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

 

2011

126.2 127.1 127.8 130.3 131.6 130.8 130.2 130.6 131.4 132.8 133.1 132.6 130.4

2012

127.8 129.1 130.8 132.6 135.3 135.9 135.4 (P) 133.5          

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2011

3.3 3.3 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0

2012

3.8 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 (P) 4.5          

Manufacturing

 

2011

20.4 20.5 20.7 21.1 21.3 21.5 21.6 21.8 21.7 21.8 21.8 21.7 21.3

2012

21.6 21.5 21.7 21.8 21.9 22.1 22.1 (P) 22.1          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2011

21.1 20.6 20.8 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.3 21.3 21.1 21.4 22.0 22.5 21.3

2012

21.1 20.7 21.1 21.3 21.8 22.2 21.7 (P) 21.3          

Information

 

2011

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

2012

1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (P) 1.5          

Financial Activities

 

2011

6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1

2012

6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 (P) 6.4          

Professional & Business Services

 

2011

10.5 10.3 10.5 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7

2012

10.2 10.4 10.6 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.3 (P) 10.8          

Educational & Health Services

 

2011

28.8 29.2 28.9 29.2 29.1 28.4 28.4 28.3 29.0 29.5 29.7 29.6 29.0

2012

28.7 29.2 29.4 29.7 29.8 29.3 29.5 (P) 29.1          

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2011

11.9 12.0 12.3 13.0 13.9 14.3 14.6 14.6 13.8 13.5 13.0 12.9 13.3

2012

12.4 12.4 13.0 13.6 15.0 15.9 16.5 (P) 16.2          

Other Services

 

2011

5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1

2012

6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 (P) 6.3          

Government

 

2011

16.8 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.4 16.3 15.3 15.5 17.2 17.8 17.7 17.3 17.0

2012

16.6 17.7 17.5 17.4 17.4 16.6 15.3 (P) 15.3          

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

 

2011

(1) 139,194 (1) 138,920 (1) 138,557 (1) 139,433 (1) 140,364 (1) 140,268 (1) 141,803 (1) 142,245 (1) 140,850 (1) 140,554 (1) 140,597 (1) 140,323 (1) 140,259

2012

138,039 139,002 140,293 140,384 143,972 146,058 148,417 (P) 145,646          

Employment

 

2011

(1) 126,599 (1) 126,502 (1) 126,460 (1) 128,563 (1) 129,252 (1) 128,514 (1) 130,057 (1) 130,684 (1) 130,514 (1) 130,362 (1) 130,447 (1) 129,825 (1) 128,982

2012

126,197 127,483 129,363 130,841 133,945 134,718 136,763 (P) 134,517          

Unemployment

 

2011

(1) 12,595 (1) 12,418 (1) 12,097 (1) 10,870 (1) 11,112 (1) 11,754 (1) 11,746 (1) 11,561 (1) 10,336 (1) 10,192 (1) 10,150 (1) 10,498 (1) 11,277

2012

11,842 11,519 10,930 9,543 10,027 11,340 11,654 (P) 11,129          

Unemployment Rate

 

2011

(1) 9.0 (1) 8.9 (1) 8.7 (1) 7.8 (1) 7.9 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.3 (1) 8.1 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.5 (1) 8.0

2012

8.6 8.3 7.8 6.8 7.0 7.8 7.9 (P) 7.6          

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

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