Pennsylvania's Employment Situation: May
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.1 percent in May, up one-tenth of a percentage point from April.
Pennsylvania's rate remained below the national rate of 9.7 percent and has been at or below the national rate for 86 of the past 89 months. The state rate was up 1.1 percentage points from May 2009, while the U.S. rate was up three-tenths of a point over the year.
Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted civilian labor force – the number of people working or looking for work – fell by 8,000 residents in May to 6,463,000. The majority of the labor force drop was a decrease in resident employment of 15,000, while unemployment rose by 7,000. The Pennsylvania labor force was up 44,000 from its May 2009 level.
Pennsylvania's seasonally adjusted total nonfarm jobs count rose by 19,500 in May to 5,625,900 – its highest level in 13 months.
Pennsylvania has added 76,200 jobs in the past three months. May job growth was boosted by federal government temporary hires for the 2010 Census. Manufacturing rose for the fourth consecutive month, up 900 jobs in May.
Fueled by Census hiring, the United States added 431,000 total nonfarm jobs in May, its best month in over 10 years.
Pennsylvania's job count was up 5,700 from May 2009. This marked the first time Pennsylvania's job count eclipsed its corresponding year-ago count since September 2008. The United States' job count was down 571,000 jobs from May 2009.
Editor's Note: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics follows.
Current Labor Force Statistics Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands) |
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Change from |
Change from |
|||||||
May |
April |
May |
April 2010 |
May 2009 |
||||
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
||
PA |
||||||||
Civilian Labor Force |
6,463 |
6,471 |
6,419 |
-8 |
-0.1% |
44 |
0.7% |
|
Employment |
5,872 |
5,887 |
5,906 |
-15 |
-0.3% |
-34 |
-0.6% |
|
Unemployment |
591 |
584 |
514 |
7 |
1.2% |
77 |
15.0% |
|
Rate |
9.1 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
0.1 |
---- |
1.1 |
---- |
|
U.S. |
||||||||
Civilian Labor Force |
154,393 |
154,715 |
154,956 |
-322 |
-0.2% |
-563 |
-0.4% |
|
Employment |
139,420 |
139,455 |
140,438 |
-35 |
0.0% |
-1,018 |
-0.7% |
|
Unemployment |
14,973 |
15,260 |
14,518 |
-287 |
-1.9% |
455 |
3.1% |
|
Rate |
9.7 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
-0.2 |
---- |
0.3 |
---- |
|
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands) |
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May |
April |
May |
Change from |
Change from |
||||
2010 |
2010 |
2009 |
April 2010 |
May 2009 |
||||
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|||||
Total Nonfarm |
5,625.9 |
5,606.4 |
5,620.2 |
19.5 |
0.3% |
5.7 |
0.1% |
|
Jobs |
||||||||
Goods Producing |
802.7 |
803.7 |
823.8 |
-1.0 |
-0.1% |
-21.1 |
-2.6% |
|
Industries |
||||||||
Mining & Logging |
23.9 |
23.9 |
21.6 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
2.3 |
10.6% |
|
Construction |
218.7 |
220.6 |
225.5 |
-1.9 |
-0.9% |
-6.8 |
-3.0% |
|
Manufacturing |
560.1 |
559.2 |
576.7 |
0.9 |
0.2% |
-16.6 |
-2.9% |
|
Service Providing |
4,823.2 |
4,802.7 |
4,796.4 |
20.5 |
0.4% |
26.8 |
0.6% |
|
Industries |
||||||||
Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,077.5 |
1,076.7 |
1,082.9 |
0.8 |
0.1% |
-5.4 |
-0.5% |
|
Information |
98.1 |
98.2 |
100.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.1% |
-1.9 |
-1.9% |
|
Financial Activities |
310.9 |
310.2 |
320.3 |
0.7 |
0.2% |
-9.4 |
-2.9% |
|
Professional & Business Services |
678.4 |
676.2 |
672.0 |
2.2 |
0.3% |
6.4 |
1.0% |
|
Education & Health Services |
1,132.0 |
1,131.0 |
1,118.4 |
1.0 |
0.1% |
13.6 |
1.2% |
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
503.7 |
502.2 |
496.5 |
1.5 |
0.3% |
7.2 |
1.5% |
|
Other Services |
248.7 |
248.6 |
250.4 |
0.1 |
0.0% |
-1.7 |
-0.7% |
|
Government |
773.9 |
759.6 |
755.9 |
14.3 |
1.9% |
18.0 |
2.4% |
|
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.paworkstats.state.pa.us
Note: June 2010 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released July 15, 2010.
Media contact: Troy Thompson, 717-787-7530
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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