Pennsylvania August 2016 jobless rate up one tenth from July to 5.7, though 4000 government jobs were added. In past year largest decline is in mining and logging with a loss of 8400 jobs-Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor, PR Newswire

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9/16/16, "PA Unemployment Rate at 5.7% in August," PR Newswire-US Newswire, Harriburg, Penna.

 

"Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released its employment situation report for August 2016. 

Pennsylvania''s unemployment rate was up one-tenth of a percentage point from July to 5.7 percent. Pennsylvania's rate remained above that of the United States, which remained at 4.9 percent for the third month in a row.

Pennsylvania's civilian labor force was down 7,000 from July to 6,515,000. Resident employment declined by 10,000 while the unemployment count increased by 3,000.

Total nonfarm jobs declined 900 to 5,899,500 in August. July's nonfarm jobs count, meanwhile, was revised upward by 9,300 jobs, pushing July's total jobs figure above 5.9 million for the first time ever. Six of the 11 supersectors added jobs in August. The largest movement was a gain of 4,000 government jobs. The largest drop was 3,700 from trade, transportation and utilities. Education and health services, up 2,100, reached a new record high in August. 

Over the year, total nonfarm jobs in Pennsylvania were up 55,800 (+1.0%). Eight of the 11 supersectors added jobs from August 2015. The largest increase from last year was in education & health services (+27,900), while the largest decline was in mining and logging (-8,400).

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)

	August	July	August	Change from  July 2016		Change from August 2015
	2016	2016	2015	volume	percent	volume	percent
PA
Civilian Labor Force	6,515	6,522	6,426	-7	-0.1%	89	1.4%
Employment	6,145	6,155	6,109	-10	-0.2%	36	0.6%
Unemployment	370	367	317	3	0.8%	53	16.7%
Rate	5.7	5.6	4.9	0.1	----	0.8	----
U.S.
Civilian Labor Force	159,463	159,287	157,061	176	0.1%	2,402	1.5%
Employment	151,614	151,517	149,043	97	0.1%	2,571	1.7%
Unemployment	7,849	7,770	8,018	79	1.0%	-169	-2.1%
Rate	4.9	4.9	5.1	0.0	----	-0.2	----

Pennsylvania Nonagricultural Wage and Salary Employment

Seasonally Adjusted (in thousands)

	August	July	August	Change from July 2016		Change from August 2015
	2016	2016	2015	volume	percent	volume	percent
Total Nonfarm Jobs	5,899.5	5,900.4	5,843.7	-0.9	0.0%	55.8	1.0%
Goods Producing Industries	826.9	831.9	836.6	-5.0	-0.6%	-9.7	-1.2%
Mining and Logging	24.2	24.3	32.6	-0.1	-0.4%	-8.4	-25.8%
Construction	237.2	239.2	236.6	-2.0	-0.8%	0.6	0.3%
Manufacturing	565.5	568.4	567.4	-2.9	-0.5%	-1.9	-0.3%
Service Providing Industries	5,072.6	5,068.5	5,007.1	4.1	0.1%	65.5	1.3%
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,133.5	1,137.2	1,126.8	-3.7	-0.3%	6.7	0.6%
Information	86.6	86.9	85.2	-0.3	-0.3%	1.4	1.6%
Financial Activities	315.4	315.1	317.4	0.3	0.1%	-2.0	-0.6%
Professional and Business Services	782.5	781.8	774.5	0.7	0.1%	8.0	1.0%
Education and Health Services	1,219.9	1,217.8	1,192.0	2.1	0.2%	27.9	2.3%
Leisure and Hospitality	556.8	556.7	546.3	0.1	0.0%	10.5	1.9%
Other Services	259.3	258.4	256.1	0.9	0.3%	3.2	1.2%
Government	718.6	714.6	708.8	4.0	0.6%	9.8	1.4%

For a more detailed breakdown of seasonally adjusted jobs data at the sector level, please contact the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis at 1-877-4WF-DATA, or visit www.workstats.dli.pa.gov 

Note: September 2016 labor force and nonfarm jobs statistics will be released October 21, 2016."

"SOURCE Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry"

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