
187.3 |
187.4 |
187.8 |
187.3 |
186.4 |
187.4 |
2025 |
183.4 |
184.7 |
186.4 |
188.9 |
191.1 |
191.3 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2024 |
259.3 |
263.6 |
264.4 |
265.4 |
260.7 |
256.6 |
256.5 |
255.0 |
265.2 |
268.6 |
270.4 |
269.5 |
262.9 |
2025 |
267.1 |
272.2 |
273.8 |
275.1 |
271.8 |
269.1 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2024 |
112.1 |
112.5 |
116.5 |
119.1 |
125.1 |
128.2 |
126.9 |
127.7 |
122.3 |
120.9 |
118.5 |
118.5 |
120.7 |
2025 |
112.7 |
111.1 |
114.9 |
120.1 |
126.5 |
130.0 |
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Other Services |
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2024 |
48.7 |
48.9 |
49.3 |
49.6 |
50.1 |
50.9 |
51.5 |
51.3 |
50.3 |
50.5 |
50.1 |
50.2 |
50.1 |
2025 |
49.9 |
50.1 |
50.7 |
51.1 |
51.9 |
52.8 |
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Government |
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2024 |
115.4 |
117.7 |
118.1 |
118.6 |
118.2 |
117.0 |
112.9 |
110.9 |
118.2 |
120.1 |
120.8 |
119.6 |
117.3 |
2025 |
117.1 |
119.6 |
119.8 |
120.0 |
119.3 |
117.7 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
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2024 |
1,237,957 |
1,243,872 |
1,246,866 |
1,237,605 |
1,241,638 |
1,246,141 |
1,254,717 |
1,244,549 |
1,230,362 |
1,231,561 |
1,220,858 |
1,216,382 |
1,237,709 |
2025 |
1,217,996 |
1,224,401 |
1,232,304 |
1,231,265 |
1,227,489 |
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Employment |
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2024 |
1,189,993 |
1,193,496 |
1,201,843 |
1,199,514 |
1,200,948 |
1,197,689 |
1,201,937 |
1,189,700 |
1,191,920 |
1,190,283 |
1,181,118 |
1,175,732 |
1,192,848 |
2025 |
1,163,783 |
1,171,422 |
1,184,467 |
1,188,435 |
1,183,078 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
47,964 |
50,376 |
45,023 |
38,091 |
40,690 |
48,452 |
52,780 |
54,849 |
38,442 |
41,278 |
39,740 |
40,650 |
44,861 |
2025 |
54,213 |
52,979 |
47,837 |
42,830 |
44,411 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
2025 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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The Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania.
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United States Department of Labor
