June 2025

Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Pennsylvania

Employment snapshot

• In June, Pennsylvania added 4,200 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.1 percentage point to 4 percent. In the prior month, Pennsylvania remained unchanged with 0 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Pennsylvania added 90,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points from 3.6 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Pennsylvania is tied for 10th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Pennsylvania’s private sector added 5,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 83,000 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Pennsylvania added 1,200 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Pennsylvania fell by 7,606, and over the past 12 months it fell by 67,743.

• Pennsylvania’s labor force participation rate fell to 61.5 percent in June from 61.6 percent and ranks 34th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.7 percentage points.

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Pennsylvania

Payroll employment

• Pennsylvania added 4,200 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Pennsylvania remained unchanged with 0 jobs. Pennsylvania nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 11 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Pennsylvania is tied for 10th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Pennsylvania added 5,000 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Pennsylvania added 1,200 jobs. Pennsylvania private sector payroll employment has increased in each of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Pennsylvania is tied for 10th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+6,100) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+2,300).
• The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-5,700) and Other Services (-2,400).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+45,800) and Leisure and Hospitality (+17,000).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (-2,400) and Manufacturing (-2,300).

Pennsylvania

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Pennsylvania fell to 61.5 percent in June from 61.6 percent in the prior month.

• Pennsylvania ranks 34th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Pennsylvania was 63.4 percent occurring in March 2016, and the 10-year low was 60.8 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.