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Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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Total Nonfarm |
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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 | 1,131.0 | 1,126.7 | 1,124.0 | 1,128.3 | 1,137.3 | 1,141.7 | (p)1,138.1 | |
Mining & Logging |
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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 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.6 | (p)7.4 | |
Construction |
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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 | 66.7 | 66.8 | 67.7 | 66.6 | 65.9 | 64.9 | (p)60.8 | |
Manufacturing |
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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 | 79.3 | 80.0 | 80.4 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 80.0 | (p)79.8 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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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 | 199.1 | 194.9 | 194.0 | 195.0 | 195.9 | 200.7 | (p)205.5 | |
Information |
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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 | 18.7 | 19.1 | 19.0 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 19.2 | (p)19.2 | |
Financial Activities |
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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 | 75.2 | 75.4 | 75.8 | 74.7 | 73.9 | 74.0 | (p)74.1 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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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 | 179.6 | 178.5 | 177.9 | 176.6 | 179.3 | 179.6 | (p)177.8 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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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 | 245.5 | 245.4 | 245.9 | 249.9 | 253.5 | 255.8 | (p)255.1 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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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 | 103.2 | 107.9 | 107.0 | 102.7 | 104.0 | 101.0 | (p)100.5 | |
Other Services |
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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 | 45.9 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 44.6 | 45.5 | 45.3 | (p)45.3 | |
Government |
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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 | 110.1 | 105.3 | 102.9 | 111.6 | 112.8 | 113.6 | (p)112.6 | |
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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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2020 |
1,209,116 | 1,213,091 | 1,204,315 | 1,162,273 | 1,189,651 | 1,201,769 | 1,211,675 | 1,171,219 | 1,172,221 | 1,170,782 | 1,166,634 | 1,155,318 | 1,185,672 |
2021 |
1,156,325 | 1,169,532 | 1,164,116 | 1,157,845 | 1,158,398 | 1,178,387 | 1,188,107 | 1,175,792 | 1,162,230 | 1,160,426 | (p)1,147,886 | ||
Employment |
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2020 |
1,146,930 | 1,150,217 | 1,134,527 | 969,605 | 1,023,049 | 1,049,937 | 1,044,649 | 1,049,389 | 1,089,904 | 1,096,313 | 1,090,810 | 1,073,061 | 1,076,533 |
2021 |
1,060,541 | 1,074,214 | 1,078,425 | 1,084,595 | 1,092,928 | 1,104,853 | 1,109,101 | 1,099,707 | 1,100,129 | 1,104,307 | (p)1,099,324 | ||
Unemployment |
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2020 |
62,186 | 62,874 | 69,788 | 192,668 | 166,602 | 151,832 | 167,026 | 121,830 | 82,317 | 74,469 | 75,824 | 82,257 | 109,139 |
2021 |
95,784 | 95,318 | 85,691 | 73,250 | 65,470 | 73,534 | 79,006 | 76,085 | 62,101 | 56,119 | (p)48,562 | ||
Unemployment Rate |
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2020 |
5.1 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 16.6 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 9.2 |
2021 |
8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | (p)4.2 | ||
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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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