Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
Pennsylvania
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Total Nonfarm

 

2008

5,817.9 5,817.1 5,810.5 5,816.7 5,815.6 5,806.9 5,804.0 5,809.0 5,803.1 5,798.8 5,772.4 5,749.2

2009

5,741.5 5,708.2 (P) 5,677.7                  

Mining & Logging

 

2008

21.5 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.9 22.0 22.0 22.2 22.3 22.7 22.7 22.6

2009

22.8 23.0 (P) 23.2                  

Construction

 

2008

261.8 260.2 258.2 259.1 258.6 256.8 255.3 254.1 252.5 253.4 248.0 249.7

2009

246.8 244.6 (P) 239.4                  

Manufacturing

 

2008

655.2 654.0 652.4 650.1 649.4 647.1 645.6 644.1 642.2 637.5 632.2 621.5

2009

614.9 602.1 (P) 590.3                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2008

1,135.8 1,134.2 1,132.5 1,132.0 1,131.6 1,129.7 1,129.1 1,128.5 1,127.3 1,116.1 1,111.2 1,104.4

2009

1,109.2 1,110.4 (P) 1,103.8                  

Information

 

2008

108.0 107.6 107.2 107.8 107.5 106.4 105.6 104.9 103.9 102.1 102.1 101.7

2009

100.7 99.2 (P) 98.7                  

Financial Activities

 

2008

330.9 331.4 331.4 331.1 331.0 330.5 330.1 330.0 329.0 330.9 329.7 328.2

2009

326.5 324.3 (P) 321.4                  

Professional & Business Services

 

2008

712.5 712.0 712.3 713.1 712.5 710.7 710.7 710.2 708.2 708.9 704.3 700.3

2009

696.8 688.5 (P) 685.4                  

Educational & Health Services

 

2008

1,087.5 1,091.8 1,092.2 1,095.8 1,097.3 1,098.1 1,100.8 1,104.3 1,104.3 1,110.7 1,111.6 1,112.3

2009

1,115.9 1,112.1 (P) 1,115.3                  

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2008

503.7 504.2 503.6 504.9 506.8 503.1 505.2 504.1 504.5 505.9 502.5 501.8

2009

501.7 498.7 (P) 495.2                  

Other Services

 

2008

254.9 254.5 253.2 254.3 254.3 254.3 254.2 254.5 254.7 255.5 254.7 254.0

2009

253.1 253.9 (P) 253.7                  

Government

 

2008

746.1 745.7 745.9 746.8 744.7 748.2 745.4 752.1 754.2 755.1 753.4 752.7

2009

753.1 751.4 (P) 751.3                  

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)

Pennsylvania
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Labor Force

 

2008

(1) 6,346,038 (1) 6,349,244 (1) 6,348,351 (1) 6,370,021 (1) 6,392,041 (1) 6,390,988 (1) 6,396,148 (1) 6,412,907 (1) 6,423,074 (1) 6,435,447 (1) 6,432,891 (1) 6,441,455

2009

6,446,871 6,459,235 (P) 6,431,415                  

Employment

 

2008

(1) 6,051,144 (1) 6,045,176 (1) 6,037,341 (1) 6,052,194 (1) 6,066,008 (1) 6,055,012 (1) 6,049,339 (1) 6,058,361 (1) 6,063,027 (1) 6,060,448 (1) 6,039,929 (1) 6,029,493

2009

5,994,768 5,972,932 (P) 5,932,213                  

Unemployment

 

2008

(1) 294,894 (1) 304,068 (1) 311,010 (1) 317,827 (1) 326,033 (1) 335,976 (1) 346,809 (1) 354,546 (1) 360,047 (1) 374,999 (1) 392,962 (1) 411,962

2009

452,103 486,303 (P) 499,202                  

Unemployment Rate

 

2008

(1) 4.6 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.9 (1) 5.0 (1) 5.1 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.4 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.8 (1) 6.1 (1) 6.4

2009

7.0 7.5 (P) 7.8                  

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, model reestimation, and new seasonal factors.
(P) Preliminary