Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 6,037,800 jobs in Pennsylvania in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 6,208,640 employed persons for the month. Pennsylvania lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS employment measure rose by 14,196 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). Also available is Pennsylvania job growth compared to other states.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	6,037,800	-200	+43,300
CPS	6,208,640	+14,196	+96,304

Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The charts below shows the monthly job growth for Pennsylvania as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment in Pennsylvania

CES employment peaked in January 2019 for Pennsylvania at 6,038,000. Since then 200 jobs have been lost in Pennsylvania according to the employer survey.

CPS employment in Pennsylvania for February 2019 is at a new high of 6,208,640.

Employment: CES, CPS

Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
February 2019	6,037,800	-200	6,208,640	14,196
January 2019	6,038,000	7,300	6,194,444	14,585
December 2018	6,030,700	8,600	6,179,859	-651
November 2018	6,022,100	-8,600	6,180,510	1,822
October 2018	6,030,700	16,400	6,178,688	9,026
September 2018	6,014,300	1,000	6,169,662	11,172
August 2018	6,013,300	4,800	6,158,490	10,328
July 2018	6,008,500	4,900	6,148,162	8,931
June 2018	6,003,600	7,100	6,139,231	6,427
May 2018	5,996,500	-1,300	6,132,804	6,332
April 2018	5,997,800	4,200	6,126,472	7,256
March 2018	5,993,600	-900	6,119,216	6,880