Contact: Trevor Monk, dlipress@pa.gov
Total nonfarm jobs continue to rise and hit record high in April for fourth month in a row.
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for April 2023.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.1% in April, matching the lowest rate on record (back to January 1976). The U.S. unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from March to 3.4%. The Commonwealth's unemployment rate was two-tenths of a percentage point below its April 2022 level, and the national rate was also down 0.2 percentage points over the year.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – was up 4,000 over the month. Resident employment rose by 13,000 over the month and unemployment fell by 8,000.
Pennsylvania's total nonfarm jobs were up 11,000 over the month to a new record high of 6,117,100 in April. This was the fourth month in a row that jobs have set a new all-time high level. Jobs increased from March in seven of the 11 industry supersectors with the largest gain in education & health services (+8,400). Professional & business services rose to a record high level.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs were up 156,300 with gains in all 11 supersectors. Education & health services (+55,200) had the largest volume over-the-year gain among supersectors.
Additional information is available on the L&I website at www.dli.pa.gov or by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison. April data are preliminary and subject to revision.
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Note: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics follows.
| Current Labor Force Statistics |
| Seasonally Adjusted |
| (in thousands) |
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| | April | March | April | March 2023 | April 2022 |
| | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | volume | percent | volume | percent |
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| Civilian Labor Force | 6,509 | 6,505 | 6,489 | 4 | 0.1% | 20 | 0.3% |
| Employment | 6,242 | 6,229 | 6,209 | 13 | 0.2% | 33 | 0.5% |
| Unemployment | 268 | 276 | 281 | -8 | -3.0% | -13 | -4.7% |
| Rate | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -0.1 | ---- | -0.2 | ---- |
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| Civilian Labor Force | 166,688 | 166,731 | 163,950 | -43 | 0.0% | 2,738 | 1.7% |
| Employment | 161,031 | 160,892 | 157,982 | 139 | 0.1% | 3,049 | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 5,657 | 5,839 | 5,968 | -182 | -3.1% | -311 | -5.2% |
| Rate | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 | ---- | -0.2 | ---- |
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| Note:
May 2023 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on June
16th, 2023. |
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| Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and
Salary Employment |
| Seasonally Adjusted |
| (in thousands) |
| | | | Change from | Change from |
| April | March | April | March 2023 | April 2022 |
| | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | volume | percent | volume | percent |
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| Total Nonfarm Jobs | 6,117.1 | 6,106.1 | 5,960.8 | 11.0 | 0.2% | 156.3 | 2.6% |
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| Goods Producing Industries | 858.2 | 855.7 | 843.9 | 2.5 | 0.3% | 14.3 | 1.7% |
| Mining & Logging | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 0.1 | 0.4% | 1.1 | 5.0% |
| Construction | 265.7 | 264.8 | 259.5 | 0.9 | 0.3% | 6.2 | 2.4% |
| Manufacturing | 569.4 | 567.9 | 562.4 | 1.5 | 0.3% | 7.0 | 1.2% |
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| Service Providing Industries | 5,258.9 | 5,250.4 | 5,116.9 | 8.5 | 0.2% | 142.0 | 2.8% |
| Trade, Transportation & Utilities | 1,155.5 | 1,158.0 | 1,143.8 | -2.5 | -0.2% | 11.7 | 1.0% |
| Information | 96.5 | 97.5 | 92.7 | -1.0 | -1.0% | 3.8 | 4.1% |
| Financial Activities | 339.9 | 340.5 | 333.2 | -0.6 | -0.2% | 6.7 | 2.0% |
| Professional & Business Services | 861.6 | 859.0 | 839.4 | 2.6 | 0.3% | 22.2 | 2.6% |
| Education & Health Services | 1,305.8 | 1,297.4 | 1,250.6 | 8.4 | 0.6% | 55.2 | 4.4% |
| Leisure & Hospitality | 561.3 | 559.5 | 531.8 | 1.8 | 0.3% | 29.5 | 5.5% |
| Other Services | 253.4 | 253.9 | 248.2 | -0.5 | -0.2% | 5.2 | 2.1% |
| Government | 684.9 | 684.6 | 677.2 | 0.3 | 0.0% | 7.7 | 1.1% |
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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 |
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| Note:
May 2023 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on June
16th, 2023. |
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