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Employed residents in Erie, PA

Employed residents in Erie, PA was 40,099 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

2025, persons40,099
Change on 2024-1%
Rank4th of 25Cities in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high48,1841993
Series low39,2192020

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Employed residents in Erie, PA, 1990 to 2025

38K40K42K44K46K48K50K19901996200220082014202020251990: 46,954 persons1991: 46,733 persons1992: 47,083 persons1993: 48,184 persons1994: 47,763 persons1995: 47,141 persons1996: 47,322 persons1997: 47,679 persons1998: 47,025 persons1999: 47,228 persons2000: 46,461 persons2001: 45,800 persons2002: 45,392 persons2003: 44,406 persons2004: 45,011 persons2005: 45,781 persons2006: 45,659 persons2007: 46,750 persons2008: 46,860 persons2009: 44,345 persons2010: 42,185 persons2011: 42,875 persons2012: 43,051 persons2013: 42,689 persons2014: 42,605 persons2015: 43,166 persons2016: 42,704 persons2017: 41,982 persons2018: 41,923 persons2019: 41,984 persons2020: 39,219 persons2021: 39,648 persons2022: 40,118 persons2023: 40,617 persons2024: 40,524 persons2025: 40,099 persons37.5K40K42.5K45K47.5K50K19902002201420251990: 46,954 persons1991: 46,733 persons1992: 47,083 persons1993: 48,184 persons1994: 47,763 persons1995: 47,141 persons1996: 47,322 persons1997: 47,679 persons1998: 47,025 persons1999: 47,228 persons2000: 46,461 persons2001: 45,800 persons2002: 45,392 persons2003: 44,406 persons2004: 45,011 persons2005: 45,781 persons2006: 45,659 persons2007: 46,750 persons2008: 46,860 persons2009: 44,345 persons2010: 42,185 persons2011: 42,875 persons2012: 43,051 persons2013: 42,689 persons2014: 42,605 persons2015: 43,166 persons2016: 42,704 persons2017: 41,982 persons2018: 41,923 persons2019: 41,984 persons2020: 39,219 persons2021: 39,648 persons2022: 40,118 persons2023: 40,617 persons2024: 40,524 persons2025: 40,099 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202540,099
202440,524
202340,617
202240,118
202139,648
202039,219
201941,984
201841,923
201741,982
201642,704
201543,166
201442,605
201342,689
201243,051
201142,875
201042,185
200944,345
200846,860
200746,750
200645,659
200545,781
200445,011
200344,406
200245,392
200145,800
200046,461
199947,228
199847,025
199747,679
199647,322
199547,141
199447,763
199348,184
199247,083
199146,733
199046,954

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Erie, PA, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Erie, PA, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/erie-pa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Erie, PA, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/erie-pa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Erie, PA, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/erie-pa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Erie, PA?

Employed residents in Erie, PA was 40,099 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 25 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Erie, PA?

48,184 in 1993, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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