Economy Watch: Tracking the Pennsylvania Economy

Updated: January 23, 2012

The Great Recession and the slow economic recovery that followed have hit Pennsylvania families hard. Unemployment remains high, and many people are struggling to make ends meet.

PBPC's Economy Watch provides you with helpful up-to-date information about the state of Pennsylvania's economy.

Pennsylvania's Employment Situation

The unemployment rate measures the share of workers who do not currently have a job but are actively looking for work.

JOBS AND UNEMPLOYMENT: DECEMBER 2011

National Unemployment Rate

 8.5%

Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate

 7.6%

Change in Pa. Unemployment Rate since Dec. 2007

 3.1

Total Pennsylvania Nonfarm Jobs

 5,699,100
 

Unemployment Rates PA US


Source: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis

Unemployment By Pennsylvania County: November 2011

Unemployment by PA County: July 2011
Source: Center for Workforce Information and Analysis

Follow this link to see an animated map of the change in unemployment rates between December 2007 and May 2011, created by the Keystone Research Center.