PA Unemployment Rate 5.3% in April
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for April 2016.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was up four-tenths of a percentage point from March to 5.3 percent. Pennsylvania's rate rose above that of the United States, which was unchanged at 5.0 percent. The commonwealth's rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point since April 2015 while the national rate declined by four-tenths of a percentage point over the year.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force was up 24,000 in April to 6,526,000. Resident employment declined by 3,000 while the unemployment count increased by 27,000.
Total nonfarm jobs decreased 16,900 to 5,877,700. Eight of the eleven supersectors declined, with four down by at least 3,500 jobs in April. The largest drop was in leisure & hospitality (-5,700), while the strongest gain was in education & health services (+5,600).
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 55,000 (+0.9%). All seven private service-providing supersectors added jobs from April 2015, while government and two of the three goods-producing supersectors declined. The largest increase from last year was in education & health services (+24,300), while the largest decline was in mining & logging (-9,000).
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)
| Change from |
Change from |
||||||
| April |
March |
April |
|||||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,526 |
6,502 |
6,418 |
24 |
0.4% |
108 |
1.7% |
| Employment |
6,182 |
6,185 |
6,081 |
-3 |
0.0% |
101 |
1.7% |
| Unemployment |
344 |
317 |
337 |
27 |
8.5% |
7 |
2.1% |
| Rate |
5.3 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
0.4 |
---- |
0.1 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
158,924 |
159,286 |
157,032 |
-362 |
-0.2% |
1,892 |
1.2% |
| Employment |
151,004 |
151,320 |
148,509 |
-316 |
-0.2% |
2,495 |
1.7% |
| Unemployment |
7,920 |
7,966 |
8,523 |
-46 |
-0.6% |
-603 |
-7.1% |
| Rate |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
0.0 |
---- |
-0.4 |
---- |
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| Change from |
Change from |
||||||
| April |
March |
April |
|||||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,877.7 |
5,894.6 |
5,822.7 |
-16.9 |
-0.3% |
55.0 |
0.9% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
826.5 |
828.0 |
837.9 |
-1.5 |
-0.2% |
-11.4 |
-1.4% |
| Mining & Logging |
26.7 |
27.6 |
35.7 |
-0.9 |
-3.3% |
-9.0 |
-25.2% |
| Construction |
234.6 |
234.1 |
232.8 |
0.5 |
0.2% |
1.8 |
0.8% |
| Manufacturing |
565.2 |
566.3 |
569.4 |
-1.1 |
-0.2% |
-4.2 |
-0.7% |
| Service Providing Industries |
5,051.2 |
5,066.6 |
4,984.8 |
-15.4 |
-0.3% |
66.4 |
1.3% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,134.4 |
1,137.9 |
1,119.0 |
-3.5 |
-0.3% |
15.4 |
1.4% |
| Information |
86.0 |
85.9 |
84.8 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
1.2 |
1.4% |
| Financial Activities |
318.2 |
320.5 |
316.0 |
-2.3 |
-0.7% |
2.2 |
0.7% |
| Professional & Business Services |
783.2 |
786.8 |
772.5 |
-3.6 |
-0.5% |
10.7 |
1.4% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,214.4 |
1,208.8 |
1,190.1 |
5.6 |
0.5% |
24.3 |
2.0% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
555.6 |
561.3 |
542.6 |
-5.7 |
-1.0% |
13.0 |
2.4% |
| Other Services |
257.5 |
259.8 |
255.2 |
-2.3 |
-0.9% |
2.3 |
0.9% |
| Government |
701.9 |
705.6 |
704.6 |
-3.7 |
-0.5% |
-2.7 |
-0.4% |
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.pa.gov
Note: May 2016 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released June 17, 2016.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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