Pennsylvania August Jobs Report Shows Growth in Both Private and Public Sectors

Pennsylvania August Jobs Report Shows Growth in Both Private and Public Sectors

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Job Total at its Highest Level since October 2008

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Both private and public sector jobs were up in August, according to employment statistics released today by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry. Private sector jobs were up 9,200 to 5,767,700 due to gains in both goods-producing and private service-providing industries.

Pennsylvania's August total jobs were at their highest level since October 2008, increasing by 11,300 to a total of 5,767,700. Both private and public sector jobs were up with increases in eight of the 11 supersectors, the primary categories in which jobs are classified.

"Pennsylvania has now added 141,300 private-sector jobs since the beginning of the Corbett Administration in 2011," Julia Hearthway, secretary of the Department of Labor & Industry said.

The state's unemployment rate ticked up two-tenths of a percentage point to 7.7 percent in August.

Over the year, the unemployment rate was down four-tenths of a percentage point, while the labor force was up 19,000, the amount of people working was up 45,000 and unemployment was down 26,000.

"The overall trends for the state's economy are positive and strong," said Hearthway.

Note: The above data are seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valid month-to-month comparison.

Editor's note: A breakdown of Pennsylvania's employment statistics follows.

Current Labor Force Statistics
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
Change from		Change from
August	July	August	July 2013		August 2012
2013	2013	2012	volume	percent	volume	percent
PA
Civilian Labor Force	6,512	6,529	6,493	-17	-0.3%	19	0.3%
Employment	6,011	6,037	5,966	-26	-0.4%	45	0.8%
Unemployment	501	492	527	9	1.8%	-26	-4.9%
Rate	7.7	7.5	8.1	0.2	----	-0.4	----
U.S.
Civilian Labor Force	155,486	155,798	154,647	-312	-0.2%	839	0.5%
Employment	144,170	144,285	142,164	-115	-0.1%	2,006	1.4%
Unemployment	11,316	11,514	12,483	-198	-1.7%	-1,167	-9.3%
Rate	7.3	7.4	8.1	-0.1	----	-0.8	----

Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment
Seasonally Adjusted
(in thousands)
Change from		Change from
August	July	August	July 2013		August 2012
2013	2013	2012	volume	percent	volume	percent
Total Nonfarm Jobs	5,767.7	5,756.4	5,728.6	11.3	0.2%	39.1	0.7%
Goods Producing Industries	826.1	825.5	825.6	0.6	0.1%	0.5	0.1%
Mining & Logging	35.4	36.4	36.3	-1.0	-2.7%	-0.9	-2.5%
Construction	224.0	222.2	222.6	1.8	0.8%	1.4	0.6%
Manufacturing	566.7	566.9	566.7	-0.2	0.0%	0.0	0.0%
Service Providing Industries	4,941.6	4,930.9	4,903.0	10.7	0.2%	38.6	0.8%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities	1,095.6	1,093.0	1,103.1	2.6	0.2%	-7.5	-0.7%
Information	89.3	88.4	90.0	0.9	1.0%	-0.7	-0.8%
Financial Activities	314.2	314.1	310.7	0.1	0.0%	3.5	1.1%
Professional & Business Services	740.0	739.6	731.4	0.4	0.1%	8.6	1.2%
Education & Health Services	1,191.3	1,191.4	1,168.8	-0.1	0.0%	22.5	1.9%
Leisure & Hospitality	538.5	535.7	523.1	2.8	0.5%	15.4	2.9%
Other Services	258.0	256.1	255.9	1.9	0.7%	2.1	0.8%
Government	714.7	712.6	720.0	2.1	0.3%	-5.3	-0.7%
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: September 2013 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released October 18, 2013.

Media contact: Sara Goulet, 717-787-7530

SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry