Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 1,191,900 jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in April 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,167,844 employed persons for the month. Pittsburgh lost 2,600 jobs in April 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 551 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pittsburgh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	1,191,900	-2,600	+8,400
CPS	1,167,844	+551	+17,131

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 2,600 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. 3,565 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 73,189 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2019	1,191,900	-2,600	1,167,844	551
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
July 2018	1,185,100	2,700	1,147,695	-16
June 2018	1,182,400	-600	1,147,711	-1,517
May 2018	1,183,000	-500	1,149,228	-1,485