PA Unemployment Rate at 5.6% in June
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 22, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for June 2016.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from May to 5.6 percent. Pennsylvania's rate remained above that of the United States, which was up two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.9 percent. The commonwealth's rate was up one-half of a percentage point since June 2015 while the national rate declined by four-tenths of a percentage point over the year.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force was down 4,000 from May's record high level to 6,537,000. Resident employment declined by 7,000 while the unemployment count increased by 3,000.
Total nonfarm jobs rose 20,000 to 5,893,400 in June. Nine of the 11 supersectors added jobs from May. The largest gain was in information (+5,200) following the end of the strike at Verizon. The only two supersectors to decline were mining & logging and trade, transportation & utilities.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 62,700 (+1.1%). Seven of the eleven supersectors added jobs from last June, and of the four that declined, only one was down by more than 400. The largest increase from last year was in education & health services (+25,900), while the largest decline was in mining & logging (-9,300).
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 May 2016 |
Change from June 2015 |
||||||
| June |
May |
June |
|||||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,537 |
6,541 |
6,421 |
-4 |
-0.1% |
116 |
1.8% |
| Employment |
6,173 |
6,180 |
6,093 |
-7 |
-0.1% |
80 |
1.3% |
| Unemployment |
364 |
361 |
327 |
3 |
0.8% |
37 |
11.3% |
| Rate |
5.6 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
0.1 |
---- |
0.5 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
158,880 |
158,466 |
156,984 |
414 |
0.3% |
1,896 |
1.2% |
| Employment |
151,097 |
151,030 |
148,722 |
67 |
0.0% |
2,375 |
1.6% |
| Unemployment |
7,783 |
7,436 |
8,262 |
347 |
4.7% |
-479 |
-5.8% |
| Rate |
4.9 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
0.2 |
---- |
-0.4 |
---- |
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| Change from May 2016 |
Change from June 2015 |
||||||
| June |
May |
June |
|||||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,893.4 |
5,873.4 |
5,830.7 |
20.0 |
0.3% |
62.7 |
1.1% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
828.7 |
824.1 |
838.5 |
4.6 |
0.6% |
-9.8 |
-1.2% |
| Mining & Logging |
25.1 |
25.7 |
34.4 |
-0.6 |
-2.3% |
-9.3 |
-27.0% |
| Construction |
235.5 |
232.1 |
235.6 |
3.4 |
1.5% |
-0.1 |
0.0% |
| Manufacturing |
568.1 |
566.3 |
568.5 |
1.8 |
0.3% |
-0.4 |
-0.1% |
| Service Providing Industries |
5,064.7 |
5,049.3 |
4,992.2 |
15.4 |
0.3% |
72.5 |
1.5% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,132.8 |
1,133.4 |
1,123.9 |
-0.6 |
-0.1% |
8.9 |
0.8% |
| Information |
88.4 |
83.2 |
85.2 |
5.2 |
6.3% |
3.2 |
3.8% |
| Financial Activities |
316.7 |
316.4 |
316.8 |
0.3 |
0.1% |
-0.1 |
0.0% |
| Professional & Business Services |
787.7 |
787.5 |
773.9 |
0.2 |
0.0% |
13.8 |
1.8% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,215.9 |
1,214.6 |
1,190.0 |
1.3 |
0.1% |
25.9 |
2.2% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
556.8 |
554.4 |
544.5 |
2.4 |
0.4% |
12.3 |
2.3% |
| Other Services |
260.1 |
255.1 |
255.8 |
5.0 |
2.0% |
4.3 |
1.7% |
| Government |
706.3 |
704.7 |
702.1 |
1.6 |
0.2% |
4.2 |
0.6% |
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: July 2016 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released August 19, 2016.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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