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Pennsylvania



News Releases:
Oct
23
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23

Households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $86,509 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
22
Pennsylvania Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2024

Pennsylvania had 290,000 job openings in August 2024, compared to 285,000 openings in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:
Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data
Apr
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May
2024
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Aug
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Sept
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

6,595.8 6,605.4 6,602.5 6,602.5 6,580.4 (p)6,555.8

Employment(1)

6,373.1 6,382.2 6,379.5 6,378.5 6,357.5 (p)6,334.0

Unemployment(1)

222.7 223.2 223.0 224.0 223.0 (p)221.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

6,147.9 6,168.3 6,178.8 6,192.0 6,198.2 (p)6,205.0

12-month % change

1.3 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 (p)1.7

Mining and Logging(3)

23.5 23.4 23.0 23.2 23.2 (p)23.1

12-month % change

1.3 1.3 0.0 2.2 2.7 (p)2.7

Construction(3)

257.2 257.1 258.3 258.9 258.2 (p)257.1

12-month % change

-0.7 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 -0.7 (p)-1.1

Manufacturing(3)

566.3 566.9 567.0 567.4 566.8 (p)566.3

12-month % change

-0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 (p)-0.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

1,142.1 1,141.2 1,141.1 1,145.5 1,143.4 (p)1,140.0

12-month % change

-0.1 -0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.0 (p)-0.5

Information(3)

93.5 93.5 91.2 91.8 92.7 (p)91.7

12-month % change

-0.5 -0.5 -2.3 -0.8 0.7 (p)-0.1

Financial Activities(3)

342.4 343.1 344.0 343.5 343.2 (p)343.2

12-month % change

0.9 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 (p)1.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

832.9 835.6 838.9 836.5 838.8 (p)840.9

12-month % change

-1.1 -0.9 -0.3 -0.5 -0.2 (p)-0.1

Education & Health Services(3)

1,357.8 1,364.0 1,370.5 1,376.0 1,380.2 (p)1,383.5

12-month % change

4.4 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 (p)4.5

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

573.8 584.6 590.3 586.6 588.2 (p)594.3

12-month % change

2.8 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.8 (p)5.4

Other Services(3)

261.2 262.0 263.2 262.5 263.3 (p)264.5

12-month % change

1.8 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.2 (p)2.7

Government(3)

697.2 696.9 691.3 700.1 700.2 (p)700.4

12-month % change

1.9 2.6 1.1 1.8 0.7 (p)1.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

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Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
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Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
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Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Nov 2024
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