Contact: Trevor Monk, dlipress@pa.gov
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for July 2023.
Pennsylvania's unemployment rate declined three-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 3.5% in July, the lowest rate on record (back to January 1976). The U.S. unemployment rate was also at 3.5%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from June. The Commonwealth's unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points below its July 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 9,000 over the month. Resident employment rose by 6,000 over the month and unemployment fell by 15,000.
Pennsylvania's total nonfarm jobs were up 14,400 over the month to a new record high of 6,149,000 in July. This was the seventh month in a row that jobs have set a new all-time high level. Jobs increased from June in eight of the 11 industry supersectors with the largest gain in education & health services (+6,700), which rose to a record high level. Professional & business services also rose to a record high.
Over the year, total nonfarm jobs were up 143,100 with gains in all 11 supersectors. Education & health services (+45,200) 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. July data are preliminary and subject to revision.
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| Current Labor Force Statistics | |
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| | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | volume | percent | volume | percent | |
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| Civilian Labor Force | 6,498 | 6,507 | 6,480 | -9 | -0.1% | 18 | 0.3% | |
| Employment | 6,267 | 6,261 | 6,203 | 6 | 0.1% | 64 | 1.0% | |
| Unemployment | 231 | 246 | 277 | -15 | -6.1% | -46 | -16.6% | |
| Rate | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | -0.3 | ---- | -0.8 | ---- | |
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| Civilian Labor Force | 167,103 | 166,951 | 163,990 | 152 | 0.1% | 3,113 | 1.9% | |
| Employment | 161,262 | 160,994 | 158,272 | 268 | 0.2% | 2,990 | 1.9% | |
| Unemployment | 5,841 | 5,957 | 5,718 | -116 | -1.9% | 123 | 2.2% | |
| Rate | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 | ---- | 0.0 | ---- | |
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| Note:
August 2023 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on
September 15th, 2023. |
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| Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and
Salary Employment | | Seasonally Adjusted | | (in thousands) | | | | | Change from | Change from | | July | June | July | June 2023 | July 2022 | | | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | volume | percent | volume | percent | | | | | | | | | | Total Nonfarm Jobs | 6,149.0 | 6,134.6 | 6,005.9 | 14.4 | 0.2% | 143.1 | 2.4% | | | | | | | | | | | Goods Producing Industries | 854.6 | 854.5 | 846.1 | 0.1 | 0.0% | 8.5 | 1.0% | | Mining & Logging | 23.1 | 22.9 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 0.9% | 0.8 | 3.6% | | Construction | 263.2 | 264.2 | 258.0 | -1.0 | -0.4% | 5.2 | 2.0% | | Manufacturing | 568.3 | 567.4 | 565.8 | 0.9 | 0.2% | 2.5 | 0.4% | | | | | | | | | | Service Providing Industries | 5,294.4 | 5,280.1 | 5,159.8 | 14.3 | 0.3% | 134.6 | 2.6% | | Trade, Transportation & Utilities | 1,159.6 | 1,157.8 | 1,147.3 | 1.8 | 0.2% | 12.3 | 1.1% | | Information | 97.1 | 96.6 | 94.1 | 0.5 | 0.5% | 3.0 | 3.2% | | Financial Activities | 340.8 | 341.8 | 334.8 | -1.0 | -0.3% | 6.0 | 1.8% | | Professional & Business Services | 872.5 | 868.7 | 845.8 | 3.8 | 0.4% | 26.7 | 3.2% | | Education & Health Services | 1,314.1 | 1,307.4 | 1,268.9 | 6.7 | 0.5% | 45.2 | 3.6% | | Leisure & Hospitality | 568.1 | 563.9 | 540.7 | 4.2 | 0.7% | 27.4 | 5.1% | | Other Services | 257.2 | 255.4 | 250.3 | 1.8 | 0.7% | 6.9 | 2.8% | | Government | 685.0 | 688.5 | 677.9 | -3.5 | -0.5% | 7.1 | 1.0% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | |
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August 2023 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released on
September 15th, 2023. | | | | | | | |
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