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

  

2011

 1,116.1 1,118.0 1,128.3 1,142.7 1,152.5 1,160.6 1,149.9 1,147.5 1,155.9 1,170.4 1,171.1 1,169.7 1,148.6

2012

 1,132.3 1,136.4 1,146.3 1,157.5 1,163.4 1,175.1 1,166.3 (P) 1,160.2          

Mining & Logging

  

2011

 7.5 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.5

2012

 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.9 (P) 10.0          

Construction

  

2011

 42.6 42.3 45.7 49.2 52.1 53.9 54.8 55.1 54.9 55.0 53.2 48.8 50.6

2012

 44.9 44.3 43.9 46.2 48.3 51.1 52.6 (P) 51.8          

Manufacturing

  

2011

 87.6 87.7 88.1 88.4 88.7 89.3 88.6 88.3 88.3 88.2 87.8 88.1 88.3

2012

 87.4 87.6 88.5 88.9 89.3 89.8 89.4 (P) 90.4          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2011

 215.3 213.1 213.8 215.8 217.9 217.6 215.4 215.1 215.1 219.2 224.3 228.3 217.6

2012

 220.4 215.1 216.2 217.4 220.0 220.8 219.7 (P) 218.0          

Information

  

2011

 18.2 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.6 18.7 18.6 19.4 18.0 18.1 18.0 18.2 18.4

2012

 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.2 18.4 18.5 18.4 (P) 18.4          

Financial Activities

  

2011

 68.6 68.4 68.5 68.8 69.2 69.8 70.4 71.0 69.5 70.2 70.8 71.0 69.7

2012

 69.9 70.0 71.5 71.0 71.2 73.5 73.8 (P) 73.1          

Professional & Business Services

  

2011

 159.7 160.0 161.1 164.0 165.4 166.2 167.5 167.7 165.0 166.1 165.1 166.8 164.6

2012

 162.9 164.7 165.0 167.1 168.7 169.9 171.3 (P) 171.3          

Educational & Health Services

  

2011

 238.2 240.0 240.6 240.9 238.8 239.4 238.9 238.9 248.7 253.2 253.9 252.9 243.7

2012

 246.5 249.1 250.1 250.3 242.9 242.2 240.9 (P) 238.9          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2011

 101.5 100.8 103.4 108.4 114.1 117.8 118.7 116.9 113.6 113.0 108.6 107.2 110.3

2012

 100.3 101.7 106.0 110.6 117.0 122.8 122.9 (P) 122.6          

Other Services

  

2011

 50.3 50.5 50.9 51.1 51.6 52.4 52.7 52.5 51.6 52.1 52.4 52.2 51.7

2012

 51.4 51.0 52.0 52.1 52.4 54.0 53.9 (P) 53.7          

Government

  

2011

 126.6 129.3 130.0 129.5 127.8 126.9 115.6 113.8 122.4 126.4 128.0 127.2 125.3

2012

 121.6 125.8 126.0 126.3 125.7 122.8 113.5 (P) 112.0          

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

  

2011

 (1) 1,223,299 (1) 1,213,013 (1) 1,212,926 (1) 1,212,042 (1) 1,226,948 (1) 1,242,747 (1) 1,250,045 (1) 1,250,513 (1) 1,235,315 (1) 1,241,234 (1) 1,238,450 (1) 1,236,522 (1) 1,231,921

2012

 1,222,264 1,221,677 1,230,300 1,229,690 1,241,802 1,267,050 1,280,585 (P) 1,270,221          

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 1,124,410 (1) 1,115,687 (1) 1,120,068 (1) 1,128,814 (1) 1,139,174 (1) 1,148,649 (1) 1,155,291 (1) 1,156,654 (1) 1,152,153 (1) 1,159,667 (1) 1,157,672 (1) 1,154,957 (1) 1,142,766

2012

 1,128,123 1,128,969 1,142,592 1,151,922 1,159,347 1,174,237 1,183,215 (P) 1,174,546          

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 98,889 (1) 97,326 (1) 92,858 (1) 83,228 (1) 87,774 (1) 94,098 (1) 94,754 (1) 93,859 (1) 83,162 (1) 81,567 (1) 80,778 (1) 81,565 (1) 89,155

2012

 94,141 92,708 87,708 77,768 82,455 92,813 97,370 (P) 95,675          

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 8.1 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.7 (1) 6.9 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.5 (1) 6.7 (1) 6.6 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.6 (1) 7.2

2012

 7.7 7.6 7.1 6.3 6.6 7.3 7.6 (P) 7.5          

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(P) Preliminary

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