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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh

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 Jun 2020
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2020
Pittsburgh Area Employment – March 2020 Employment News Release May 2020
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in the Pittsburgh Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Pittsburgh, PA – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – March 2020 Unemployment News Release May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017

Pittsburgh, PA Economy at a Glance:

Pittsburgh, PA
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2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,218.0 1,217.3 1,223.7 1,211.2 1,178.1 (p)1,191.8

Employment(1)

 (2)1,162.8 1,153.5 1,159.7 1,137.3 984.4 (p)1,032.8

Unemployment(1)

 (2)55.2 63.8 64.0 73.9 193.7 (p)159.1

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.5 5.2 5.2 6.1 16.4 (p)13.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,204.0 1,176.3 1,182.8 1,175.6 980.5 (p)1,024.5

12-month % change

 0.7 0.5 0.6 -0.5 -17.9 (p)-14.6

Mining and Logging(4)

 11.7 11.3 11.2 11.1 9.9 (p)9.6

12-month % change

 -0.8 -3.4 -6.7 -8.3 -18.9 (p)-21.3

Construction(4)

 61.6 58.4 58.9 59.2 36.9 (p)58.9

12-month % change

 4.4 5.2 7.3 3.1 -40.3 (p)-8.8

Manufacturing(4)

 88.0 87.0 86.5 87.8 76.3 (p)78.3

12-month % change

 0.3 0.0 -0.6 0.5 -12.7 (p)-10.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 212.5 205.0 202.4 201.8 167.9 (p)180.8

12-month % change

 -2.0 -2.4 -1.7 -2.0 -18.5 (p)-13.2

Information(4)

 19.6 19.3 19.3 19.4 17.5 (p)16.5

12-month % change

 1.6 2.1 1.0 1.0 -7.9 (p)-14.1

Financial Activities(4)

 76.4 76.6 77.5 78.2 76.4 (p)76.6

12-month % change

 1.3 1.2 2.4 3.6 0.9 (p)0.4

Professional and Business Services(4)

 185.5 182.4 182.8 183.5 169.7 (p)170.9

12-month % change

 2.5 1.7 1.5 1.9 -7.7 (p)-7.3

Education and Health Services(4)

 261.3 256.3 260.7 258.9 224.8 (p)220.2

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.7 -0.6 -1.4 -14.6 (p)-14.9

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 121.4 118.2 117.7 110.1 52.9 (p)64.3

12-month % change

 3.3 4.4 3.5 -5.0 -55.5 (p)-47.7

Other Services(4)

 48.7 48.4 47.8 47.3 34.0 (p)37.0

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.8 -1.6 -3.7 -31.2 (p)-26.0

Government(4)

 117.3 113.4 118.0 118.3 114.2 (p)111.4

12-month % change

 0.5 0.9 1.7 1.2 -2.5 (p)-4.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary