Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	119.1	120.8	122.0	123.5	124.1	123.8	123.1	122.4	123.8	124.6	124.8	124.5	123.0
2023	123.2	123.5	124.1	(p)124.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	3.7	3.7	3.9	4.3	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.3	4.3
2023	4.2	4.1	4.1	(p)4.3
Manufacturing
2022	18.2	18.4	18.6	18.6	18.6	18.8	19.0	19.0	18.9	18.9	18.9	19.0	18.7
2023	19.0	19.0	19.0	(p)18.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	20.0	19.9	20.0	20.0	20.3	20.3	20.3	20.2	20.1	20.4	20.8	21.1	20.3
2023	20.6	20.3	20.3	(p)20.3
Information
2022	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
2023	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
Financial Activities
2022	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.8	7.0	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	6.9
2023	6.9	7.0	6.9	(p)6.9
Professional & Business Services
2022	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.8	9.9	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.7	9.8	9.7	9.6	9.6
2023	9.5	9.5	9.5	(p)9.7
Educational & Health Services
2022	27.6	28.4	28.6	28.6	28.4	27.5	27.3	27.3	28.5	29.0	29.0	28.8	28.3
2023	28.7	29.0	29.2	(p)29.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	12.1	12.3	12.6	13.2	14.0	14.7	14.7	14.6	13.6	13.4	13.1	13.0	13.4
2023	12.9	12.8	13.1	(p)13.6
Other Services
2022	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.6
2023	5.7	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
Government
2022	14.7	15.2	15.4	15.5	14.9	14.4	13.6	13.4	14.8	15.0	15.0	14.9	14.7
2023	14.6	15.0	15.2	(p)15.1
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
2022	(1)124,991	(1)125,414	(1)126,184	(1)125,805	(1)126,901	(1)127,182	(1)127,083	(1)126,664	(1)125,861	(1)126,058	(1)124,860	(1)124,734	(1)125,979
2023	126,439	126,064	125,615	(p)124,172
Employment
2022	(1)117,640	(1)118,409	(1)119,615	(1)120,055	(1)121,212	(1)120,487	(1)120,288	(1)119,576	(1)120,548	(1)120,692	(1)119,219	(1)119,073	(1)119,735
2023	119,574	119,093	119,942	(p)119,825
Unemployment
2022	(1)7,351	(1)7,005	(1)6,569	(1)5,750	(1)5,689	(1)6,695	(1)6,795	(1)7,088	(1)5,313	(1)5,366	(1)5,641	(1)5,661	(1)6,244
2023	6,865	6,971	5,673	(p)4,347
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)5.9	(1)5.6	(1)5.2	(1)4.6	(1)4.5	(1)5.3	(1)5.3	(1)5.6	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)4.5	(1)4.5	(1)5.0
2023	5.4	5.5	4.5	(p)3.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.