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Pittsburgh

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Pittsburgh Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2017
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2017
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table May 2017
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table May 2017
Pittsburgh Area Employment – March 2017 Employment News Release May 2017
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2016 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2017
Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment Employment Table Oct 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Pittsburgh Area — 2015 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2017
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2016
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – March 2017 Unemployment News Release May 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2015 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2016

Pittsburgh, PA Economy at a Glance:

Pittsburgh, PA
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2016		 Dec
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2017		 Apr
2017

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)1,211.5 (r)1,202.4 1,200.9 1,201.3 (p)1,205.5  

Employment(1)

 (r)1,150.1 (r)1,141.1 1,132.8 1,132.6 (p)1,140.7  

Unemployment(1)

 (r)61.4 (r)61.3 68.1 68.7 (p)64.9  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.1 (r)5.1 5.7 5.7 (p)5.4  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,177.2 1,172.0 1,145.9 1,152.6 1,159.2 (p)1,173.1

12-month % change

 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.9 0.7 (p)0.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 (p)7.9

12-month % change

 -21.6 -22.5 -20.2 -16.0 -14.3 (p)-10.2

Construction(3)

 54.1 49.5 46.3 46.1 47.4 (p)52.2

12-month % change

 -5.3 -8.0 -4.7 -2.7 -6.3 (p)-5.4

Manufacturing(3)

 83.6 84.0 82.6 82.9 83.5 (p)82.9

12-month % change

 -3.0 -2.4 -3.1 -2.4 -2.6 (p)-3.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 219.1 223.0 213.3 211.8 212.7 (p)214.5

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.2 -0.3 0.2 0.6 (p)0.8

Information(3)

 18.6 18.7 18.4 18.3 18.4 (p)18.4

12-month % change

 2.2 2.7 4.0 3.4 3.4 (p)1.1

Financial Activities(3)

 70.6 71.4 71.6 71.4 71.7 (p)71.2

12-month % change

 -0.4 1.0 2.0 1.6 2.3 (p)1.3

Professional and Business Services(3)

 185.4 182.9 181.2 181.5 181.8 (p)186.2

12-month % change

 1.2 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.1 (p)1.7

Education and Health Services(3)

 249.6 247.8 244.9 248.6 248.6 (p)248.6

12-month % change

 2.2 2.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 (p)0.9

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 118.8 118.3 113.9 115.3 118.0 (p)121.4

12-month % change

 3.5 3.4 4.0 4.8 4.8 (p)3.8

Other Services(3)

 51.7 51.0 51.5 51.1 51.1 (p)52.0

12-month % change

 1.6 0.2 2.2 1.4 0.6 (p)1.6

Government(3)

 117.7 117.5 114.3 117.7 118.2 (p)117.8

12-month % change

 -1.5 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 -0.5 (p)-0.8

Footnotes
 (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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Data		 2nd Half
2015		 1st Half
2016		 2nd Half
2016

Consumer Price Index: Pittsburgh, PA

CPI-U, All items(1)

 241.972 243.000 246.118

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(1)

   1.1 1.6 1.7

CPI-W, All items(2)

 234.174 234.491 237.729

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(2)

   0.6 1.1 1.5

Footnotes
 (1) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.