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News Releases:

May
17

Business Employment Dynamics in Pennsylvania — Third Quarter 2021

From June 2021 to September 2021, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Pennsylvania were 309,749.

May
11

Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – April 2022

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
11

Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2022

Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 2.2 percent for the 2 months ending in April 2022.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:

Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data		 Nov
2021		 Dec
2021		 Jan
2022		 Feb
2022		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)6,364.6 (r)6,367.3 6,371.4 6,370.1 6,387.4 (p)6,409.8

Employment(1)

 (r)6,013.5 (r)6,017.0 6,030.4 6,042.2 6,074.5 (p)6,101.5

Unemployment(1)

 (r)351.1 (r)350.2 341.0 327.9 312.9 (p)308.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)5.5 (r)5.5 5.4 5.1 4.9 (p)4.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,832.6 5,837.6 5,856.4 5,886.5 5,906.4 (p)5,917.8

12-month % change

 3.3 4.1 3.8 3.9 3.5 (p)3.7

Mining and Logging(3)

 22.2 22.2 22.5 22.7 22.8 (p)22.8

12-month % change

 1.8 1.8 3.7 4.6 5.1 (p)4.6

Construction(3)

 253.5 253.0 252.3 251.3 252.5 (p)251.1

12-month % change

 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 -0.9 (p)-1.0

Manufacturing(3)

 546.5 545.4 548.2 558.6 557.6 (p)562.8

12-month % change

 1.9 1.5 1.9 3.7 3.0 (p)4.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,123.2 1,131.4 1,136.5 1,151.9 1,153.3 (p)1,152.6

12-month % change

 4.0 4.3 3.6 4.8 4.6 (p)4.8

Information(3)

 89.2 90.6 89.9 89.0 89.5 (p)89.7

12-month % change

 8.0 10.0 8.7 7.2 6.5 (p)6.7

Financial Activities(3)

 326.3 327.3 329.1 328.6 329.5 (p)330.5

12-month % change

 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.4 0.3 (p)0.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

 811.3 805.8 812.9 813.7 819.7 (p)820.8

12-month % change

 4.7 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.5 (p)3.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,226.7 1,228.7 1,230.6 1,234.7 1,239.4 (p)1,242.4

12-month % change

 0.3 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.1 (p)1.3

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 514.4 513.0 512.6 515.2 521.8 (p)526.0

12-month % change

 15.6 23.6 19.9 16.7 15.8 (p)15.1

Other Services(3)

 242.9 245.2 244.9 244.9 244.6 (p)243.4

12-month % change

 4.9 7.7 6.8 6.4 5.7 (p)4.5

Government(3)

 676.4 675.0 676.9 675.9 675.7 (p)675.7

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.3 (p)0.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
New York Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2022
Allentown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
Altoona Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
Erie Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
Harrisburg Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Johnstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Lancaster, PA, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Pittsburgh Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Reading Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Scranton Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
State College Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
York Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
Youngstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2022
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2022
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Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table May 2022
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release May 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Philadelphia Area Employment — February 2022 Employment News Release Apr 2022
Pittsburgh Area Employment – February 2022 Employment News Release Apr 2022
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2019-20 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2021
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania — Third Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2022
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – April 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2022
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table May 2022
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2022
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — March 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2022
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – March 2022 Average energy prices News Release Apr 2022
Women’s Earnings in Pennsylvania — 2020 Pay News Release Sep 2021
Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2020 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2022
Workplace Fatalities in Pennsylvania – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Pittsburgh Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2022
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lancaster – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Pittsburgh, PA – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Union Members in Pennsylvania — 2021 Employment News Release Feb 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Reading – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in York-Hanover – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
New York Area Employment – July 2021 Employment News Release Sep 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — March 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Minimum Wage Workers in Pennsylvania — 2017 Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary May 2022
Union Members in Maryland — 2021 Employment News Release Feb 2022
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Pennsylvania — 2021 Unemployment News Release Mar 2022
Business Employment Dynamics in Pennsylvania — Third Quarter 2021 Employment News Release May 2022