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 1,149.0 (P) 1,159.4        

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 5.1 (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 61.9 (P) 61.7        

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 99.8 (P) 99.3        

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

222.9 219.8 221.3 221.7 223.8 224.2 220.7 220.6 (P) 221.7        

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 21.2 (P) 21.1        

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 68.7 (P) 68.2        

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

152.1 152.7 153.8 156.2 157.8 159.7 160.5 160.9 (P) 158.8        

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

227.8 230.7 231.3 232.7 230.2 229.8 227.4 227.2 (P) 233.0        

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

100.2 100.5 102.7 106.8 113.2 117.1 116.0 115.6 (P) 111.7        

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 53.8 (P) 53.0        

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

126.1 128.3 128.9 129.1 127.9 126.1 116.2 114.2 (P) 125.8        

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

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

2008

1,198,884 1,186,773 1,190,448 1,195,982 1,210,629 1,228,997 1,232,295 1,233,494 (P) 1,222,949        

Employment

 

2007

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

2008

1,132,482 1,120,195 1,128,425 1,142,276 1,152,602 1,164,925 1,167,400 1,164,433 (P) 1,162,566        

Unemployment

 

2007

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

2008

66,402 66,578 62,023 53,706 58,027 64,072 64,895 69,061 (P) 60,383        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

5.1 4.9 4.4 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.6 4.4 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.4 4.3

2008

5.5 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.3 5.6 (P) 4.9        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

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