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

 

2012

127.8 129.5 129.7 131.1 132.5 131.3 130.0 130.4 131.5 131.9 132.4 130.3 130.7

2013

127.7 128.4 129.0 (P) 130.2                  

Mining, Logging, & Construction

 

2012

3.5 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.0 4.1

2013

3.5 3.5 3.6 (P) 4.1                  

Manufacturing

 

2012

22.0 22.1 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.6 22.8 22.6 22.6 22.8 22.9 22.7 22.5

2013

22.6 22.7 22.7 (P) 22.6                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

 

2012

21.6 21.3 21.5 21.8 22.0 22.1 22.1 22.2 22.2 22.6 23.4 23.4 22.2

2013

22.3 21.9 21.9 (P) 22.1                  

Information

 

2012

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

2013

1.5 1.4 1.4 (P) 1.4                  

Financial Activities

 

2012

6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2

2013

6.2 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.2                  

Professional & Business Services

 

2012

9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.3 9.1 9.7

2013

9.0 9.0 9.1 (P) 9.2                  

Educational & Health Services

 

2012

29.1 29.5 28.9 29.3 29.3 28.3 28.1 28.1 28.5 28.8 28.9 28.7 28.8

2013

28.3 28.6 28.6 (P) 28.5                  

Leisure & Hospitality

 

2012

12.2 12.2 12.6 13.1 14.1 14.7 14.9 14.9 13.9 13.0 12.7 12.6 13.4

2013

12.2 12.2 12.4 (P) 13.0                  

Other Services

 

2012

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2

2013

6.1 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.2                  

Government

 

2012

15.9 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.7 15.3 14.1 14.4 16.4 17.0 17.0 15.9 16.1

2013

16.0 16.7 16.9 (P) 16.9                  

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

 

2012

(1) 139,286 (1) 140,319 (1) 139,736 (1) 139,563 (1) 141,931 (1) 142,357 (1) 143,378 (1) 142,845 (1) 142,265 (1) 142,280 (1) 142,088 (1) 140,809 (1) 141,404

2013

141,519 139,636 138,958 (P) 139,343                  

Employment

 

2012

(1) 127,588 (1) 128,673 (1) 128,520 (1) 129,717 (1) 131,349 (1) 130,723 (1) 131,597 (1) 131,558 (1) 132,151 (1) 132,024 (1) 131,719 (1) 129,605 (1) 130,435

2013

128,435 128,121 128,126 (P) 129,357                  

Unemployment

 

2012

(1) 11,698 (1) 11,646 (1) 11,216 (1) 9,846 (1) 10,582 (1) 11,634 (1) 11,781 (1) 11,287 (1) 10,114 (1) 10,256 (1) 10,369 (1) 11,204 (1) 10,969

2013

13,084 11,515 10,832 (P) 9,986                  

Unemployment Rate

 

2012

(1) 8.4 (1) 8.3 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.1 (1) 7.5 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.2 (1) 7.9 (1) 7.1 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.3 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.8

2013

9.2 8.2 7.8 (P) 7.2                  

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(P) Preliminary

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