Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pittsburgh fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate in Pittsburgh peaked in February 2010 at 8.6% and is now 4.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in May 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Pittsburgh unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Pennsylvania	4.1%	0.0	-0.7
Pittsburgh	4.2%	0.0	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 102,600. There are now 51,379 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 46,811 in May 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 4,410. Pittsburgh employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pittsburgh	51,221	+1,308	-7,150

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate	Pittsburgh Unemployment Rate	Pittsburgh Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.2%	51,221
September 2018	3.7%	4.1%	4.2%	49,913
August 2018	3.9%	4.1%	4.0%	47,815
July 2018	3.9%	4.2%	4.0%	47,753
June 2018	4.0%	4.3%	4.1%	49,063
May 2018	3.8%	4.5%	3.9%	46,811
April 2018	3.9%	4.7%	4.5%	53,682
March 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.5%	53,689
February 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.7%	57,240
January 2018	4.1%	4.8%	4.8%	58,116
December 2017	4.1%	4.8%	4.9%	59,005