PA Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.3% in September
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for September 2015.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was 5.3 percent in September, down one-tenth of a percentage point from August. Pennsylvania's rate was two-tenths of a percentage point above the U.S. rate of 5.1 percent, which was unchanged from August. The commonwealth's rate was also 5.3 percent in September 2014 while the national rate declined by eight-tenths of a percentage point over the year.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force was down 7,000 in September to 6,409,000. Both resident employment and unemployment were down for the month.
Total nonfarm jobs were down 16,400 in September to 5,840,300. Both public and private sector jobs declined from August. Education & health services and government had the largest declines, with the educational components of each super-sector accounting for most of the overall September job loss. Leisure & hospitality (+8,000) showed the largest gain.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 38,000 (+0.7%). Construction, leisure & hospitality, and trade, transportation & utilities each added at least 10,000 jobs over the past year.
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)
| September |
August |
September 2014 |
Change from August 2015 |
Change from September 2014 |
|||
| volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
||||
| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,409 |
6,416 |
6,355 |
-7 |
-0.1% |
54 |
0.8% |
| Employment |
6,071 |
6,072 |
6,020 |
-1 |
0.0% |
51 |
0.8% |
| Unemployment |
339 |
344 |
335 |
-5 |
-1.5% |
4 |
1.2% |
| Rate |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
-0.1 |
---- |
0.0 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
156,715 |
157,065 |
155,845 |
-350 |
-0.2% |
870 |
0.6% |
| Employment |
148,800 |
149,036 |
146,607 |
-236 |
-0.2% |
2,193 |
1.5% |
| Unemployment |
7,915 |
8,029 |
9,237 |
-114 |
-1.4% |
-1,322 |
-14.3% |
| Rate |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
0.0 |
---- |
-0.8 |
---- |
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| September |
August |
September |
Change from August 2015 |
Change from September 2014 |
|||
| volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
||||
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,840.3 |
5,856.7 |
5,802.3 |
-16.4 |
-0.3% |
38.0 |
0.7% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
843.6 |
842.3 |
836.6 |
1.3 |
0.2% |
7.0 |
0.8% |
| Mining & Logging |
35.4 |
35.5 |
38.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.3% |
-2.9 |
-7.6% |
| Construction |
243.5 |
242.0 |
232.2 |
1.5 |
0.6% |
11.3 |
4.9% |
| Manufacturing |
564.7 |
564.8 |
566.1 |
-0.1 |
0.0% |
-1.4 |
-0.2% |
| Service Providing Industries |
4,996.7 |
5,014.4 |
4,965.7 |
-17.7 |
-0.4% |
31.0 |
0.6% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,123.3 |
1,128.0 |
1,112.6 |
-4.7 |
-0.4% |
10.7 |
1.0% |
| Information |
84.4 |
84.7 |
84.9 |
-0.3 |
-0.4% |
-0.5 |
-0.6% |
| Financial Activities |
321.8 |
320.1 |
316.1 |
1.7 |
0.5% |
5.7 |
1.8% |
| Professional & Business Services |
766.1 |
765.5 |
763.1 |
0.6 |
0.1% |
3.0 |
0.4% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,189.2 |
1,200.5 |
1,185.3 |
-11.3 |
-0.9% |
3.9 |
0.3% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
552.1 |
544.1 |
537.5 |
8.0 |
1.5% |
14.6 |
2.7% |
| Other Services |
253.8 |
254.3 |
254.3 |
-0.5 |
-0.2% |
-0.5 |
-0.2% |
| Government |
706.0 |
717.2 |
711.9 |
-11.2 |
-1.6% |
-5.9 |
-0.8% |
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: October 2015 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released November 20, 2015.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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