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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
2020	1,170.5	1,177.4	1,173.0	969.9	1,016.1	1,069.9	1,073.2	1,082.6	1,098.4	1,111.2	1,111.8	1,097.6	1,096.0
2021	1,079.4	1,087.5	1,096.5	1,111.1	1,122.0	(p)1,131.3
Mining & Logging
2020	10.5	10.4	10.3	9.6	9.0	8.8	8.5	8.3	8.2	7.8	7.8	7.6	8.9
2021	7.4	7.4	7.7	7.7	7.7	(p)7.7
Construction
2020	58.7	58.3	59.1	34.5	51.8	57.5	58.5	60.3	60.5	60.2	59.4	56.4	56.3
2021	53.7	52.5	56.1	62.8	65.2	(p)65.9
Manufacturing
2020	85.6	85.5	85.5	75.5	78.4	80.1	79.2	79.1	78.9	79.4	79.3	79.5	80.5
2021	78.5	78.1	78.9	77.8	78.4	(p)79.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2020	206.3	203.8	203.4	164.0	176.4	186.2	190.3	191.3	195.2	200.3	201.0	202.7	193.4
2021	197.2	195.5	195.7	194.3	197.4	(p)199.6
Information
2020	19.3	19.4	19.0	17.0	16.9	17.1	17.4	17.7	17.9	17.8	17.8	17.8	17.9
2021	17.5	17.7	17.7	18.1	18.3	(p)18.9
Financial Activities
2020	76.5	76.6	76.4	74.3	74.7	75.4	75.7	75.6	75.3	75.0	75.0	75.2	75.5
2021	74.1	73.2	73.0	73.4	73.5	(p)75.0
Professional & Business Services
2020	179.0	179.8	179.3	163.7	166.9	169.5	170.9	171.2	170.9	172.8	172.0	171.1	172.3
2021	172.3	173.2	172.8	176.8	177.7	(p)179.1
Educational & Health Services
2020	258.6	263.7	263.0	235.3	236.7	240.2	240.9	242.5	247.9	252.3	253.5	251.0	248.8
2021	245.9	251.2	250.5	251.7	248.3	(p)243.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2020	113.9	113.9	111.1	52.4	60.7	83.7	85.7	88.9	89.3	90.5	90.9	82.7	88.6
2021	81.8	85.1	88.4	92.7	99.3	(p)104.6
Other Services
2020	49.1	49.2	48.6	31.9	35.3	43.4	43.0	42.9	43.0	42.9	42.7	41.6	42.8
2021	42.0	41.9	43.3	43.4	44.5	(p)46.1
Government
2020	113.0	116.8	117.3	111.7	109.3	108.0	103.1	104.8	111.3	112.2	112.4	112.0	111.0
2021	109.0	111.7	112.4	112.4	111.7	(p)111.6
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
2020	(1)1,209,116	(1)1,213,091	(1)1,204,315	(1)1,162,273	(1)1,189,651	(1)1,201,769	(1)1,211,675	(1)1,171,219	(1)1,172,221	(1)1,170,782	(1)1,166,634	(1)1,155,318	(1)1,185,672
2021	1,156,325	1,169,532	1,164,116	1,157,845	1,158,398	(p)1,178,209
Employment
2020	(1)1,146,930	(1)1,150,217	(1)1,134,527	(1)969,605	(1)1,023,049	(1)1,049,937	(1)1,044,649	(1)1,049,389	(1)1,089,904	(1)1,096,313	(1)1,090,810	(1)1,073,061	(1)1,076,533
2021	1,060,541	1,074,214	1,078,425	1,084,595	1,092,928	(p)1,104,519
Unemployment
2020	(1)62,186	(1)62,874	(1)69,788	(1)192,668	(1)166,602	(1)151,832	(1)167,026	(1)121,830	(1)82,317	(1)74,469	(1)75,824	(1)82,257	(1)109,139
2021	95,784	95,318	85,691	73,250	65,470	(p)73,690
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)5.1	(1)5.2	(1)5.8	(1)16.6	(1)14.0	(1)12.6	(1)13.8	(1)10.4	(1)7.0	(1)6.4	(1)6.5	(1)7.1	(1)9.2
2021	8.3	8.2	7.4	6.3	5.7	(p)6.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (p) Preliminary
The Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania.

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Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data