Pennsylvania Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1978 | 4,938,000 | - | 6.9 | - |
| 1979 | 4,990,000 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| 1980 | 5,010,000 | 0.4 | 7.8 | 0.9 |
| 1981 | 5,026,000 | 0.3 | 8.4 | 0.5 |
| 1982 | 4,889,000 | -2.7 | 10.9 | 2.5 |
| 1983 | 4,855,000 | -0.7 | 11.8 | 0.9 |
| 1984 | 4,980,000 | 2.6 | 9.1 | -2.7 |
| 1985 | 5,084,000 | 2.1 | 8.0 | -1.1 |
| 1986 | 5,251,000 | 3.3 | 6.8 | -1.2 |
| 1987 | 5,333,000 | 1.6 | 5.7 | -1.2 |
| 1988 | 5,470,000 | 2.6 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| 1989 | 5,592,000 | 2.2 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| 1990 | 5,475,923 | -2.1 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| 1991 | 5,418,971 | -1.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
| 1992 | 5,439,531 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.6 |
| 1993 | 5,470,346 | 0.6 | 7.1 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 5,468,822 | 0.0 | 6.2 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 5,554,303 | 1.6 | 5.9 | -0.3 |
| 1996 | 5,662,126 | 1.9 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 5,775,178 | 2.0 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 5,787,593 | 0.2 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 5,809,824 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 2000 | 5,830,902 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 2001 | 5,874,153 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| 2002 | 5,869,224 | -0.1 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 5,795,701 | -1.3 | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 5,859,561 | 1.1 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 5,937,007 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 5,996,036 | 1.0 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 6,022,924 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 2008 | 6,050,623 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 1.0 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 5,440,341 | 1.7 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 5,461,790 | 2.2 | 6.4 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 5,511,981 | 2.4 | 6.1 | -0.8 |
| Apr | 5,528,209 | 2.1 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,524,082 | 1.5 | 5.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 5,598,714 | 1.0 | 6.0 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 5,652,885 | 1.6 | 6.1 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 5,624,238 | 1.2 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,557,491 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 5,607,129 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 5,589,143 | 1.4 | 5.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 5,555,635 | 0.9 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 1996-Jan | 5,416,178 | -0.4 | 6.7 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 5,472,038 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 5,540,024 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 5,578,551 | 0.9 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 5,632,529 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 5,730,032 | 2.3 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 5,793,381 | 2.5 | 5.6 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 5,783,332 | 2.8 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 5,720,564 | 2.9 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 5,768,908 | 2.9 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 5,760,012 | 3.1 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 5,749,967 | 3.5 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| 1997-Jan | 5,644,580 | 4.2 | 6.0 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 5,645,989 | 3.2 | 5.9 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 5,698,740 | 2.9 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 5,717,959 | 2.5 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| May | 5,769,094 | 2.4 | 5.2 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 5,815,831 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 5,877,815 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 5,861,690 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 5,781,795 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 5,810,879 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 5,839,211 | 1.4 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 5,838,553 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -0.5 |
| 1998-Jan | 5,697,312 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 5,696,276 | 0.9 | 5.5 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 5,727,630 | 0.5 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 5,767,851 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| May | 5,790,252 | 0.4 | 4.5 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 5,837,872 | 0.4 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 5,867,606 | -0.2 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 5,842,725 | -0.3 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 5,777,854 | -0.1 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 5,801,713 | -0.2 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 5,820,872 | -0.3 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 5,823,149 | -0.3 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 1999-Jan | 5,715,993 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 5,732,492 | 0.6 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 5,766,858 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 5,775,298 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 5,818,897 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 5,859,171 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 5,893,982 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 5,876,577 | 0.6 | 4.3 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,787,762 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 5,818,775 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 5,823,274 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 5,848,812 | 0.4 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 5,749,156 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 5,748,444 | 0.3 | 4.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 5,779,086 | 0.2 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 5,818,165 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| May | 5,805,534 | -0.2 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 5,873,950 | 0.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 5,892,293 | 0.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 5,879,621 | 0.1 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 5,824,336 | 0.6 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Oct | 5,848,400 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 5,864,786 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 5,887,047 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 5,804,326 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 5,802,493 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 5,847,421 | 1.2 | 4.9 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 5,864,037 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| May | 5,877,389 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 5,928,423 | 0.9 | 4.8 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 5,960,457 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 0.4 |
| Aug | 5,905,343 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 5,882,648 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 5,873,824 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 5,869,388 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Dec | 5,874,089 | -0.2 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| 2002-Jan | 5,754,085 | -0.9 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| Feb | 5,786,923 | -0.3 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 5,814,148 | -0.6 | 6.1 | 1.2 |
| Apr | 5,845,552 | -0.3 | 5.4 | 1.2 |
| May | 5,874,548 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 1.1 |
| Jun | 5,913,422 | -0.3 | 5.8 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 5,952,795 | -0.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Aug | 5,948,598 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| Sep | 5,917,293 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 5,902,430 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 5,868,412 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Dec | 5,852,481 | -0.4 | 5.4 | 0.5 |
| 2003-Jan | 5,730,818 | -0.4 | 6.5 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 5,717,551 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 5,741,612 | -1.2 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5,767,706 | -1.3 | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 5,767,201 | -1.8 | 5.6 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 5,824,878 | -1.5 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 5,850,042 | -1.7 | 5.9 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 5,842,555 | -1.8 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 5,786,958 | -2.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 5,825,397 | -1.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 5,850,732 | -0.3 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 5,842,965 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| 2004-Jan | 5,742,797 | 0.2 | 6.3 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,737,508 | 0.3 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 5,768,253 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5,807,384 | 0.7 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 5,832,051 | 1.1 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 5,883,389 | 1.0 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 5,951,063 | 1.7 | 5.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 5,933,126 | 1.6 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 5,889,605 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 5,914,032 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 5,934,717 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 5,920,801 | 1.3 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 5,824,256 | 1.4 | 5.8 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 5,810,661 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 5,840,267 | 1.2 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 5,899,177 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,934,005 | 1.7 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 5,970,223 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 6,029,026 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 6,018,881 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 5,972,925 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 5,990,739 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 5,981,683 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 5,972,244 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 5,881,577 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 5,880,767 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 5,921,281 | 1.4 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 5,948,601 | 0.8 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 5,973,613 | 0.7 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 6,035,415 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 6,067,794 | 0.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 6,057,812 | 0.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 6,016,299 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 6,054,513 | 1.1 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 6,056,158 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 6,058,603 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 5,944,106 | 1.1 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,924,614 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 5,964,316 | 0.7 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 5,966,058 | 0.3 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 5,998,970 | 0.4 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 6,070,687 | 0.6 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 6,103,308 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 6,065,956 | 0.1 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 6,045,193 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 6,053,943 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 6,084,506 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 6,053,429 | -0.1 | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| 2008-Jan | 5,981,881 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 5,952,855 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 5,984,207 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 6,040,664 | 1.3 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| May | 6,063,950 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 6,109,689 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 6,138,092 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 1.0 |
| Aug | 6,116,402 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 6,077,117 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 1.1 |
| Oct | 6,085,386 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 6,051,925 | -0.5 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 6,005,305 | -0.8 | 6.4 | 2.0 |
| 2009-Jan | 5,906,873 | -1.3 | 7.8 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 5,865,923 | -1.5 | 8.2 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 5,856,445 | -2.1 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 5,885,197 | -2.6 | 7.5 | 3.1 |
| May | 5,928,900 | -2.2 | 8.1 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 5,948,069 | -2.6 | 8.5 | 3.2 |
| Jul | 5,947,857 | -3.1 | 8.5 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 5,883,950 | -3.8 | 8.6 | 3.0 |
| Sep | 5,822,157 | -4.2 | 8.3 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 5,799,282 | -4.7 | 8.4 | 3.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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