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Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Pennsylvania

Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Pennsylvania was 575,900 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from September 2025. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in September 2026.

September 2026, jobs575,900 Provisional
Change on September 2025+0.6%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high584,800August 2026
Series low245,300April 2020

Next release: Friday, 20 November 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

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Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Pennsylvania, January 2007 to September 2026

200K300K400K500K600K2007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-092026-09: 575,900 jobs200K300K400K500K600K2007-012013-082020-032026-092026-09: 575,900 jobs
jobs. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved 2026-10-20, published 2026-10-20.
All 237 values
Periodjobs
2026-09575,900 Provisional
2026-08584,800
2026-07583,600
2026-06581,800
2026-05580,200
2026-04576,900
2026-03575,900
2026-02575,100
2026-01576,700
2025-12572,600
2025-11574,700
2025-10573,800
2025-09572,500
2025-08572,500
2025-07570,800
2025-06571,900
2025-05574,900
2025-04571,100
2025-03570,800
2025-02567,900
2025-01571,400
2024-12571,600
2024-11570,000
2024-10569,400
2024-09568,000
2024-08567,700
2024-07567,300
2024-06570,100
2024-05570,000
2024-04568,300
2024-03569,000
2024-02566,800
2024-01565,600
2023-12564,900
2023-11563,700
2023-10563,700
2023-09564,000
2023-08562,200
2023-07563,100
2023-06562,700
2023-05559,300
2023-04558,900
2023-03557,800
2023-02557,600
2023-01557,200
2022-12547,800
2022-11548,000
2022-10545,000
2022-09543,600
2022-08542,500
2022-07542,100
2022-06533,400
2022-05534,300
2022-04533,600
2022-03529,900
2022-02526,100
2022-01520,800
2021-12518,000
2021-11516,600
2021-10511,500
2021-09498,200
2021-08492,100
2021-07486,800
2021-06471,300
2021-05464,700
2021-04458,500
2021-03450,900
2021-02442,500
2021-01429,000
2020-12414,400
2020-11444,100
2020-10440,900
2020-09427,600
2020-08400,600
2020-07388,900
2020-06330,800
2020-05273,100
2020-04245,300
2020-03559,700
2020-02583,400
2020-01583,000
2019-12582,000
2019-11579,900
2019-10578,300
2019-09578,100
2019-08578,300
2019-07578,100
2019-06577,700
2019-05577,200
2019-04578,100
2019-03578,100
2019-02575,400
2019-01575,200
2018-12574,600
2018-11573,500
2018-10574,200
2018-09571,900
2018-08570,800
2018-07571,200
2018-06570,200
2018-05571,100
2018-04570,800
2018-03570,500
2018-02571,700
2018-01573,000
2017-12571,100
2017-11570,500
2017-10570,200
2017-09567,800
2017-08567,900
2017-07566,000
2017-06566,700
2017-05565,100
2017-04566,300
2017-03563,200
2017-02564,100
2017-01562,200
2016-12560,000
2016-11561,500
2016-10559,900
2016-09560,600
2016-08559,100
2016-07558,300
2016-06553,900
2016-05556,700
2016-04557,300
2016-03557,100
2016-02554,000
2016-01550,700
2015-12550,300
2015-11550,900
2015-10549,800
2015-09550,100
2015-08546,500
2015-07545,600
2015-06545,000
2015-05545,100
2015-04541,500
2015-03539,300
2015-02541,100
2015-01540,500
2014-12542,000
2014-11539,200
2014-10541,400
2014-09538,400
2014-08537,900
2014-07535,900
2014-06536,600
2014-05537,400
2014-04535,700
2014-03535,700
2014-02534,400
2014-01536,400
2013-12537,700
2013-11533,400
2013-10533,900
2013-09534,400
2013-08532,800
2013-07535,300
2013-06532,500
2013-05529,700
2013-04529,200
2013-03531,500
2013-02529,000
2013-01528,300
2012-12527,800
2012-11527,000
2012-10525,300
2012-09525,900
2012-08526,200
2012-07524,100
2012-06524,600
2012-05522,000
2012-04523,100
2012-03524,900
2012-02521,200
2012-01518,400
2011-12514,400
2011-11515,400
2011-10513,700
2011-09513,100
2011-08511,600
2011-07511,300
2011-06510,600
2011-05510,500
2011-04511,000
2011-03509,100
2011-02507,600
2011-01507,300
2010-12508,100
2010-11508,700
2010-10507,200
2010-09505,700
2010-08504,100
2010-07502,400
2010-06496,800
2010-05497,300
2010-04497,300
2010-03494,700
2010-02492,500
2010-01494,600
2009-12491,900
2009-11492,300
2009-10493,700
2009-09496,400
2009-08495,300
2009-07495,500
2009-06493,100
2009-05496,600
2009-04490,000
2009-03494,800
2009-02496,200
2009-01496,500
2008-12499,400
2008-11499,700
2008-10501,600
2008-09503,100
2008-08502,400
2008-07504,900
2008-06505,000
2008-05506,400
2008-04505,100
2008-03503,300
2008-02504,600
2008-01504,100
2007-12503,400
2007-11503,100
2007-10502,200
2007-09499,800
2007-08499,400
2007-07498,500
2007-06499,900
2007-05497,400
2007-04497,400
2007-03499,900
2007-02499,400
2007-01498,300

Revision history

The August 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from 584,900 jobs to 584,800 jobs.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in jobs; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
August 2026584,900584,80010

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Compared with United States

PlaceSeptember 2026
Pennsylvania575,900
United States16,969,000

Pennsylvania compared with nearby places

Alabama: 224,000 jobsAlaska: 38,600 jobsArizona: 359,700 jobsArkansas: 136,300 jobsCalifornia: 2,041,000 jobsColorado: 359,100 jobsConnecticut: 154,800 jobsDelaware: 50,900 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 75,200 jobsFlorida: 1,345,300 jobsGeorgia: 512,900 jobsHawaii: 122,500 jobsIdaho: 93,300 jobsIllinois: 612,200 jobsIndiana: 300,200 jobsIowa: 143,300 jobsKansas: 137,300 jobsKentucky: 210,700 jobsLouisiana: 228,800 jobsMaine: 71,700 jobsMaryland: 271,700 jobsMassachusetts: 359,800 jobsMichigan: 430,400 jobsMinnesota: 277,100 jobsMississippi: 137,700 jobsMissouri: 321,200 jobsMontana: 70,400 jobsNebraska: 104,100 jobsNevada: 362,600 jobsNew Hampshire: 78,500 jobsNew Jersey: 409,500 jobsNew Mexico: 99,700 jobsNew York: 919,600 jobsNorth Carolina: 555,200 jobsNorth Dakota: 41,600 jobsOhio: 566,500 jobsOklahoma: 184,200 jobsOregon: 204,900 jobsPennsylvania: 575,900 jobsRhode Island: 60,300 jobsSouth Carolina: 298,000 jobsSouth Dakota: 55,700 jobsTennessee: 376,400 jobsTexas: 1,555,400 jobsUtah: 179,300 jobsVermont: 35,700 jobsVirginia: 424,300 jobsWashington: 351,000 jobsWest Virginia: 72,600 jobsWisconsin: 295,000 jobsWyoming: 39,500 jobs
  • Under 70K
  • 70K to 140K
  • 140K to 220K
  • 220K to 350K
  • 350K to 490K
  • 490K and over
Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, September 2026, jobs. Pennsylvania is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of jobs on leisure and hospitality payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The supersector covers arts, entertainment and recreation, and accommodation and food services.

One of the eleven CES supersectors that make up nonfarm_payroll_employment. Counts jobs on nonfarm payrolls, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. It covers full-time and part-time employees paid for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month, and excludes the self-employed, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001) (Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Pennsylvania, 2007-01 to 2026-09) [Data set]. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001), Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Pennsylvania, 2007-01 to 2026-09. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 20 Oct. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/leisure-hospitality-jobs/pennsylvania. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Pennsylvania, 2007-01 to 2026-09. Dataset. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/leisure-hospitality-jobs/pennsylvania.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001), Leisure and hospitality payroll employment, Pennsylvania, 2007-01 to 2026-09 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.74.LeisureAndHospitality.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/leisure-hospitality-jobs/pennsylvania (Accessed: 20 October 2026).

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What is the leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Pennsylvania?

Leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Pennsylvania was 575,900 jobs in September 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.6% from September 2025. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in September 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, leisure and hospitality, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000007000000001). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-20.

What was the highest leisure and hospitality payroll employment in Pennsylvania?

584,800 jobs in August 2026, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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