Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 1,184,700 jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,161,318 employed persons for the month. Pittsburgh lost 3,200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 3,448 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pittsburgh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,184,700	-3,200	-400
CPS	1,161,318	-3,448	+13,623

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Pittsburgh 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 for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Pittsburgh peaked in March 2019 at 1,194,500. Since then 9,800 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,171,409 for Pittsburgh in September 2008. 10,091 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh since then according to the household survey. From a January 2010 low of 1,094,655, Pittsburgh has added 66,663 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
July 2019	1,184,700	-3,200	1,161,318	-3,448
June 2019	1,187,900	-3,100	1,164,766	-2,125
May 2019	1,191,000	-2,000	1,166,891	-1,159
April 2019	1,193,000	-1,500	1,168,050	757
March 2019	1,194,500	2,000	1,167,293	3,243
February 2019	1,192,500	-1,200	1,164,050	3,899
January 2019	1,193,700	2,000	1,160,151	3,814
December 2018	1,191,700	100	1,156,337	-139
November 2018	1,191,600	1,000	1,156,476	840
October 2018	1,190,600	3,800	1,155,636	2,942
September 2018	1,186,800	2,300	1,152,694	3,179
August 2018	1,184,500	-600	1,149,515	1,820