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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 1,163,100 jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,136,667 employed persons for the month. Pittsburgh added 2,100 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 115 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pittsburgh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,163,100 +2,100 +25,600
CPS 1,136,667 -115 +30,991

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 August 2019 at 1,195,400. Since then 32,300 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh according to the employer survey. From a trough of 966,900 in April 2020, Pittsburgh has gained 196,200 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,171,304 for Pittsburgh in January 2019. 34,637 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 972,423, Pittsburgh has added 164,244 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 1,163,100 2,100 1,136,667 -115
December 2022 1,161,000 3,300 1,136,782 2,584
November 2022 1,157,700 2,400 1,134,198 482
October 2022 1,155,300 3,500 1,133,716 3,560
September 2022 1,151,800 2,800 1,130,156 3,851
August 2022 1,149,000 -500 1,126,305 2,167
July 2022 1,149,500 2,900 1,124,138 2,214
June 2022 1,146,600 1,000 1,121,924 2,378
May 2022 1,145,600 1,600 1,119,546 5,677
April 2022 1,144,000 1,700 1,113,869 3,530
March 2022 1,142,300 800 1,110,339 3,935
February 2022 1,141,500 4,000 1,106,404 728

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