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 |
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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
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment History
Date | CES Employment |
CES Month/Month |
CPS Employment |
CPS Month/Month |
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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 |