PA Unemployment Rate at 5.7% in August
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for August 2016.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from July to 5.7 percent. Pennsylvania's rate remained above that of the United States, which remained at 4.9 percent for the third month in a row.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force was down 7,000 from July to 6,515,000. Resident employment declined by 10,000 while the unemployment count increased by 3,000.
Total nonfarm jobs declined 900 to 5,899,500 in August. July's nonfarm jobs count, meanwhile, was revised upward by 9,300 jobs, pushing July's total jobs figure above 5.9 million for the first time ever. Six of the 11 supersectors added jobs in August. The largest movement was a gain of 4,000 government jobs. The largest drop was 3,700 from trade, transportation & utilities. Education & health services, up 2,100, reached a new record high in August.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 55,800 (+1.0%). Eight of the 11 supersectors added jobs from August 2015. The largest increase from last year was in education & health services (+27,900), while the largest decline was in mining & logging (-8,400).
Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.
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Editor's Note: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics follows.
Current Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| August |
July |
August |
Change from July 2016 |
Change from |
|||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,515 |
6,522 |
6,426 |
-7 |
-0.1% |
89 |
1.4% |
| Employment |
6,145 |
6,155 |
6,109 |
-10 |
-0.2% |
36 |
0.6% |
| Unemployment |
370 |
367 |
317 |
3 |
0.8% |
53 |
16.7% |
| Rate |
5.7 |
5.6 |
4.9 |
0.1 |
---- |
0.8 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
159,463 |
159,287 |
157,061 |
176 |
0.1% |
2,402 |
1.5% |
| Employment |
151,614 |
151,517 |
149,043 |
97 |
0.1% |
2,571 |
1.7% |
| Unemployment |
7,849 |
7,770 |
8,018 |
79 |
1.0% |
-169 |
-2.1% |
| Rate |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
---- |
-0.2 |
---- |
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| August |
July |
August |
Change from July 2016 |
Change from August 2015 |
|||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,899.5 |
5,900.4 |
5,843.7 |
-0.9 |
0.0% |
55.8 |
1.0% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
826.9 |
831.9 |
836.6 |
-5.0 |
-0.6% |
-9.7 |
-1.2% |
| Mining & Logging |
24.2 |
24.3 |
32.6 |
-0.1 |
-0.4% |
-8.4 |
-25.8% |
| Construction |
237.2 |
239.2 |
236.6 |
-2.0 |
-0.8% |
0.6 |
0.3% |
| Manufacturing |
565.5 |
568.4 |
567.4 |
-2.9 |
-0.5% |
-1.9 |
-0.3% |
| Service Providing Industries |
5,072.6 |
5,068.5 |
5,007.1 |
4.1 |
0.1% |
65.5 |
1.3% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,133.5 |
1,137.2 |
1,126.8 |
-3.7 |
-0.3% |
6.7 |
0.6% |
| Information |
86.6 |
86.9 |
85.2 |
-0.3 |
-0.3% |
1.4 |
1.6% |
| Financial Activities |
315.4 |
315.1 |
317.4 |
0.3 |
0.1% |
-2.0 |
-0.6% |
| Professional & Business Services |
782.5 |
781.8 |
774.5 |
0.7 |
0.1% |
8.0 |
1.0% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,219.9 |
1,217.8 |
1,192.0 |
2.1 |
0.2% |
27.9 |
2.3% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
556.8 |
556.7 |
546.3 |
0.1 |
0.0% |
10.5 |
1.9% |
| Other Services |
259.3 |
258.4 |
256.1 |
0.9 |
0.3% |
3.2 |
1.2% |
| Government |
718.6 |
714.6 |
708.8 |
4.0 |
0.6% |
9.8 |
1.4% |
For a more detailed breakdown of seasonally adjusted jobs data at the sector level, please contact the Center for Workforce Information & Analysis at 1-877-4WF-DATA, or visit www.workstats.dli.pa.gov
Note: September 2016 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released October 21, 2016.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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