Pennsylvania Jobs Up in October; Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.1%
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania added 7,500 jobs in October, bringing the state's jobs count to a total of 5,752,200, the highest level since November 2008.
In addition, the number of jobs added to the Pennsylvania economy in the private sector since January 2011 increased to 105,700.
The October job growth was concentrated in service-providing industries, which increased by 7,100 to a record high of 4,929,800. Service-providing industries include businesses such as retail stores, banks, hospitals and restaurants. The largest increase in October was a gain of 4,000 education and health services jobs, followed closely by a 3,700 increase in trade, transportation and utilities.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in October, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the September rate of 8.2 percent.
The state's labor force, which includes people with jobs and those actively looking for work, was up 31,000 in October, to a record high level of 6,536,000. This was the second largest single-month increase on record, signaling renewed confidence in the Pennsylvania economy.
NOTE: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.
Media contact: Sara Goulet, 717-787-7530
Editor's Note: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics follows.
| Current Labor Force Statistics |
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| Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands) |
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| Change from |
Change from |
||||||
| October |
September |
October |
September 2012 |
October 2011 |
|||
| 2012(p) |
2012 |
2011 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,536 |
6,505 |
6,380 |
31 |
0.5% |
156 |
2.4% |
| Employment |
6,009 |
5,975 |
5,877 |
34 |
0.6% |
132 |
2.2% |
| Unemployment |
528 |
530 |
503 |
-2 |
-0.4% |
25 |
5.0% |
| Rate |
8.1 |
8.2 |
7.9 |
-0.1 |
---- |
0.2 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
155,641 |
155,063 |
154,057 |
578 |
0.4% |
1,584 |
1.0% |
| Employment |
143,384 |
142,974 |
140,297 |
410 |
0.3% |
3,087 |
2.2% |
| Unemployment |
12,258 |
12,088 |
13,759 |
170 |
1.4% |
-1,501 |
-10.9% |
| Rate |
7.9 |
7.8 |
8.9 |
0.1 |
---- |
-1.0 |
---- |
| Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment |
|||||||
| Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands) |
|||||||
| Change from |
Change from |
||||||
| October |
September |
October |
September 2012 |
October 2011 |
|||
| 2012 (p) |
2012 |
2011 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,752.2 |
5,744.7 |
5,704.1 |
7.5 |
0.1% |
48.1 |
0.8% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
822.4 |
822.0 |
824.8 |
0.4 |
0.0% |
-2.4 |
-0.3% |
| Mining & Logging |
38.9 |
38.9 |
35.7 |
0.0 |
0.0% |
3.2 |
9.0% |
| Construction |
214.3 |
215.4 |
224.7 |
-1.1 |
-0.5% |
-10.4 |
-4.6% |
| Manufacturing |
569.2 |
567.7 |
564.4 |
1.5 |
0.3% |
4.8 |
0.9% |
| Service Providing Industries |
4,929.8 |
4,922.7 |
4,879.3 |
7.1 |
0.1% |
50.5 |
1.0% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,113.9 |
1,110.2 |
1,097.0 |
3.7 |
0.3% |
16.9 |
1.5% |
| Information |
90.1 |
89.8 |
89.6 |
0.3 |
0.3% |
0.5 |
0.6% |
| Financial Activities |
313.6 |
313.7 |
310.4 |
-0.1 |
0.0% |
3.2 |
1.0% |
| Professional & Business Services |
729.8 |
729.2 |
710.8 |
0.6 |
0.1% |
19.0 |
2.7% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,166.2 |
1,162.2 |
1,166.7 |
4.0 |
0.3% |
-0.5 |
0.0% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
528.5 |
529.5 |
513.3 |
-1.0 |
-0.2% |
15.2 |
3.0% |
| Other Services |
253.9 |
253.5 |
256.4 |
0.4 |
0.2% |
-2.5 |
-1.0% |
| Government |
733.8 |
734.6 |
735.1 |
-0.8 |
-0.1% |
-1.3 |
-0.2% |
| (p) preliminary |
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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: November 2012 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released December 21, 2012.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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