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Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2018 |
1,158.8 | 1,167.6 | 1,173.9 | 1,185.9 | 1,193.1 | 1,190.9 | 1,184.6 | 1,181.3 | 1,191.9 | 1,201.8 | 1,205.3 | 1,199.6 | 1,186.2 |
2019 |
1,169.5 | 1,172.0 | 1,182.1 | 1,194.4 | 1,200.1 | 1,199.7 | 1,189.0 | 1,185.5 | 1,194.3 | 1,200.2 | 1,201.9 | (p)1,200.5 | |
Mining & Logging |
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2018 |
10.4 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.9 |
2019 |
10.9 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | (p)11.4 | |
Construction |
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2018 |
51.8 | 51.9 | 54.3 | 57.3 | 60.3 | 62.1 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 63.3 | 64.2 | 63.1 | 60.1 | 59.5 |
2019 |
56.3 | 54.7 | 57.7 | 61.0 | 64.6 | 64.9 | 65.9 | 65.4 | 64.0 | 63.7 | 61.5 | (p)59.9 | |
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
85.7 | 85.6 | 86.0 | 86.0 | 86.5 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.6 | 86.8 | 86.9 | 86.6 | 86.7 | 86.6 |
2019 |
85.0 | 83.5 | 84.4 | 83.8 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 84.8 | 84.4 | 84.1 | 83.3 | 84.5 | (p)85.1 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
210.6 | 208.8 | 208.6 | 209.0 | 211.5 | 211.1 | 208.7 | 207.9 | 209.5 | 211.1 | 216.0 | 217.2 | 210.8 |
2019 |
210.1 | 207.4 | 207.8 | 208.6 | 209.0 | 209.1 | 205.7 | 205.9 | 209.6 | 211.0 | 213.9 | (p)216.2 | |
Information |
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2018 |
18.5 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.7 | 19.4 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 19.5 |
2019 |
19.4 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.8 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | (p)20.2 | |
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
73.4 | 73.7 | 73.7 | 74.0 | 74.5 | 75.5 | 75.8 | 75.7 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 75.6 | 75.6 | 74.8 |
2019 |
75.3 | 74.1 | 74.9 | 74.6 | 74.7 | 75.2 | 75.7 | 75.6 | 74.4 | 74.6 | 74.5 | (p)74.8 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
178.3 | 179.4 | 180.2 | 182.6 | 183.5 | 184.1 | 184.3 | 183.6 | 182.5 | 183.2 | 182.9 | 182.2 | 182.2 |
2019 |
178.1 | 178.7 | 179.2 | 184.4 | 185.3 | 188.0 | 187.7 | 187.1 | 185.3 | 187.0 | 185.9 | (p)186.5 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
253.6 | 258.2 | 258.5 | 259.7 | 255.9 | 248.9 | 249.6 | 249.9 | 257.7 | 261.4 | 261.9 | 259.4 | 256.2 |
2019 |
255.8 | 261.9 | 261.6 | 261.2 | 257.5 | 249.6 | 247.6 | 248.3 | 256.1 | 258.2 | 259.5 | (p)257.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
113.9 | 113.3 | 115.5 | 118.9 | 123.7 | 125.2 | 125.4 | 125.7 | 120.8 | 122.0 | 119.8 | 119.8 | 120.3 |
2019 |
116.8 | 115.7 | 118.8 | 121.9 | 126.1 | 129.8 | 128.8 | 127.3 | 121.6 | 121.8 | 120.4 | (p)119.6 | |
Other Services |
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2018 |
49.7 | 49.8 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.6 | 51.2 | 51.6 | 51.1 | 50.1 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 51.2 | 50.6 |
2019 |
50.0 | 49.4 | 50.1 | 51.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 52.1 | 52.2 | 51.9 | 51.7 | (p)51.5 | |
Government |
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2018 |
112.9 | 117.1 | 117.5 | 117.7 | 116.3 | 114.9 | 108.2 | 106.4 | 115.3 | 116.4 | 117.7 | 116.7 | 114.8 |
2019 |
111.8 | 116.2 | 117.1 | 117.0 | 115.4 | 114.0 | 108.5 | 107.7 | 115.7 | 117.3 | 118.5 | (p)117.6 | |
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Footnotes |
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| Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area | |||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2018 |
1,193,509 | 1,199,459 | 1,196,991 | 1,196,798 | 1,198,875 | 1,212,091 | 1,222,193 | 1,203,037 | 1,198,202 | 1,208,178 | 1,208,177 | 1,204,906 | 1,203,535 |
2019 |
1,205,229 | 1,207,204 | 1,209,097 | 1,202,410 | 1,207,133 | 1,218,427 | 1,225,721 | 1,215,503 | 1,212,878 | 1,223,415 | 1,218,322 | (p)1,217,578 | |
Employment |
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2018 |
1,131,399 | 1,138,206 | 1,142,105 | 1,149,813 | 1,153,310 | 1,156,064 | 1,166,377 | 1,149,018 | 1,153,483 | 1,163,491 | 1,165,694 | 1,158,648 | 1,152,301 |
2019 |
1,153,641 | 1,155,542 | 1,161,692 | 1,164,445 | 1,162,964 | 1,169,339 | 1,170,679 | 1,161,507 | 1,166,554 | 1,171,094 | 1,166,357 | (p)1,161,817 | |
Unemployment |
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2018 |
62,110 | 61,253 | 54,886 | 46,985 | 45,565 | 56,027 | 55,816 | 54,019 | 44,719 | 44,687 | 42,483 | 46,258 | 51,234 |
2019 |
51,588 | 51,662 | 47,405 | 37,965 | 44,169 | 49,088 | 55,042 | 53,996 | 46,324 | 52,321 | 51,965 | (p)55,761 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
2019 |
4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | (p)4.6 | |
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Footnotes |
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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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