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

Total Nonfarm

 

2007

130.4 131.3 132.4 134.0 135.6 134.7 133.2 133.4 134.5 135.2 135.4 134.9 133.8

2008

131.7 132.7 132.7 135.0 135.9 135.2 133.7 133.3 (P) 134.3        

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

 

2007

4.1 3.8 4.1 4.6 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.2 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.9

2008

4.4 4.3 4.3 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 (P) 5.2        

Manufacturing

 

2007

24.6 24.6 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.3 24.3 24.4 23.9 24.0 23.9 23.9 24.3

2008

23.7 23.6 23.5 23.6 23.6 23.5 23.5 23.6 (P) 23.4        

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2007

22.3 21.7 22.0 22.2 22.8 22.8 22.4 22.3 22.3 22.5 22.8 23.0 22.4

2008

22.2 21.9 21.9 22.0 22.3 22.4 21.9 21.9 (P) 21.8        

Information

 

2007

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2

2008

2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 (P) 2.1        

Financial Activities

 

2007

6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3

2008

6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 (P) 6.2        

Professional & Business Services

 

2007

11.7 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.2 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0

2008

11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.1 (P) 11.9        

Educational & Health Services

 

2007

25.9 26.2 26.5 26.6 26.0 25.7 25.5 25.6 26.3 26.7 26.7 26.6 26.2

2008

26.5 26.8 26.9 27.1 26.5 26.3 26.2 26.2 (P) 26.8        

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2007

11.5 11.8 11.9 12.8 13.7 14.1 14.3 14.3 13.8 13.4 13.2 13.3 13.2

2008

13.0 13.0 13.1 14.0 14.8 15.1 15.3 15.2 (P) 14.4        

Other Services

 

2007

5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

2008

5.9 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 (P) 6.0        

Government

 

2007

15.9 17.0 17.1 17.0 16.8 15.4 14.4 14.6 16.5 17.1 17.3 16.9 16.3

2008

15.9 17.2 17.0 17.2 17.3 16.0 14.8 14.5 (P) 16.5        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

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

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

Labor Force

 

2007

138,806 138,065 138,620 138,172 139,434 140,341 141,413 140,708 139,543 139,385 140,343 139,887 139,560

2008

140,456 140,232 139,242 140,362 141,763 142,456 142,782 142,867 (P) 141,123        

Employment

 

2007

130,998 130,819 131,689 132,143 133,317 133,621 134,432 134,241 133,478 133,276 134,001 133,012 132,919

2008

131,807 131,493 130,932 133,040 134,260 134,563 134,888 134,575 (P) 133,823        

Unemployment

 

2007

7,808 7,246 6,931 6,029 6,117 6,720 6,981 6,467 6,065 6,109 6,342 6,875 6,641

2008

8,649 8,739 8,310 7,322 7,503 7,893 7,894 8,292 (P) 7,300        

Unemployment Rate

 

2007

5.6 5.2 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.8

2008

6.2 6.2 6.0 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.8 (P) 5.2        

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.