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

Total Nonfarm

2016

 1,140.1 1,142.6 1,151.2 1,167.2 1,171.4 1,170.5 1,163.3 1,159.4 1,168.1 1,175.3 1,177.2 1,172.0 1,163.2

2017

 1,145.9 1,152.6 1,159.2 1,173.8 1,180.3 (p)1,185.5              

Mining & Logging

2016

 9.9 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.0 7.9 8.7

2017

 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.9 (p)8.1              

Construction

2016

 48.6 47.4 50.6 55.2 56.7 57.3 57.8 57.3 56.7 55.6 54.1 49.5 53.9

2017

 46.3 46.1 47.4 52.3 54.2 (p)57.0              

Manufacturing

2016

 85.2 84.9 85.7 85.5 85.5 86.0 86.0 85.6 84.6 84.4 83.6 84.0 85.1

2017

 82.6 82.9 83.5 83.2 83.3 (p)83.2              

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2016

 213.9 211.3 211.5 212.8 214.7 213.9 211.8 211.2 212.1 214.8 219.1 223.0 214.2

2017

 213.3 211.8 212.7 214.2 217.2 (p)214.8              

Information

2016

 17.7 17.7 17.8 18.2 17.0 18.7 18.6 18.6 18.3 18.4 18.6 18.7 18.2

2017

 18.4 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.6 (p)18.9              

Financial Activities

2016

 70.2 70.3 70.1 70.3 70.8 71.4 71.7 71.8 71.0 70.9 70.6 71.4 70.9

2017

 71.6 71.4 71.7 71.4 71.4 (p)72.7              

Professional & Business Services

2016

 179.1 179.0 179.9 183.1 182.9 183.8 183.9 183.7 183.5 184.9 185.4 182.9 182.7

2017

 181.2 181.5 181.8 185.9 187.5 (p)187.8              

Educational & Health Services

2016

 240.7 244.3 244.3 246.4 242.3 237.5 237.3 236.8 245.3 248.3 249.6 247.8 243.4

2017

 244.9 248.6 248.6 249.3 244.3 (p)241.8              

Leisure & Hospitality

2016

 109.5 110.0 112.6 116.9 122.3 125.0 125.2 125.7 120.8 120.8 118.8 118.3 118.8

2017

 113.9 115.3 118.0 121.7 126.8 (p)131.7              

Other Services

2016

 50.4 50.4 50.8 51.2 51.5 52.4 52.5 51.9 50.8 51.4 51.7 51.0 51.3

2017

 51.5 51.1 51.1 51.9 52.1 (p)54.1              

Government

2016

 114.9 117.9 118.8 118.8 119.0 115.9 110.1 108.4 116.5 117.5 117.7 117.5 116.1

2017

 114.3 117.7 118.2 117.7 117.0 (p)115.4              

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

2016

 (r)1,212,212 (r)1,211,762 (r)1,216,483 (r)1,214,897 (r)1,221,476 (r)1,230,414 (r)1,239,250 (r)1,224,950 (r)1,214,529 (r)1,212,944 (r)1,211,503 (r)1,202,393 (r)1,217,734

2017

 1,200,913 1,201,272 1,204,797 1,209,739 (p)1,212,778                

Employment

2016

 (r)1,139,681 (r)1,139,690 (r)1,142,669 (r)1,149,324 (r)1,154,124 (r)1,157,274 (r)1,162,098 (r)1,150,472 (r)1,147,609 (r)1,147,516 (r)1,150,092 (r)1,141,140 (r)1,148,474

2017

 1,132,838 1,132,565 1,139,934 1,151,396 (p)1,148,507                

Unemployment

2016

 (r)72,531 (r)72,072 (r)73,814 (r)65,573 (r)67,352 (r)73,140 (r)77,152 (r)74,478 (r)66,920 (r)65,428 (r)61,411 (r)61,253 (r)69,260

2017

 68,075 68,707 64,863 58,343 (p)64,271                

Unemployment Rate

2016

 (r)6.0 (r)5.9 (r)6.1 (r)5.4 (r)5.5 (r)5.9 (r)6.2 (r)6.1 (r)5.5 (r)5.4 (r)5.1 (r)5.1 (r)5.7

2017

 5.7 5.7 5.4 4.8 (p)5.3                

Footnotes
 (p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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