PA Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.7% in September
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for September 2014.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate declined by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.7 percent in September. The commonwealth's rate was two-tenths of a percentage point below the U.S. rate of 5.9 percent. Since September 2013, the state rate was down by 1.6 percentage points while the national rate declined by 1.3.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force – the number of people working or looking for work – was essentially unchanged in September. Employment rose by 11,000 persons while unemployment was down 8,000.
Total nonfarm jobs decreased by 9,600 in September to 5,782,600. This was the third consecutive monthly decline and was due to drops in both the private and public sectors. The largest movement in September was a decline of 6,700 trade, transportation & utilities jobs.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 35,400 (+0.6%). The growth was almost entirely within private industries, with the largest gains in trade, transportation & utilities, education & health services, and professional & business services.
Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.
Media Contact: Sara Goulet, L&I, 717-787-7530
Editor's Note: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics follows.
Current Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| September |
August 2014 |
September 2013 |
Change from volume percent |
Change from September 2013 volume percent |
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| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,347 |
6,344 |
6,440 |
3 |
0.0% |
-93 |
-1.4% |
| Employment |
5,987 |
5,976 |
5,971 |
11 |
0.2% |
16 |
0.3% |
| Unemployment |
360 |
368 |
469 |
-8 |
-2.2% |
-109 |
-23.2% |
| Rate |
5.7 |
5.8 |
7.3 |
-0.1 |
---- |
-1.6 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
155,862 |
155,959 |
155,473 |
-97 |
-0.1% |
389 |
0.3% |
| Employment |
146,600 |
146,368 |
144,270 |
232 |
0.2% |
2,330 |
1.6% |
| Unemployment |
9,262 |
9,591 |
11,203 |
-329 |
-3.4% |
-1,941 |
-17.3% |
| Rate |
5.9 |
6.1 |
7.2 |
-0.2 |
---- |
-1.3 |
---- |
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| September 2014 |
August 2014 |
September 2013 |
Change from volume percent |
Change from |
|||
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,782.6 |
5,792.2 |
5,747.2 |
-9.6 |
-0.2% |
35.4 |
0.6% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
830.9 |
832.8 |
824.8 |
-1.9 |
-0.2% |
6.1 |
0.7% |
| Mining & Logging |
38.5 |
38.1 |
36.0 |
0.4 |
1.0% |
2.5 |
6.9% |
| Construction |
232.4 |
237.4 |
226.7 |
-5.0 |
-2.1% |
5.7 |
2.5% |
| Manufacturing |
560.0 |
557.3 |
562.1 |
2.7 |
0.5% |
-2.1 |
-0.4% |
| Service Providing Industries |
4,951.7 |
4,959.4 |
4,922.4 |
-7.7 |
-0.2% |
29.3 |
0.6% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,111.9 |
1,118.6 |
1,103.2 |
-6.7 |
-0.6% |
8.7 |
0.8% |
| Information |
84.2 |
85.2 |
87.4 |
-1.0 |
-1.2% |
-3.2 |
-3.7% |
| Financial Activities |
314.8 |
316.7 |
312.5 |
-1.9 |
-0.6% |
2.3 |
0.7% |
| Professional & Business Services |
759.4 |
757.5 |
751.9 |
1.9 |
0.3% |
7.5 |
1.0% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,169.6 |
1,166.7 |
1,161.0 |
2.9 |
0.2% |
8.6 |
0.7% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
534.5 |
538.3 |
535.0 |
-3.8 |
-0.7% |
-0.5 |
-0.1% |
| Other Services |
258.2 |
254.7 |
252.5 |
3.5 |
1.4% |
5.7 |
2.3% |
| Government |
719.1 |
721.7 |
718.9 |
-2.6 |
-0.4% |
0.2 |
0.0% |
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 2014 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released November 21, 2014.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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