January 27, 2016
Pennsylvania hospital employment decreased by 500 jobs from November to December, for total direct employment of 271,300. This is 400 more hospital jobs than one year ago, December 2014, when the total number was 270,900.
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reports that Pennsylvania's total nonfarm seasonally adjusted jobs were up 9,800 jobs in December to a record high of 5,863,500. The largest increase in jobs in December was in the Leisure & Hospitality super sector, with a gain of 3,700 jobs, which was a record high. The civilian labor force in Pennsylvania increased by 18,000 to 6,446,000, while unemployment declined by 15,000 in December.
The largest increase in jobs since December 2014 was in the Education & Health Services Supersector (up 14,300 jobs).
The state's unemployment rate was down 0.2 percent to 4.8 percent for December, the lowest rate since February 2008. This rate is below the U.S. unemployment rate of 5.0 percent, which remained unchanged from November.
HAP has updated monthly employment data (not seasonally adjusted) from December 2007 through December 2015 for select Pennsylvania industries, including hospitals, on its website.
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania issued this content on 27 January 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 27 January 2016 18:00:03 UTC
Original Document: https://www.haponline.org/Newsroom/News/ID/1498/Pennsylvania-Hospital-Employment-Down-500-Jobs-in-December
