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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 1,169,900 jobs in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in October 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 1,132,654 employed persons for the month. Pittsburgh added 300 jobs in October 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 955 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Pittsburgh job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey October 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 1,169,900 +300 +14,600
CPS 1,132,654 -955 +5,879

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 25,500 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh according to the employer survey. From a trough of 966,900 in April 2020, Pittsburgh has gained 203,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 1,174,898 for Pittsburgh in October 2019. 42,244 jobs have been lost in Pittsburgh since then according to the household survey. From a April 2020 low of 982,433, Pittsburgh has added 150,221 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through October 2023

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date CES
Employment		 CES
Month/Month		 CPS
Employment		 CPS
Month/Month
October 2023 1,169,900 300 1,132,654 -955
September 2023 1,169,600 -2,900 1,133,609 -979
August 2023 1,172,500 -2,200 1,134,588 593
July 2023 1,174,700 2,200 1,133,995 1,090
June 2023 1,172,500 6,100 1,132,905 1,583
May 2023 1,166,400 -1,600 1,131,322 203
April 2023 1,168,000 200 1,131,119 1,436
March 2023 1,167,800 300 1,129,683 1,460
February 2023 1,167,500 4,500 1,128,223 455
January 2023 1,163,000 2,000 1,127,768 878
December 2022 1,161,000 3,300 1,126,890 10
November 2022 1,157,700 2,400 1,126,880 105

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