Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
 Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 1,120.1 1,119.4 1,131.5 1,141.8 1,156.4 1,164.4 1,145.9 1,144.4 1,152.4 1,156.5 1,157.5 1,155.9 1,145.5

2008

 1,127.0 1,128.9 1,138.3 1,150.2 1,159.5 1,166.5 1,151.3 (P) 1,148.2          

Natural Resources & Mining

  

2007

 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8

2008

 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 (P) 5.1          

Construction

  

2007

 50.6 48.7 52.5 55.8 59.3 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.5 59.1 56.7 57.2

2008

 52.4 51.7 54.2 57.0 59.0 60.4 61.3 (P) 61.9          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 100.3 99.9 100.3 100.7 100.9 101.6 101.5 101.1 100.5 99.7 99.9 100.0 100.5

2008

 98.8 98.7 99.1 99.5 99.6 99.9 99.6 (P) 99.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 225.9 221.5 223.3 223.6 226.5 227.1 223.4 223.1 223.8 225.1 228.9 231.4 225.3

2008

 222.9 219.8 221.3 221.7 223.8 224.2 220.7 (P) 220.5          

Information

  

2007

 22.0 21.9 22.1 21.9 22.0 22.3 21.9 21.8 21.4 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.8

2008

 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.3 (P) 21.3          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 67.6 67.8 68.0 67.9 68.3 69.0 69.2 69.1 68.4 68.2 68.1 68.3 68.3

2008

 68.0 68.0 68.1 67.9 68.2 68.7 69.1 (P) 68.7          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 148.0 148.9 150.3 153.3 154.4 157.6 157.0 158.0 155.9 156.0 155.5 154.9 154.2

2008

 152.1 152.7 153.8 156.2 157.8 159.7 160.5 (P) 160.9          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 222.6 225.4 226.5 226.4 225.3 224.0 223.2 221.6 226.7 230.0 230.7 230.8 226.1

2008

 227.8 230.7 231.3 232.7 230.2 229.8 227.4 (P) 227.2          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 98.7 98.4 100.2 104.2 112.4 116.3 113.9 115.0 111.1 109.4 106.1 105.7 107.6

2008

 100.2 100.5 102.7 106.8 113.2 117.1 116.0 (P) 115.6          

Other Services

  

2007

 52.9 52.7 53.3 53.4 53.8 54.4 54.5 54.0 53.5 52.9 53.1 52.8 53.4

2008

 52.6 52.4 52.7 53.1 53.5 54.1 54.2 (P) 53.7          

Government

  

2007

 126.7 129.5 130.3 129.9 128.7 126.6 115.7 114.9 125.3 128.4 129.7 128.9 126.2

2008

 126.1 128.3 128.9 129.1 127.9 126.1 116.2 (P) 113.6          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 1,189,882 (1) 1,182,090 (1) 1,184,813 (1) 1,177,704 (1) 1,189,631 (1) 1,213,886 (1) 1,220,121 (1) 1,211,968 (1) 1,199,077 (1) 1,198,731 (1) 1,202,773 (1) 1,196,486 (1) 1,197,264

2008

 1,198,884 1,186,773 1,190,448 1,195,982 1,210,629 1,228,997 (P) 1,231,745            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 1,129,360 (1) 1,124,542 (1) 1,132,218 (1) 1,132,549 (1) 1,141,250 (1) 1,159,979 (1) 1,164,476 (1) 1,158,675 (1) 1,151,749 (1) 1,151,766 (1) 1,154,076 (1) 1,144,059 (1) 1,145,392

2008

 1,132,482 1,120,195 1,128,425 1,142,276 1,152,602 1,164,925 (P) 1,166,453            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 60,522 (1) 57,548 (1) 52,595 (1) 45,155 (1) 48,381 (1) 53,907 (1) 55,645 (1) 53,293 (1) 47,328 (1) 46,965 (1) 48,697 (1) 52,427 (1) 51,872

2008

 66,402 66,578 62,023 53,706 58,027 64,072 (P) 65,292            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 5.1 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.4 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.4 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.3

2008

 5.5 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.8 5.2 (P) 5.3            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania.