,Jobs increase by 31,000 from June
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for July 2022.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point over the month to 4.3 percent in July. The US unemployment rate fell by one-tenth of a percentage point during the month to 3.5 percent. The Commonwealth unemployment rate was 2.1 percentage points below its July 2021 level and the national rate fell 1.9 percentage points over the year.
“The July jobs report is a testament to the ability of Pennsylvania workers to bounce back from the recession, provide for their families and contribute to a strong economy that benefits us all,” said Secretary L&I, Jennifer Berrier. “While the unemployment rate continues to decline steadily, job growth continues across the board in industries ranging from professional and business services to trade and transportation. This month marks the first time since June 2019 that we have unemployment of 4.3 percent.”
Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force — the estimated number of residents working or looking for work — was unchanged for the month. Employment numbers rose by 12,000 (to 6,171,000) while resident unemployment fell by 12,000 (to 275,000).
Total nonfarm payrolls in Pennsylvania rose 31,000 over the month to 5,979,500 in July. Jobs rose from June in 9 of 11 industry supersectors with the largest volume gain in professional and business services (+11,000). Over the year, total off-farm jobs increased by 203,800 with gains in 10 of the 11 supersectors. Trade, transportation and utilities had the biggest 12-month gain, adding 60,500 jobs. Three supersectors – trade, transport and municipal services; information; and professional and business services – were above their pre-pandemic employment levels in July 2022.
From April 2020 to July 2022, Pennsylvania has recovered approximately 90% of the jobs lost in the first two months of the pandemic period.
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Note: The above data is seasonally adjusted. Seasonally adjusted data provide the most valuable month-to-month comparison. July data is preliminary and subject to revision.
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Editor’s note: A summary of Pennsylvania employment statistics follows.
Current labor force statistics Adjusted seasonally | ||||||||
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| Change from | Change from | |||||||
| July | JUNE | July | June 2022 | July 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 2021 | the volume | percent | the volume | percent | ||
| without | ||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 6446 | 6446 | 6411 | 0 | 0.0% | 35 | 0.5% | |
| employment Over | 6171 | 6159 | 6002 | 12 | 0.2% | 169 | 2.8% | |
| unemployment | 275 | 287 | 409 | -12 | -4.2% | -134 | -32.8% | |
| rate | 4.3 | 4.5 | 6.4 | -0.2 | —- | -2.1 | —- | |
| US | ||||||||
| Civilian Labor Force | 163,960 | 164,023 | 161,375 | -63 | 0.0% | 2585 | 1.6% | |
| employment Over | 158,290 | 158,111 | 152704 | 179 | 0.1% | 5586 | 3.7% | |
| unemployment | 5670 | 5912 | 8671 | -242 | -4.1% | -3001 | -34.6% | |
| rate | 3.5 | 3.6 | 5.4 | -0.1 | —- | -1.9 | —- | |
| Note: August 2022 labor force and agricultural jobs statistics will be released on September 16, 2022. | ||||||||
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