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
2023	121.7	123.1	123.7	124.8	125.9	126.0	124.1	123.8	126.3	126.6	126.9	126.0	124.9
2024	124.1	124.8	(p)125.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.3	4.5	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.2	4.4
2024	4.0	4.0	(p)4.1
Manufacturing
2023	19.0	19.0	19.0	18.9	18.9	19.1	18.0	17.8	19.3	19.4	19.4	19.6	19.0
2024	19.6	19.3	(p)19.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	20.1	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.2	20.3	20.2	20.1	20.2	20.3	20.7	20.9	20.3
2024	20.1	20.0	(p)19.8
Information
2023	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
2024	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
Financial Activities
2023	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0
2024	7.0	7.0	(p)7.0
Professional & Business Services
2023	9.1	9.2	9.1	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	8.9	9.2
2024	8.7	8.7	(p)8.8
Educational & Health Services
2023	28.6	29.3	29.6	29.6	29.4	28.8	28.7	28.7	29.8	30.1	30.3	30.1	29.4
2024	29.9	30.6	(p)30.8
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	12.3	12.5	12.7	13.4	14.1	14.8	15.0	14.8	14.0	13.6	13.2	13.0	13.6
2024	12.7	12.9	(p)13.2
Other Services
2023	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.9
2024	5.9	5.9	(p)5.9
Government
2023	14.9	15.3	15.4	15.3	15.2	14.5	13.9	14.2	15.3	15.5	15.7	15.3	15.0
2024	15.1	15.3	(p)15.4
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
2023	(1)124,793	(1)125,703	(1)125,714	(1)125,152	(1)126,294	(1)127,297	(1)128,701	(1)128,967	(1)126,690	(1)126,696	(1)126,575	(1)125,376	(1)126,496
2024	126,662	(p)128,165
Employment
2023	(1)118,759	(1)119,533	(1)120,433	(1)121,177	(1)122,099	(1)122,463	(1)122,968	(1)122,574	(1)122,871	(1)122,699	(1)122,712	(1)121,310	(1)121,633
2024	121,618	(p)122,919
Unemployment
2023	(1)6,034	(1)6,170	(1)5,281	(1)3,975	(1)4,195	(1)4,834	(1)5,733	(1)6,393	(1)3,819	(1)3,997	(1)3,863	(1)4,066	(1)4,863
2024	5,044	(p)5,246
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)4.8	(1)4.9	(1)4.2	(1)3.2	(1)3.3	(1)3.8	(1)4.5	(1)5.0	(1)3.0	(1)3.2	(1)3.1	(1)3.2	(1)3.8
2024	4.0	(p)4.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Erie, Pa. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Erie County in Pennsylvania.