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News Releases:
Feb
06
Union Members in Maryland — 2022

In 2022, union members accounted for 11.6 percent of wage and salary workers in Maryland, compared with 11.0 percent in 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Feb
02
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2022

Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.1 percent in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended December 2022.

Jan
31
Union Members in Pennsylvania — 2022

In 2022, union members accounted for 12.7 percent of wage and salary workers in Pennsylvania, compared with 12.9 percent in 2021.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:
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2025		 Feb
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)6,551.6 (r)6,546.4 (r)6,546.7 (r)6,548.1 6,541.9 (p)6,538.9

Employment(1)

 (r)6,311.8 (r)6,305.0 (r)6,304.8 (r)6,306.3 6,295.7 (p)6,290.5

Unemployment(1)

 (r)239.8 (r)241.4 (r)241.9 (r)241.9 246.2 (p)248.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)3.7 (r)3.7 (r)3.7 (r)3.7 3.8 (p)3.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,153.0 6,156.8 6,160.7 6,180.8 (p)6,190.3  

12-month % change

 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 (p)1.2  

Mining and Logging(3)

 21.2 21.0 21.0 21.3 (p)21.4  

12-month % change

 -4.5 -5.4 -5.8 -4.5 (p)-3.6  

Construction(3)

 258.9 260.5 261.1 261.1 (p)261.9  

12-month % change

 -0.8 -0.1 0.3 0.3 (p)0.5  

Manufacturing(3)

 562.5 560.1 559.0 558.9 (p)559.3  

12-month % change

 -0.9 -1.0 -0.8 -1.2 (p)-1.0  

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,142.0 1,141.8 1,142.0 1,144.1 (p)1,143.9  

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 (p)0.5  

Information(3)

 89.8 89.8 89.6 89.7 (p)90.9  

12-month % change

 -2.6 -2.9 -2.7 -2.9 (p)-1.4  

Financial Activities(3)

 338.9 340.4 339.9 340.7 (p)339.6  

12-month % change

 -0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)-0.2  

Professional & Business Services(3)

 836.1 832.0 830.7 838.4 (p)833.5  

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.5 -0.5 0.5 (p)-0.1  

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,371.1 1,371.1 1,374.4 1,378.9 (p)1,384.0  

12-month % change

 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.9 (p)3.0  

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 568.0 570.8 572.6 575.4 (p)579.8  

12-month % change

 0.7 1.1 1.4 1.7 (p)2.6  

Other Services(3)

 263.7 265.6 265.0 266.1 (p)267.2  

12-month % change

 2.5 3.3 2.8 3.0 (p)3.2  

Government(3)

 700.8 703.7 705.4 706.2 (p)708.8  

12-month % change

 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 (p)2.0  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2025
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table May 2025
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