July 21, 2023
Contact: Trevor Monk, dlipress@pa.gov
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for June 2023.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.8% in June, the lowest rate on record (back to January 1976). The U.S. unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point from May to 3.6%. The Commonwealth's unemployment rate was one-half of a percentage point below its June 2022 level of 4.3%, and the national rate was unchanged over the year.
Pennsylvania's civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – was down 4,000 over the month. Resident employment rose by 10,000 over the month and unemployment fell by 13,000.
Pennsylvania's total nonfarm jobs were up 7,300 over the month to a new record high of 6,131,900 in June. This was the sixth month in a row that jobs have hit a new all-time high level. Jobs increased from May in six of the 11 industry supersectors with the largest gain in professional & business services (+2,800), which rose to a record high level.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs were up 154,600 with gains in all 11 supersectors. Education & health services (+49,400) had the largest volume over-the-year gain among supersectors.
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Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison. June 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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| Change from
| Change from |
| June | May | June
| May 2023 | June 2022 |
| 2023
| 2023
| 2022 | volume | percent | volume | percent |
| PA | | | | | | | |
| Civilian Labor Force | 6,507 | 6,511 | 6,487 | -4 | -0.1% | 20 | 0.3% |
| Employment | 6,261 | 6,251 | 6,210 | 10 | 0.2% | 51 | 0.8% |
| Unemployment | 246 | 259 | 277 | -13 | -5.0% | -31 | -11.2% |
| Rate | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.3 | -0.2 | ---- | -0.5 | ---- |
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| U.S. | | | | | | | |
| Civilian Labor Force | 166,951 | 166,818 | 164,002 | 133 | 0.1% | 2,949 | 1.8% |
| Employment | 160,994 | 160,721 | 158,057 | 273 | 0.2% | 2,937 | 1.9% |
| Unemployment | 5,957 | 6,097 | 5,945 | -140 | -2.3% | 12 | 0.2% |
| Rate | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 | ---- | 0.0 | ---- |
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Note:
July 2023 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on August
18th, 2023.
| Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and
Salary Employment | | Seasonally Adjusted | | (in thousands) | | | | | Change from | Change from | | June
| May
| June
| May 2023 | June 2022 | | | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | volume | percent | volume | percent | | | | | | | | | | Total Nonfarm Jobs | 6,131.9 | 6,124.6 | 5,977.3 | 7.3 | 0.1% | 154.6 | 2.6% | | | | | | | | | | | Goods Producing Industries | 853.5 | 855.0 | 844.6 | -1.5 | -0.2% | 8.9 | 1.1% | | Mining & Logging | 22.8 | 22.9 | 22.1 | -0.1 | -0.4% | 0.7 | 3.2% | | Construction | 264.4 | 265.3 | 258.2 | -0.9 | -0.3% | 6.2 | 2.4% | | Manufacturing | 566.3 | 566.8 | 564.3 | -0.5 | -0.1% | 2.0 | 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | Service Providing Industries | 5,278.4 | 5,269.6 | 5,132.7 | 8.8 | 0.2% | 145.7 | 2.8% | | Trade, Transportation & Utilities | 1,159.1 | 1,159.5 | 1,142.6 | -0.4 | 0.0% | 16.5 | 1.4% | | Information | 95.8 | 96.5 | 93.2 | -0.7 | -0.7% | 2.6 | 2.8% | | Financial Activities | 341.2 | 340.3 | 333.9 | 0.9 | 0.3% | 7.3 | 2.2% | | Professional & Business Services | 868.3 | 865.5 | 844.2 | 2.8 | 0.3% | 24.1 | 2.9% | | Education & Health Services | 1,305.8 | 1,303.9 | 1,256.4 | 1.9 | 0.1% | 49.4 | 3.9% | | Leisure & Hospitality | 564.9 | 563.6 | 535.3 | 1.3 | 0.2% | 29.6 | 5.5% | | Other Services | 254.9 | 254.5 | 249.2 | 0.4 | 0.2% | 5.7 | 2.3% | | Government | 688.4 | 685.8 | 677.9 | 2.6 | 0.4% | 10.5 | 1.5% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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:
July 2023 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on August
18th, 2023. |
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