How many jobs were added in Pennsylvania last month?
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Pennsylvania gained 1,000 jobs in June 2026, ranking it 23rd among states in job growth. Those figures comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' state employment report, which tracks monthly job changes. Job numbers can swing month to month as local economies expand or contract, but over the past five years the state has averaged about 7,800 new jobs per month. These figures are often revised in later months as more complete data rolls in.
+1K
month to month change in number of jobs (June 2026)
23rd
rank among states in monthly job growth (June 2026)
June 2026's gain of 1,000 jobs was the 4th consecutive month of positive job growth in Pennsylvania. Monthly job growth was down from the 8,100 new jobs in May 2026.
During the latest five year period (July 2021 to June 2026), Pennsylvania gained jobs in 48 out of 60 months. June 2026 had the 17th-lowest job growth during this period. The highest gains during this period occurred in October 2021 (54,500) while job growth was weakest in February 2026 (-20,500).
There were 1,000 more jobs in June 2026 in Pennsylvania than the previous month.
Monthly change in nonfarm employment, July 2021–June 2026, seasonally adjusted
Which Pennsylvania sectors and industries had the best and worst job growth in June 2026?
The three supersectors with the highest job growth in June 2026 were local government, health care and social assistance, and transportation, warehousing, and utilities. Local government added 3,300 jobs, more than the entire economy. Health care and social assistance gained 2,200 jobs, while transportation, warehousing, and utilities added 2,000. The remaining supersectors either posted smaller gains or lost jobs during the month.
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The health care and social assistance sector gained 2,200 jobs during June 2026.
Change in jobs since previous month with circle size representing number of sector jobs in Pennsylvania (June 2026)
How does Pennsylvania's job growth in 2026 compare to previous years?
In 2025, Pennsylvania gained an average of 1,900 jobs every month. That's lower than the 2024 average monthly increase of 3,908, and the lowest since 2024. The 2025 average ranks as 15th-highest in job growth since 2007.
When excluding the two pandemic-affected years of 2020 and 2021, job growth ranged from a loss of 13,400 on average every month in 2009 to a gain of 6,500 on average every month in 2023.
In 2025, Pennsylvania gained an average of 1,900 jobs every month.
Average monthly change in the number of jobs, seasonally adjusted
Job growth among 16 metro areas primarily in Pennsylvania during June 2026 ranged from a loss of 100 jobs in the Allentown, PA area to a gain of 3,500 jobs in the Philadelphia, PA area metro area
Monthly job growth, by metro area
Metro areas where at least one of its primary counties are within Pennsylvania
| Metro area | Change in jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | +3,500 | |
| 2. | +1,100 | |
| 3. | +900 | |
| 4. | +900 | |
| 5. | +300 | |
| 6. | +300 | |
| 7. | +200 | |
| 8. | +200 | |
| 9. | +100 | |
| 10. | +100 |
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