Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area, not seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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Total nonfarm
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 131,240 131,210 (P) 132,071 (P) 132,967 (P) 1,727 (P) 1.3

Mining and logging
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 756 820 (P) 822 (P) 827 (P) 71 (P) 9.4

Construction
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 5,356 5,133 (P) 5,223 (P) 5,394 (P) 38 (P) 0.7

Manufacturing
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 11,643 11,773 (P) 11,844 (P) 11,879 (P) 236 (P) 2.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 24,782 24,837 (P) 24,928 (P) 25,048 (P) 266 (P) 1.1

Information
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 2,669 2,635 (P) 2,625 (P) 2,625 (P) -44 (P) -1.6

Financial activities
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 7,648 7,653 (P) 7,682 (P) 7,691 (P) 43 (P) 0.6

Professional and business services
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 17,236 17,483 (P) 17,602 (P) 17,818 (P) 582 (P) 3.4

Education and health services
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 19,974 20,304 (P) 20,375 (P) 20,411 (P) 437 (P) 2.2

Leisure and hospitality
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 13,224 12,943 (P) 13,230 (P) 13,515 (P) 291 (P) 2.2

Other services
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 5,331 5,306 (P) 5,336 (P) 5,355 (P) 24 (P) 0.5

Government
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 22,621 22,323 (P) 22,404 (P) 22,404 (P) -217 (P) -1.0
 

Pittsburgh, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area

  

Total Nonfarm
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 1,142.7 1,136.4 1,146.3 (P) 1,157.1 (P) 14.4 (P) 1.3

Mining and logging
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 8.2 9.1 9.1 (P) 9.4 (P) 1.2 (P) 14.6

Construction
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 49.2 44.3 43.9 (P) 46.3 (P) -2.9 (P) -5.9

Manufacturing
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 88.4 87.6 88.5 (P) 88.4 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
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 215.8 215.1 216.2 (P) 218.1 (P) 2.3 (P) 1.1

Information
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 18.4 18.0 18.0 (P) 18.2 (P) -0.2 (P) -1.1

Financial Activities
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 68.8 70.0 71.5 (P) 71.1 (P) 2.3 (P) 3.3

Professional & Business Services
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 164.0 164.7 165.0 (P) 167.2 (P) 3.2 (P) 2.0

Educational & Health Services
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 240.9 249.1 250.1 (P) 249.6 (P) 8.7 (P) 3.6

Leisure & Hospitality
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 108.4 101.7 106.0 (P) 110.6 (P) 2.2 (P) 2.0

Other Services
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 51.1 51.0 52.0 (P) 52.1 (P) 1.0 (P) 2.0

Government
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 129.5 125.8 126.0 (P) 126.1 (P) -3.4 (P) -2.6

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Last Modified Date: May 18, 2012