Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsburgh fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Pittsburgh peaked in February 2010 at 8.6% and is now 3.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Pittsburgh unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Pennsylvania	4.8%	0.0	-0.3
Pittsburgh	4.8%	-0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Pittsburgh peaked in February 2010 at 102,693. There are now 44,227 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 56,077 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,389. Pittsburgh employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsburgh	58,466	-262	-4,766

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Pittsburgh Unemployment Rate	Pittsburgh Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.8%	58,466
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%	58,728
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%	59,296
November 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.8%	57,937
October 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%	56,077
September 2017	4.2%	4.8%	4.8%	58,041
August 2017	4.4%	4.8%	4.9%	58,670
July 2017	4.3%	4.8%	4.9%	58,915
June 2017	4.3%	4.8%	5.1%	61,354
May 2017	4.3%	4.9%	5.4%	65,091
April 2017	4.4%	4.9%	5.3%	64,117