PA Unemployment Rate Remains at 5.6% in July
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released its employment situation report for July 2016.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was unchanged from June at 5.6 percent. Pennsylvania's rate remained above that of the United States, which, at 4.9 percent, also stayed at its June level.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force was down 15,000 from June to 6,521,000. Resident employment declined by 18,000 while the unemployment count increased by 3,000.
Total nonfarm jobs rose 7,900 to 5,891,100 in July. Six of the 11 supersectors added jobs from June. The largest movement was a gain of 3,100 in education & health services. The largest drop was 1,600 in both financial activities and professional & business services.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 58,000 (+1.0%). Nine of the 11 supersectors added jobs from last July. The largest increase from last year was in education & health services (+28,000), 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 |
Change from |
||||||
| July |
June |
July |
June 2016 |
July 2015 |
|||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| PA |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
6,521 |
6,536 |
6,423 |
-15 |
-0.2% |
98 |
1.5% |
| Employment |
6,154 |
6,172 |
6,101 |
-18 |
-0.3% |
53 |
0.9% |
| Unemployment |
367 |
364 |
322 |
3 |
0.8% |
45 |
14.0% |
| Rate |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
---- |
0.6 |
---- |
| U.S. |
|||||||
| Civilian Labor Force |
159,287 |
158,880 |
157,115 |
407 |
0.3% |
2,172 |
1.4% |
| Employment |
151,517 |
151,097 |
148,866 |
420 |
0.3% |
2,651 |
1.8% |
| Unemployment |
7,770 |
7,783 |
8,249 |
-13 |
-0.2% |
-479 |
-5.8% |
| Rate |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
---- |
-0.4 |
---- |
Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
| Change from |
Change from |
||||||
| July |
June |
July |
June 2016 |
July 2015 |
|||
| 2016 |
2016 |
2015 |
volume |
percent |
volume |
percent |
|
| Total Nonfarm Jobs |
5,891.1 |
5,883.2 |
5,833.1 |
7.9 |
0.1% |
58.0 |
1.0% |
| Goods Producing Industries |
832.8 |
828.8 |
837.3 |
4.0 |
0.5% |
-4.5 |
-0.5% |
| Mining & Logging |
24.3 |
25.0 |
33.6 |
-0.7 |
-2.8% |
-9.3 |
-27.7% |
| Construction |
239.4 |
235.5 |
235.5 |
3.9 |
1.7% |
3.9 |
1.7% |
| Manufacturing |
569.1 |
568.3 |
568.2 |
0.8 |
0.1% |
0.9 |
0.2% |
| Service Providing Industries |
5,058.3 |
5,054.4 |
4,995.8 |
3.9 |
0.1% |
62.5 |
1.3% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities |
1,135.0 |
1,132.2 |
1,125.6 |
2.8 |
0.2% |
9.4 |
0.8% |
| Information |
86.6 |
87.5 |
84.9 |
-0.9 |
-1.0% |
1.7 |
2.0% |
| Financial Activities |
315.2 |
316.8 |
317.1 |
-1.6 |
-0.5% |
-1.9 |
-0.6% |
| Professional & Business Services |
784.0 |
785.6 |
775.6 |
-1.6 |
-0.2% |
8.4 |
1.1% |
| Education & Health Services |
1,217.4 |
1,214.3 |
1,189.4 |
3.1 |
0.3% |
28.0 |
2.4% |
| Leisure & Hospitality |
556.6 |
554.9 |
545.2 |
1.7 |
0.3% |
11.4 |
2.1% |
| Other Services |
258.5 |
259.8 |
255.9 |
-1.3 |
-0.5% |
2.6 |
1.0% |
| Government |
705.0 |
703.3 |
702.1 |
1.7 |
0.2% |
2.9 |
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.workstats.dli.pa.gov
Note: August 2016 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released September 16, 2016.
SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
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