Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 1,160,500 jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,151,900 employed persons for the month. Pittsburgh added 1,100 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 4,271 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pittsburgh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,160,500	+1,100	+17,600
CPS	1,151,900	+4,271	+22,387

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Pittsburgh as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Pittsburgh peaked in February 2001 at 1,163,300. Since then 2,800 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh according to the employer survey. From a trough of 1,111,000 in February 2010, Pittsburgh has gained 49,500 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,167,365 for Pittsburgh in August 2008. 15,465 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh since then according to the household survey. From a March 2010 low of 1,111,566, Pittsburgh has added 40,334 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	1,160,500	1,100	1,151,900	4,271
February 2012	1,159,400	4,800	1,147,629	1,082
January 2012	1,154,600	-7,900	1,146,547	-355
December 2011	1,162,500	2,300	1,146,902	2,225
November 2011	1,160,200	600	1,144,677	2,191
October 2011	1,159,600	9,900	1,142,486	7,467
September 2011	1,149,700	600	1,135,019	4,624
August 2011	1,149,100	300	1,130,395	3,252
July 2011	1,148,800	4,600	1,127,143	-1,346
June 2011	1,144,200	1,900	1,128,489	-552
May 2011	1,142,300	200	1,129,041	-1,434
April 2011	1,142,100	-800	1,130,475	962
March 2011	1,142,900	1,700	1,129,513	2,514