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 | 5,867,815 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 5,945,514 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.5 |
| 2006 | 6,002,745 | 1.0 | 4.6 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 6,013,406 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| 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 | 5,748,593 | 0.3 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,745,766 | 0.5 | 6.1 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 5,776,847 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 5,816,096 | 0.8 | 5.1 | -0.3 |
| May | 5,837,557 | 1.2 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 5,890,775 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 5,960,816 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 5,941,299 | 1.7 | 5.3 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 5,897,015 | 1.9 | 4.9 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 5,923,210 | 1.7 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 5,945,670 | 1.6 | 5.0 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 5,930,136 | 1.5 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 5,830,642 | 1.4 | 5.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 5,819,634 | 1.3 | 5.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 5,849,369 | 1.3 | 5.6 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 5,908,476 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| May | 5,939,783 | 1.8 | 4.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 5,977,774 | 1.5 | 5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 6,039,016 | 1.3 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 6,027,123 | 1.4 | 4.7 | -0.6 |
| Sep | 5,979,825 | 1.4 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 6,000,172 | 1.3 | 4.4 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 5,992,920 | 0.8 | 4.7 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 5,981,433 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.5 |
| 2006-Jan | 5,887,525 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 5,889,465 | 1.2 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 5,929,445 | 1.4 | 5.0 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 5,957,091 | 0.8 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| May | 5,978,199 | 0.6 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 6,041,443 | 1.1 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 6,076,317 | 0.6 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 6,064,040 | 0.6 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 6,020,932 | 0.7 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 6,061,130 | 1.0 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 6,063,769 | 1.2 | 4.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 6,063,579 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 2007-Jan | 5,946,297 | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.2 |
| Feb | 5,928,283 | 0.7 | 4.8 | -0.4 |
| Mar | 5,965,235 | 0.6 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 5,966,664 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| May | 5,994,793 | 0.3 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 6,064,724 | 0.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 6,095,113 | 0.3 | 4.6 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 6,054,584 | -0.2 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 6,027,327 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 6,035,118 | -0.4 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 6,059,887 | -0.1 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 6,022,849 | -0.7 | 4.3 | 0.4 |
| 2008-Jan | 5,968,307 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| Feb | 5,925,900 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 5,946,896 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 6,009,847 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| May | 6,064,686 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 0.9 |
| Jun | 6,113,672 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
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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