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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Pennsylvania

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Pennsylvania was 0.6% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 20260.6% Provisional
Change on August 2025+0.2 pts
Rank17th of 51US states ranked
Series high15April 2021
Series low-18.1April 2020

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Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Pennsylvania, January 1991 to August 2026

-20-10010201991-011996-032001-052006-072011-092016-112022-012026-081991-01: -1.1 %1991-02: -1.4 %1991-03: -1.7 %1991-04: -1.7 %1991-05: -1.9 %1991-06: -1.9 %1991-07: -2.2 %1991-08: -2 %1991-09: -1.9 %1991-10: -1.6 %1991-11: -1.4 %1991-12: -1.3 %1992-01: -1.2 %1992-02: -0.9 %1992-03: -0.8 %1992-04: -0.5 %1992-05: 0 %1992-06: 0 %1992-07: 0.3 %1992-08: 0.2 %1992-09: 0 %1992-10: 0.2 %1992-11: 0.1 %1992-12: 0.2 %1993-01: 0.6 %1993-02: 1 %1993-03: 0.6 %1993-04: 0.7 %1993-05: 0.7 %1993-06: 0.6 %1993-07: 0.8 %1993-08: 1 %1993-09: 1.1 %1993-10: 1.2 %1993-11: 1.3 %1993-12: 1.5 %1994-01: 0.6 %1994-02: 0.3 %1994-03: 1.2 %1994-04: 1.2 %1994-05: 1.3 %1994-06: 1.8 %1994-07: 1.6 %1994-08: 1.6 %1994-09: 1.9 %1994-10: 1.6 %1994-11: 1.7 %1994-12: 1.6 %1995-01: 2 %1995-02: 2 %1995-03: 1.9 %1995-04: 1.6 %1995-05: 1.2 %1995-06: 1.1 %1995-07: 0.7 %1995-08: 0.9 %1995-09: 0.8 %1995-10: 0.8 %1995-11: 0.6 %1995-12: 0.6 %1996-01: -0.3 %1996-02: 0.6 %1996-03: 0.6 %1996-04: 0.9 %1996-05: 1.1 %1996-06: 0.9 %1996-07: 1.4 %1996-08: 1.2 %1996-09: 1.1 %1996-10: 1.4 %1996-11: 1.6 %1996-12: 1.7 %1997-01: 2.8 %1997-02: 2 %1997-03: 1.9 %1997-04: 1.6 %1997-05: 1.6 %1997-06: 1.6 %1997-07: 1.8 %1997-08: 1.6 %1997-09: 2 %1997-10: 1.8 %1997-11: 1.9 %1997-12: 1.9 %1998-01: 1.8 %1998-02: 1.8 %1998-03: 1.7 %1998-04: 1.9 %1998-05: 2.1 %1998-06: 1.7 %1998-07: 1.4 %1998-08: 1.6 %1998-09: 1.3 %1998-10: 1.3 %1998-11: 1.3 %1998-12: 1.3 %1999-01: 1.3 %1999-02: 1.5 %1999-03: 1.6 %1999-04: 1.6 %1999-05: 1.4 %1999-06: 1.8 %1999-07: 2 %1999-08: 1.9 %1999-09: 1.7 %1999-10: 1.7 %1999-11: 1.6 %1999-12: 1.8 %2000-01: 2.1 %2000-02: 1.7 %2000-03: 2 %2000-04: 2.1 %2000-05: 2.2 %2000-06: 2.1 %2000-07: 2 %2000-08: 1.7 %2000-09: 2.1 %2000-10: 1.7 %2000-11: 1.7 %2000-12: 1.4 %2001-01: 1.1 %2001-02: 1.1 %2001-03: 0.7 %2001-04: 0.2 %2001-05: 0 %2001-06: -0.1 %2001-07: -0.6 %2001-08: -0.3 %2001-09: -0.7 %2001-10: -0.9 %2001-11: -1.1 %2001-12: -1.2 %2002-01: -1.1 %2002-02: -1.1 %2002-03: -1.1 %2002-04: -1 %2002-05: -0.8 %2002-06: -0.8 %2002-07: -0.7 %2002-08: -0.7 %2002-09: -0.5 %2002-10: -0.3 %2002-11: -0.3 %2002-12: -0.4 %2003-01: -0.5 %2003-02: -0.7 %2003-03: -0.8 %2003-04: -0.7 %2003-05: -0.6 %2003-06: -0.6 %2003-07: -0.7 %2003-08: -0.6 %2003-09: -0.6 %2003-10: -0.4 %2003-11: -0.2 %2003-12: 0 %2004-01: -0.3 %2004-02: 0 %2004-03: 0.3 %2004-04: 0.3 %2004-05: 0.4 %2004-06: 0.6 %2004-07: 0.8 %2004-08: 0.8 %2004-09: 0.9 %2004-10: 1 %2004-11: 1 %2004-12: 1 %2005-01: 1.2 %2005-02: 1.2 %2005-03: 0.9 %2005-04: 1.3 %2005-05: 1.1 %2005-06: 1 %2005-07: 1.3 %2005-08: 1.1 %2005-09: 1.1 %2005-10: 0.8 %2005-11: 0.9 %2005-12: 0.7 %2006-01: 1 %2006-02: 1 %2006-03: 1.3 %2006-04: 1 %2006-05: 1 %2006-06: 0.9 %2006-07: 0.7 %2006-08: 0.8 %2006-09: 0.8 %2006-10: 1 %2006-11: 0.9 %2006-12: 1.1 %2007-01: 1 %2007-02: 0.6 %2007-03: 0.7 %2007-04: 0.6 %2007-05: 0.7 %2007-06: 1 %2007-07: 1 %2007-08: 0.8 %2007-09: 0.6 %2007-10: 0.7 %2007-11: 0.7 %2007-12: 0.5 %2008-01: 0.6 %2008-02: 0.7 %2008-03: 0.3 %2008-04: 0.6 %2008-05: 0.4 %2008-06: 0.1 %2008-07: 0 %2008-08: 0 %2008-09: 0 %2008-10: -0.5 %2008-11: -0.9 %2008-12: -1.2 %2009-01: -1.9 %2009-02: -2.2 %2009-03: -2.7 %2009-04: -3.4 %2009-05: -3.5 %2009-06: -3.6 %2009-07: -3.8 %2009-08: -3.8 %2009-09: -3.8 %2009-10: -3.4 %2009-11: -3 %2009-12: -2.8 %2010-01: -2.3 %2010-02: -2.1 %2010-03: -1.2 %2010-04: -0.3 %2010-05: 0.2 %2010-06: 0.5 %2010-07: 0.7 %2010-08: 1 %2010-09: 0.9 %2010-10: 1.2 %2010-11: 1.2 %2010-12: 1.4 %2011-01: 1.6 %2011-02: 1.8 %2011-03: 1.6 %2011-04: 1.4 %2011-05: 1 %2011-06: 1.1 %2011-07: 1 %2011-08: 0.8 %2011-09: 1.1 %2011-10: 0.8 %2011-11: 0.9 %2011-12: 0.8 %2012-01: 0.8 %2012-02: 1 %2012-03: 1.2 %2012-04: 0.8 %2012-05: 0.8 %2012-06: 0.5 %2012-07: 0.6 %2012-08: 0.6 %2012-09: 0.6 %2012-10: 0.6 %2012-11: 0.5 %2012-12: 0.4 %2013-01: 0.3 %2013-02: 0.3 %2013-03: 0 %2013-04: 0.1 %2013-05: 0.1 %2013-06: 0.2 %2013-07: 0.4 %2013-08: 0.4 %2013-09: 0.3 %2013-10: 0.3 %2013-11: 0.3 %2013-12: 0.3 %2014-01: 0.4 %2014-02: 0.1 %2014-03: 0.3 %2014-04: 0.8 %2014-05: 0.8 %2014-06: 1 %2014-07: 0.9 %2014-08: 1 %2014-09: 1 %2014-10: 1.1 %2014-11: 1.2 %2014-12: 1.4 %2015-01: 1 %2015-02: 1.1 %2015-03: 0.8 %2015-04: 0.7 %2015-05: 0.8 %2015-06: 0.8 %2015-07: 0.8 %2015-08: 0.8 %2015-09: 0.7 %2015-10: 0.7 %2015-11: 0.6 %2015-12: 0.6 %2016-01: 0.7 %2016-02: 0.8 %2016-03: 1.2 %2016-04: 1 %2016-05: 0.6 %2016-06: 0.5 %2016-07: 0.9 %2016-08: 0.7 %2016-09: 1 %2016-10: 0.9 %2016-11: 0.8 %2016-12: 0.7 %2017-01: 1 %2017-02: 1 %2017-03: 0.7 %2017-04: 0.9 %2017-05: 1.1 %2017-06: 1.2 %2017-07: 0.9 %2017-08: 1 %2017-09: 1 %2017-10: 1 %2017-11: 1.1 %2017-12: 1.2 %2018-01: 1 %2018-02: 1.1 %2018-03: 1.2 %2018-04: 1.2 %2018-05: 1.1 %2018-06: 1.3 %2018-07: 1.2 %2018-08: 1.2 %2018-09: 1.1 %2018-10: 1.3 %2018-11: 1.2 %2018-12: 1 %2019-01: 1.2 %2019-02: 0.9 %2019-03: 1 %2019-04: 1 %2019-05: 1 %2019-06: 0.8 %2019-07: 0.9 %2019-08: 1.1 %2019-09: 0.8 %2019-10: 0.7 %2019-11: 0.8 %2019-12: 0.8 %2020-01: 0.7 %2020-02: 0.7 %2020-03: -0.2 %2020-04: -18.1 %2020-05: -14.8 %2020-06: -11.3 %2020-07: -9.4 %2020-08: -8.7 %2020-09: -7.8 %2020-10: -7.2 %2020-11: -7.2 %2020-12: -7.9 %2021-01: -7.4 %2021-02: -7.1 %2021-03: -5.6 %2021-04: 15 %2021-05: 10.8 %2021-06: 6.9 %2021-07: 5.1 %2021-08: 4.3 %2021-09: 3.3 %2021-10: 3.7 %2021-11: 3.9 %2021-12: 5.1 %2022-01: 4.5 %2022-02: 4.9 %2022-03: 4.4 %2022-04: 4.6 %2022-05: 4.4 %2022-06: 4 %2022-07: 4 %2022-08: 3.8 %2022-09: 4 %2022-10: 3.1 %2022-11: 2.7 %2022-12: 2.5 %2023-01: 2.9 %2023-02: 2.2 %2023-03: 2 %2023-04: 1.7 %2023-05: 1.6 %2023-06: 2 %2023-07: 1.4 %2023-08: 1.4 %2023-09: 1.3 %2023-10: 1.2 %2023-11: 1.2 %2023-12: 1.3 %2024-01: 0.9 %2024-02: 1 %2024-03: 1 %2024-04: 0.9 %2024-05: 1 %2024-06: 0.7 %2024-07: 0.8 %2024-08: 0.8 %2024-09: 0.9 %2024-10: 0.9 %2024-11: 0.9 %2024-12: 0.8 %2025-01: 0.8 %2025-02: 0.6 %2025-03: 0.6 %2025-04: 0.7 %2025-05: 0.7 %2025-06: 0.6 %2025-07: 0.5 %2025-08: 0.4 %2025-09: 0.2 %2025-10: 0.3 %2025-11: 0.3 %2025-12: 0.4 %2026-01: 0.5 %2026-02: 0.3 %2026-03: 0.4 %2026-04: 0.5 %2026-05: 0.6 %2026-06: 0.5 %2026-07: 0.5 %2026-08: 0.6 %
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 428 values
Period%
2026-080.6 Provisional
2026-070.5
2026-060.5
2026-050.6
2026-040.5
2026-030.4
2026-020.3
2026-010.5
2025-120.4
2025-110.3
2025-100.3
2025-090.2
2025-080.4
2025-070.5
2025-060.6
2025-050.7
2025-040.7
2025-030.6
2025-020.6
2025-010.8
2024-120.8
2024-110.9
2024-100.9
2024-090.9
2024-080.8
2024-070.8
2024-060.7
2024-051
2024-040.9
2024-031
2024-021
2024-010.9
2023-121.3
2023-111.2
2023-101.2
2023-091.3
2023-081.4
2023-071.4
2023-062
2023-051.6
2023-041.7
2023-032
2023-022.2
2023-012.9
2022-122.5
2022-112.7
2022-103.1
2022-094
2022-083.8
2022-074
2022-064
2022-054.4
2022-044.6
2022-034.4
2022-024.9
2022-014.5
2021-125.1
2021-113.9
2021-103.7
2021-093.3
2021-084.3
2021-075.1
2021-066.9
2021-0510.8
2021-0415
2021-03-5.6
2021-02-7.1
2021-01-7.4
2020-12-7.9
2020-11-7.2
2020-10-7.2
2020-09-7.8
2020-08-8.7
2020-07-9.4
2020-06-11.3
2020-05-14.8
2020-04-18.1
2020-03-0.2
2020-020.7
2020-010.7
2019-120.8
2019-110.8
2019-100.7
2019-090.8
2019-081.1
2019-070.9
2019-060.8
2019-051
2019-041
2019-031
2019-020.9
2019-011.2
2018-121
2018-111.2
2018-101.3
2018-091.1
2018-081.2
2018-071.2
2018-061.3
2018-051.1
2018-041.2
2018-031.2
2018-021.1
2018-011
2017-121.2
2017-111.1
2017-101
2017-091
2017-081
2017-070.9
2017-061.2
2017-051.1
2017-040.9
2017-030.7
2017-021
2017-011
2016-120.7
2016-110.8
2016-100.9
2016-091
2016-080.7
2016-070.9
2016-060.5
2016-050.6
2016-041
2016-031.2
2016-020.8
2016-010.7
2015-120.6
2015-110.6
2015-100.7
2015-090.7
2015-080.8
2015-070.8
2015-060.8
2015-050.8
2015-040.7
2015-030.8
2015-021.1
2015-011
2014-121.4
2014-111.2
2014-101.1
2014-091
2014-081
2014-070.9
2014-061
2014-050.8
2014-040.8
2014-030.3
2014-020.1
2014-010.4
2013-120.3
2013-110.3
2013-100.3
2013-090.3
2013-080.4
2013-070.4
2013-060.2
2013-050.1
2013-040.1
2013-030
2013-020.3
2013-010.3
2012-120.4
2012-110.5
2012-100.6
2012-090.6
2012-080.6
2012-070.6
2012-060.5
2012-050.8
2012-040.8
2012-031.2
2012-021
2012-010.8
2011-120.8
2011-110.9
2011-100.8
2011-091.1
2011-080.8
2011-071
2011-061.1
2011-051
2011-041.4
2011-031.6
2011-021.8
2011-011.6
2010-121.4
2010-111.2
2010-101.2
2010-090.9
2010-081
2010-070.7
2010-060.5
2010-050.2
2010-04-0.3
2010-03-1.2
2010-02-2.1
2010-01-2.3
2009-12-2.8
2009-11-3
2009-10-3.4
2009-09-3.8
2009-08-3.8
2009-07-3.8
2009-06-3.6
2009-05-3.5
2009-04-3.4
2009-03-2.7
2009-02-2.2
2009-01-1.9
2008-12-1.2
2008-11-0.9
2008-10-0.5
2008-090
2008-080
2008-070
2008-060.1
2008-050.4
2008-040.6
2008-030.3
2008-020.7
2008-010.6
2007-120.5
2007-110.7
2007-100.7
2007-090.6
2007-080.8
2007-071
2007-061
2007-050.7
2007-040.6
2007-030.7
2007-020.6
2007-011
2006-121.1
2006-110.9
2006-101
2006-090.8
2006-080.8
2006-070.7
2006-060.9
2006-051
2006-041
2006-031.3
2006-021
2006-011
2005-120.7
2005-110.9
2005-100.8
2005-091.1
2005-081.1
2005-071.3
2005-061
2005-051.1
2005-041.3
2005-030.9
2005-021.2
2005-011.2
2004-121
2004-111
2004-101
2004-090.9
2004-080.8
2004-070.8
2004-060.6
2004-050.4
2004-040.3
2004-030.3
2004-020
2004-01-0.3
2003-120
2003-11-0.2
2003-10-0.4
2003-09-0.6
2003-08-0.6
2003-07-0.7
2003-06-0.6
2003-05-0.6
2003-04-0.7
2003-03-0.8
2003-02-0.7
2003-01-0.5
2002-12-0.4
2002-11-0.3
2002-10-0.3
2002-09-0.5
2002-08-0.7
2002-07-0.7
2002-06-0.8
2002-05-0.8
2002-04-1
2002-03-1.1
2002-02-1.1
2002-01-1.1
2001-12-1.2
2001-11-1.1
2001-10-0.9
2001-09-0.7
2001-08-0.3
2001-07-0.6
2001-06-0.1
2001-050
2001-040.2
2001-030.7
2001-021.1
2001-011.1
2000-121.4
2000-111.7
2000-101.7
2000-092.1
2000-081.7
2000-072
2000-062.1
2000-052.2
2000-042.1
2000-032
2000-021.7
2000-012.1
1999-121.8
1999-111.6
1999-101.7
1999-091.7
1999-081.9
1999-072
1999-061.8
1999-051.4
1999-041.6
1999-031.6
1999-021.5
1999-011.3
1998-121.3
1998-111.3
1998-101.3
1998-091.3
1998-081.6
1998-071.4
1998-061.7
1998-052.1
1998-041.9
1998-031.7
1998-021.8
1998-011.8
1997-121.9
1997-111.9
1997-101.8
1997-092
1997-081.6
1997-071.8
1997-061.6
1997-051.6
1997-041.6
1997-031.9
1997-022
1997-012.8
1996-121.7
1996-111.6
1996-101.4
1996-091.1
1996-081.2
1996-071.4
1996-060.9
1996-051.1
1996-040.9
1996-030.6
1996-020.6
1996-01-0.3
1995-120.6
1995-110.6
1995-100.8
1995-090.8
1995-080.9
1995-070.7
1995-061.1
1995-051.2
1995-041.6
1995-031.9
1995-022
1995-012
1994-121.6
1994-111.7
1994-101.6
1994-091.9
1994-081.6
1994-071.6
1994-061.8
1994-051.3
1994-041.2
1994-031.2
1994-020.3
1994-010.6
1993-121.5
1993-111.3
1993-101.2
1993-091.1
1993-081
1993-070.8
1993-060.6
1993-050.7
1993-040.7
1993-030.6
1993-021
1993-010.6
1992-120.2
1992-110.1
1992-100.2
1992-090
1992-080.2
1992-070.3
1992-060
1992-050
1992-04-0.5
1992-03-0.8
1992-02-0.9
1992-01-1.2
1991-12-1.3
1991-11-1.4
1991-10-1.6
1991-09-1.9
1991-08-2
1991-07-2.2
1991-06-1.9
1991-05-1.9
1991-04-1.7
1991-03-1.7
1991-02-1.4
1991-01-1.1

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Pennsylvania0.6
United States0.3

Rankings

Definition

Percent change in seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment from the same month a year earlier, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Invokely computes it from the two published job counts, shown with each value, and rounds it to one decimal as BLS does in its state release. The latest month is preliminary. Each year BLS benchmarks the series to unemployment insurance tax records and revises past years. State estimates come out about two weeks after the national ones, and the states do not add up to the national total because each is estimated separately.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier (Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Pennsylvania, 1991-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Pennsylvania, 1991-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/pennsylvania. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Pennsylvania, 1991-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/pennsylvania.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier, Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Pennsylvania, 1991-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_payroll_job_growth_12_2026,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier: Payroll job growth, 12-month change, Pennsylvania, 1991-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/pennsylvania. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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UR  - https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/pennsylvania
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/payroll-job-growth/pennsylvania.
N1  - Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.55.TotalNonFarmStateWide.All. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the payroll job growth, 12-month change in Pennsylvania?

Payroll job growth, 12-month change in Pennsylvania was 0.6% in August 2026, according to BLS. That is up 0.2 pts from August 2025. That is the 17th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: all employees, total nonfarm, statewide, seasonally adjusted (SMS, state, 000000000000001), percent change from 12 months earlier. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest payroll job growth, 12-month change in Pennsylvania?

15% in April 2021, the highest value since January 1991 in this series.

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