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Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2022 |
5,801.0 | 5,867.2 | 5,915.7 | 5,976.3 | 6,001.7 | 5,988.6 | 5,984.8 | 5,979.4 | 6,036.2 | 6,084.6 | 6,105.5 | 6,107.8 | 5,987.4 |
2023 |
5,988.7 | 6,032.5 | 6,061.3 | (p)6,118.0 | |||||||||
Mining & Logging |
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2022 |
21.3 | 21.4 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 23.0 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
2023 |
22.8 | 22.8 | 22.7 | (p)23.0 | |||||||||
Construction |
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2022 |
238.8 | 239.1 | 247.5 | 259.9 | 264.1 | 268.3 | 270.1 | 269.2 | 267.1 | 263.7 | 262.2 | 255.5 | 258.8 |
2023 |
248.4 | 246.9 | 251.1 | (p)262.8 | |||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2022 |
551.1 | 556.4 | 560.0 | 562.0 | 563.2 | 567.3 | 569.8 | 568.2 | 565.3 | 567.1 | 567.1 | 569.1 | 563.9 |
2023 |
562.9 | 563.9 | 565.4 | (p)568.2 | |||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2022 |
1,133.2 | 1,132.5 | 1,133.2 | 1,134.6 | 1,136.8 | 1,134.0 | 1,133.3 | 1,131.8 | 1,135.8 | 1,154.2 | 1,173.7 | 1,191.8 | 1,143.7 |
2023 |
1,159.8 | 1,151.9 | 1,149.7 | (p)1,148.4 | |||||||||
Information |
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2022 |
90.3 | 90.6 | 91.1 | 92.0 | 92.1 | 93.6 | 95.0 | 95.2 | 94.3 | 94.0 | 94.3 | 95.5 | 93.2 |
2023 |
95.4 | 95.1 | 95.7 | (p)95.0 | |||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2022 |
328.7 | 329.7 | 331.0 | 331.5 | 332.6 | 336.1 | 338.1 | 338.0 | 335.6 | 336.6 | 337.6 | 338.3 | 334.5 |
2023 |
336.4 | 337.6 | 338.4 | (p)338.3 | |||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2022 |
813.7 | 822.9 | 831.7 | 842.7 | 845.6 | 846.2 | 846.2 | 844.4 | 849.1 | 857.3 | 859.3 | 855.2 | 842.9 |
2023 |
840.0 | 846.1 | 847.5 | (p)863.5 | |||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2022 |
1,224.9 | 1,254.0 | 1,260.0 | 1,268.1 | 1,262.8 | 1,229.8 | 1,235.2 | 1,238.5 | 1,276.6 | 1,300.4 | 1,303.2 | 1,298.7 | 1,262.7 |
2023 |
1,279.0 | 1,302.9 | 1,311.2 | (p)1,316.4 | |||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2022 |
485.3 | 491.9 | 507.1 | 527.6 | 549.2 | 568.1 | 578.5 | 576.7 | 550.8 | 545.2 | 534.3 | 532.7 | 537.3 |
2023 |
515.2 | 521.8 | 532.4 | (p)553.2 | |||||||||
Other Services |
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2022 |
241.7 | 243.2 | 245.5 | 247.5 | 249.3 | 253.1 | 255.0 | 254.0 | 251.4 | 250.2 | 252.0 | 253.7 | 249.7 |
2023 |
249.8 | 250.6 | 252.0 | (p)251.8 | |||||||||
Government |
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2022 |
672.0 | 685.5 | 687.0 | 688.4 | 683.7 | 669.7 | 640.9 | 640.6 | 687.2 | 692.6 | 698.6 | 694.6 | 678.4 |
2023 |
679.0 | 692.9 | 695.2 | (p)697.4 | |||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2022 |
(r)6,408,694 | (r)6,421,513 | (r)6,455,943 | (r)6,433,960 | (r)6,504,345 | (r)6,518,537 | (r)6,543,436 | (r)6,540,760 | (r)6,498,568 | (r)6,516,459 | (r)6,454,677 | (r)6,452,027 | (r)6,479,077 |
2023 |
6,481,742 | 6,477,774 | 6,468,895 | (p)6,446,664 | |||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(r)6,093,685 | (r)6,121,517 | (r)6,176,130 | (r)6,179,788 | (r)6,238,060 | (r)6,209,904 | (r)6,221,944 | (r)6,203,715 | (r)6,245,509 | (r)6,261,099 | (r)6,200,854 | (r)6,204,409 | (r)6,196,385 |
2023 |
6,188,491 | 6,177,567 | 6,226,297 | (p)6,242,414 | |||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(r)315,009 | (r)299,996 | (r)279,813 | (r)254,172 | (r)266,285 | (r)308,633 | (r)321,492 | (r)337,045 | (r)253,059 | (r)255,360 | (r)253,823 | (r)247,618 | (r)282,692 |
2023 |
293,251 | 300,207 | 242,598 | (p)204,250 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(r)4.9 | (r)4.7 | (r)4.3 | (r)4.0 | (r)4.1 | (r)4.7 | (r)4.9 | (r)5.2 | (r)3.9 | (r)3.9 | (r)3.9 | (r)3.8 | (r)4.4 |
2023 |
4.5 | 4.6 | 3.8 | (p)3.2 | |||||||||