# Nonfarm payroll employment in Pennsylvania

Nonfarm payroll employment in Pennsylvania was 6,206,700 jobs in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `nonfarm_payroll_employment`
- Place id: `us-state-42`
- Unit: jobs
- Definition: Number of jobs on nonfarm payrolls in the month, seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of businesses and government agencies run by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Note: The monthly jobs count of the national Employment Situation report and the State Employment and Unemployment release. 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. For employed people from the household survey use employment_population_ratio; for May job counts by occupation use oews_employment.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/nonfarm-payroll-employment/pennsylvania
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=nonfarm_payroll_employment&place=us-state-42

| Period | jobs |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 6,206,700 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 6,200,900 |
| 2026-06 | 6,208,700 |
| 2026-05 | 6,208,600 |
| 2026-04 | 6,200,500 |
| 2026-03 | 6,188,100 |
| 2026-02 | 6,177,100 |
| 2026-01 | 6,197,600 |
| 2025-12 | 6,184,000 |
| 2025-11 | 6,174,000 |
| 2025-10 | 6,176,200 |
| 2025-09 | 6,167,600 |
| 2025-08 | 6,172,100 |
| 2025-07 | 6,169,200 |
| 2025-06 | 6,175,100 |
| 2025-05 | 6,173,300 |
| 2025-04 | 6,166,900 |
| 2025-03 | 6,166,200 |
| 2025-02 | 6,159,800 |
| 2025-01 | 6,166,400 |
| 2024-12 | 6,161,200 |
| 2024-11 | 6,156,100 |
| 2024-10 | 6,156,400 |
| 2024-09 | 6,153,900 |
| 2024-08 | 6,146,600 |
| 2024-07 | 6,137,200 |
| 2024-06 | 6,137,800 |
| 2024-05 | 6,132,100 |
| 2024-04 | 6,126,000 |
| 2024-03 | 6,130,500 |
| 2024-02 | 6,122,200 |
| 2024-01 | 6,115,100 |
| 2023-12 | 6,114,300 |
| 2023-11 | 6,104,200 |
| 2023-10 | 6,099,000 |
| 2023-09 | 6,101,700 |
| 2023-08 | 6,098,000 |
| 2023-07 | 6,090,200 |
| 2023-06 | 6,092,700 |
| 2023-05 | 6,071,500 |
| 2023-04 | 6,071,400 |
| 2023-03 | 6,068,000 |
| 2023-02 | 6,062,100 |
| 2023-01 | 6,061,800 |
| 2022-12 | 6,036,000 |
| 2022-11 | 6,030,400 |
| 2022-10 | 6,026,300 |
| 2022-09 | 6,022,400 |
| 2022-08 | 6,012,300 |
| 2022-07 | 6,008,300 |
| 2022-06 | 5,975,100 |
| 2022-05 | 5,976,900 |
| 2022-04 | 5,967,700 |
| 2022-03 | 5,947,400 |
| 2022-02 | 5,930,500 |
| 2022-01 | 5,893,200 |
| 2021-12 | 5,890,300 |
| 2021-11 | 5,869,800 |
| 2021-10 | 5,845,500 |
| 2021-09 | 5,791,000 |
| 2021-08 | 5,791,200 |
| 2021-07 | 5,777,900 |
| 2021-06 | 5,744,100 |
| 2021-05 | 5,722,400 |
| 2021-04 | 5,703,900 |
| 2021-03 | 5,696,500 |
| 2021-02 | 5,654,700 |
| 2021-01 | 5,638,700 |
| 2020-12 | 5,606,100 |
| 2020-11 | 5,647,600 |
| 2020-10 | 5,639,000 |
| 2020-09 | 5,604,700 |
| 2020-08 | 5,552,100 |
| 2020-07 | 5,496,300 |
| 2020-06 | 5,373,300 |
| 2020-05 | 5,163,200 |
| 2020-04 | 4,961,000 |
| 2020-03 | 6,036,700 |
| 2020-02 | 6,083,800 |
| 2020-01 | 6,087,900 |
| 2019-12 | 6,084,300 |
| 2019-11 | 6,084,100 |
| 2019-10 | 6,079,100 |
| 2019-09 | 6,079,000 |
| 2019-08 | 6,082,100 |
| 2019-07 | 6,067,000 |
| 2019-06 | 6,059,600 |
| 2019-05 | 6,061,000 |
| 2019-04 | 6,058,200 |
| 2019-03 | 6,051,400 |
| 2019-02 | 6,042,700 |
| 2019-01 | 6,044,800 |
| 2018-12 | 6,036,000 |
| 2018-11 | 6,035,700 |
| 2018-10 | 6,035,700 |
| 2018-09 | 6,028,600 |
| 2018-08 | 6,017,200 |
| 2018-07 | 6,011,900 |
| 2018-06 | 6,011,900 |
| 2018-05 | 6,002,500 |
| 2018-04 | 5,997,100 |
| 2018-03 | 5,989,200 |
| 2018-02 | 5,987,700 |
| 2018-01 | 5,975,500 |
| 2017-12 | 5,975,900 |
| 2017-11 | 5,966,600 |
| 2017-10 | 5,960,600 |
| 2017-09 | 5,961,300 |
| 2017-08 | 5,947,200 |
| 2017-07 | 5,943,000 |
| 2017-06 | 5,936,400 |
| 2017-05 | 5,934,500 |
| 2017-04 | 5,927,000 |
| 2017-03 | 5,915,500 |
| 2017-02 | 5,920,500 |
| 2017-01 | 5,914,600 |
| 2016-12 | 5,903,600 |
| 2016-11 | 5,901,400 |
| 2016-10 | 5,901,300 |
| 2016-09 | 5,902,900 |
| 2016-08 | 5,888,800 |
| 2016-07 | 5,890,700 |
| 2016-06 | 5,867,500 |
| 2016-05 | 5,871,200 |
| 2016-04 | 5,875,800 |
| 2016-03 | 5,872,500 |
| 2016-02 | 5,859,800 |
| 2016-01 | 5,854,800 |
| 2015-12 | 5,861,000 |
| 2015-11 | 5,855,200 |
| 2015-10 | 5,847,800 |
| 2015-09 | 5,845,400 |
| 2015-08 | 5,845,300 |
| 2015-07 | 5,836,300 |
| 2015-06 | 5,840,200 |
| 2015-05 | 5,834,100 |
| 2015-04 | 5,818,300 |
| 2015-03 | 5,805,000 |
| 2015-02 | 5,812,500 |
| 2015-01 | 5,812,200 |
| 2014-12 | 5,825,900 |
| 2014-11 | 5,817,500 |
| 2014-10 | 5,808,900 |
| 2014-09 | 5,804,100 |
| 2014-08 | 5,798,000 |
| 2014-07 | 5,789,500 |
| 2014-06 | 5,791,000 |
| 2014-05 | 5,785,900 |
| 2014-04 | 5,776,700 |
| 2014-03 | 5,760,100 |
| 2014-02 | 5,747,000 |
| 2014-01 | 5,753,400 |
| 2013-12 | 5,748,100 |
| 2013-11 | 5,748,500 |
| 2013-10 | 5,745,900 |
| 2013-09 | 5,746,600 |
| 2013-08 | 5,742,200 |
| 2013-07 | 5,739,500 |
| 2013-06 | 5,734,200 |
| 2013-05 | 5,738,000 |
| 2013-04 | 5,733,600 |
| 2013-03 | 5,745,000 |
| 2013-02 | 5,741,000 |
| 2013-01 | 5,730,500 |
| 2012-12 | 5,729,900 |
| 2012-11 | 5,729,300 |
| 2012-10 | 5,728,800 |
| 2012-09 | 5,729,500 |
| 2012-08 | 5,719,200 |
| 2012-07 | 5,718,500 |
| 2012-06 | 5,725,200 |
| 2012-05 | 5,729,600 |
| 2012-04 | 5,729,900 |
| 2012-03 | 5,743,800 |
| 2012-02 | 5,726,200 |
| 2012-01 | 5,710,900 |
| 2011-12 | 5,706,200 |
| 2011-11 | 5,703,200 |
| 2011-10 | 5,695,000 |
| 2011-09 | 5,693,800 |
| 2011-08 | 5,685,400 |
| 2011-07 | 5,686,100 |
| 2011-06 | 5,694,800 |
| 2011-05 | 5,684,600 |
| 2011-04 | 5,683,400 |
| 2011-03 | 5,674,800 |
| 2011-02 | 5,668,100 |
| 2011-01 | 5,664,700 |
| 2010-12 | 5,658,400 |
| 2010-11 | 5,653,300 |
| 2010-10 | 5,648,100 |
| 2010-09 | 5,630,800 |
| 2010-08 | 5,638,600 |
| 2010-07 | 5,628,200 |
| 2010-06 | 5,633,800 |
| 2010-05 | 5,631,100 |
| 2010-04 | 5,607,500 |
| 2010-03 | 5,587,900 |
| 2010-02 | 5,567,200 |
| 2010-01 | 5,577,800 |
| 2009-12 | 5,580,100 |
| 2009-11 | 5,584,000 |
| 2009-10 | 5,580,900 |
| 2009-09 | 5,580,300 |
| 2009-08 | 5,583,000 |
| 2009-07 | 5,589,900 |
| 2009-06 | 5,603,800 |
| 2009-05 | 5,617,800 |
| 2009-04 | 5,623,600 |
| 2009-03 | 5,654,200 |
| 2009-02 | 5,689,400 |
| 2009-01 | 5,706,500 |
| 2008-12 | 5,740,600 |
| 2008-11 | 5,756,900 |
| 2008-10 | 5,779,800 |
| 2008-09 | 5,801,900 |
| 2008-08 | 5,805,600 |
| 2008-07 | 5,810,100 |
| 2008-06 | 5,815,500 |
| 2008-05 | 5,821,800 |
| 2008-04 | 5,822,600 |
| 2008-03 | 5,810,400 |
| 2008-02 | 5,816,400 |
| 2008-01 | 5,819,600 |
| 2007-12 | 5,811,700 |
| 2007-11 | 5,811,300 |
| 2007-10 | 5,807,100 |
| 2007-09 | 5,800,200 |
| 2007-08 | 5,804,000 |
| 2007-07 | 5,809,800 |
| 2007-06 | 5,810,200 |
| 2007-05 | 5,797,200 |
| 2007-04 | 5,789,600 |
| 2007-03 | 5,791,000 |
| 2007-02 | 5,774,900 |
| 2007-01 | 5,787,400 |
| 2006-12 | 5,782,600 |
| 2006-11 | 5,772,300 |
| 2006-10 | 5,769,200 |
| 2006-09 | 5,764,600 |
| 2006-08 | 5,759,100 |
| 2006-07 | 5,754,800 |
| 2006-06 | 5,755,100 |
| 2006-05 | 5,754,700 |
| 2006-04 | 5,756,400 |
| 2006-03 | 5,748,300 |
| 2006-02 | 5,741,000 |
| 2006-01 | 5,729,300 |
| 2005-12 | 5,720,200 |
| 2005-11 | 5,720,800 |
| 2005-10 | 5,713,300 |
| 2005-09 | 5,719,200 |
| 2005-08 | 5,713,300 |
| 2005-07 | 5,715,600 |
| 2005-06 | 5,701,400 |
| 2005-05 | 5,699,800 |
| 2005-04 | 5,698,100 |
| 2005-03 | 5,674,800 |
| 2005-02 | 5,684,300 |
| 2005-01 | 5,675,000 |
| 2004-12 | 5,678,000 |
| 2004-11 | 5,672,300 |
| 2004-10 | 5,669,400 |
| 2004-09 | 5,656,100 |
| 2004-08 | 5,649,900 |
| 2004-07 | 5,645,000 |
| 2004-06 | 5,646,400 |
| 2004-05 | 5,636,700 |
| 2004-04 | 5,625,400 |
| 2004-03 | 5,626,100 |
| 2004-02 | 5,615,700 |
| 2004-01 | 5,610,100 |
| 2003-12 | 5,620,500 |
| 2003-11 | 5,617,500 |
| 2003-10 | 5,611,600 |
| 2003-09 | 5,608,100 |
| 2003-08 | 5,604,900 |
| 2003-07 | 5,601,100 |
| 2003-06 | 5,612,500 |
| 2003-05 | 5,612,200 |
| 2003-04 | 5,608,500 |
| 2003-03 | 5,611,200 |
| 2003-02 | 5,614,600 |
| 2003-01 | 5,624,500 |
| 2002-12 | 5,619,400 |
| 2002-11 | 5,631,500 |
| 2002-10 | 5,636,400 |
| 2002-09 | 5,640,900 |
| 2002-08 | 5,639,000 |
| 2002-07 | 5,640,300 |
| 2002-06 | 5,649,000 |
| 2002-05 | 5,646,800 |
| 2002-04 | 5,646,700 |
| 2002-03 | 5,654,400 |
| 2002-02 | 5,656,400 |
| 2002-01 | 5,654,000 |
| 2001-12 | 5,643,200 |
| 2001-11 | 5,648,100 |
| 2001-10 | 5,652,200 |
| 2001-09 | 5,670,200 |
| 2001-08 | 5,677,900 |
| 2001-07 | 5,677,600 |
| 2001-06 | 5,696,100 |
| 2001-05 | 5,695,200 |
| 2001-04 | 5,701,600 |
| 2001-03 | 5,716,500 |
| 2001-02 | 5,721,200 |
| 2001-01 | 5,717,400 |
| 2000-12 | 5,714,100 |
| 2000-11 | 5,712,300 |
| 2000-10 | 5,706,200 |
| 2000-09 | 5,712,000 |
| 2000-08 | 5,697,300 |
| 2000-07 | 5,710,600 |
| 2000-06 | 5,699,700 |
| 2000-05 | 5,697,200 |
| 2000-04 | 5,688,500 |
| 2000-03 | 5,677,000 |
| 2000-02 | 5,658,700 |
| 2000-01 | 5,653,200 |
| 1999-12 | 5,635,900 |
| 1999-11 | 5,618,500 |
| 1999-10 | 5,610,500 |
| 1999-09 | 5,594,000 |
| 1999-08 | 5,602,800 |
| 1999-07 | 5,597,800 |
| 1999-06 | 5,584,700 |
| 1999-05 | 5,576,400 |
| 1999-04 | 5,571,600 |
| 1999-03 | 5,563,500 |
| 1999-02 | 5,562,000 |
| 1999-01 | 5,537,500 |
| 1998-12 | 5,538,400 |
| 1998-11 | 5,529,000 |
| 1998-10 | 5,515,100 |
| 1998-09 | 5,501,800 |
| 1998-08 | 5,495,900 |
| 1998-07 | 5,487,400 |
| 1998-06 | 5,485,200 |
| 1998-05 | 5,502,100 |
| 1998-04 | 5,485,100 |
| 1998-03 | 5,474,900 |
| 1998-02 | 5,477,200 |
| 1998-01 | 5,468,000 |
| 1997-12 | 5,466,200 |
| 1997-11 | 5,455,500 |
| 1997-10 | 5,441,700 |
| 1997-09 | 5,432,600 |
| 1997-08 | 5,408,300 |
| 1997-07 | 5,412,500 |
| 1997-06 | 5,392,300 |
| 1997-05 | 5,390,800 |
| 1997-04 | 5,384,000 |
| 1997-03 | 5,381,500 |
| 1997-02 | 5,378,600 |
| 1997-01 | 5,370,700 |
| 1996-12 | 5,361,900 |
| 1996-11 | 5,353,400 |
| 1996-10 | 5,343,400 |
| 1996-09 | 5,328,600 |
| 1996-08 | 5,324,900 |
| 1996-07 | 5,315,100 |
| 1996-06 | 5,306,800 |
| 1996-05 | 5,306,000 |
| 1996-04 | 5,299,400 |
| 1996-03 | 5,282,000 |
| 1996-02 | 5,275,300 |
| 1996-01 | 5,223,100 |
| 1995-12 | 5,271,300 |
| 1995-11 | 5,269,200 |
| 1995-10 | 5,270,300 |
| 1995-09 | 5,268,700 |
| 1995-08 | 5,262,100 |
| 1995-07 | 5,241,400 |
| 1995-06 | 5,259,600 |
| 1995-05 | 5,247,600 |
| 1995-04 | 5,250,500 |
| 1995-03 | 5,252,700 |
| 1995-02 | 5,242,400 |
| 1995-01 | 5,240,800 |
| 1994-12 | 5,241,200 |
| 1994-11 | 5,235,500 |
| 1994-10 | 5,227,000 |
| 1994-09 | 5,224,700 |
| 1994-08 | 5,213,600 |
| 1994-07 | 5,207,500 |
| 1994-06 | 5,202,800 |
| 1994-05 | 5,184,900 |
| 1994-04 | 5,169,800 |
| 1994-03 | 5,156,300 |
| 1994-02 | 5,139,100 |
| 1994-01 | 5,139,400 |
| 1993-12 | 5,156,700 |
| 1993-11 | 5,147,500 |
| 1993-10 | 5,145,900 |
| 1993-09 | 5,129,400 |
| 1993-08 | 5,130,500 |
| 1993-07 | 5,124,000 |
| 1993-06 | 5,113,100 |
| 1993-05 | 5,116,800 |
| 1993-04 | 5,109,000 |
| 1993-03 | 5,094,200 |
| 1993-02 | 5,121,200 |
| 1993-01 | 5,107,000 |
| 1992-12 | 5,078,900 |
| 1992-11 | 5,081,700 |
| 1992-10 | 5,083,400 |
| 1992-09 | 5,074,900 |
| 1992-08 | 5,080,600 |
| 1992-07 | 5,082,100 |
| 1992-06 | 5,081,000 |
| 1992-05 | 5,079,800 |
| 1992-04 | 5,071,100 |
| 1992-03 | 5,064,100 |
| 1992-02 | 5,069,700 |
| 1992-01 | 5,075,300 |
| 1991-12 | 5,070,700 |
| 1991-11 | 5,075,000 |
| 1991-10 | 5,072,900 |
| 1991-09 | 5,073,200 |
| 1991-08 | 5,070,300 |
| 1991-07 | 5,065,700 |
| 1991-06 | 5,082,000 |
| 1991-05 | 5,081,400 |
| 1991-04 | 5,094,400 |
| 1991-03 | 5,106,800 |
| 1991-02 | 5,116,700 |
| 1991-01 | 5,135,200 |
| 1990-12 | 5,137,200 |
| 1990-11 | 5,144,900 |
| 1990-10 | 5,153,200 |
| 1990-09 | 5,171,300 |
| 1990-08 | 5,174,100 |
| 1990-07 | 5,178,300 |
| 1990-06 | 5,178,100 |
| 1990-05 | 5,180,600 |
| 1990-04 | 5,180,700 |
| 1990-03 | 5,197,300 |
| 1990-02 | 5,191,500 |
| 1990-01 | 5,193,100 |