Employment, Payroll, and Establishments for Pennsylvania Businesses by County 1995 - 1996


Employment, Payroll, and Establishments for Pennsylvania Businesses by County 1995-1996

Number of Employees

Change

% Change

Annual Payroll ($1,000)

Change

% Change

# of Establishments

Change

% Change

County 1996 1995 95-96 Employees 1996 1995

95-96

Payroll

1996 1995 95-96 # Establ
Adams

26,035

26,346

-311

-1.2%

536,956

499,945

37,011

7.4%

1,785

1,760

25

1.4%

Allegheny

656,065

654,009

2,056

0.3%

19,288,799

18,331,004

957,795

5.2%

34,615

34,506

109

0.3%

Armstrong

15,180

16,857

-1,677

-9.9%

312,723

346,064

-33,341

-9.6%

1,469

1,547

-78

-5.0%

Beaver

47,779

47,150

629

1.3%

1,158,719

1,114,173

44,546

4.0%

3,475

3,316

159

4.8%

Bedford

11,637

11,619

18

0.2%

231,756

224,107

7,649

3.4%

1,059

1,065

-6

-0.6%

Berks

138,279

139,980

-1,701

-1.2%

3,798,481

3,656,351

142,130

3.9%

7,863

7,920

-57

-0.7%

Blair

47,662

48,490

-828

-1.7%

1,006,760

1,003,042

3,718

0.4%

3,119

3,166

-47

-1.5%

Bradford

18,072

18,025

47

0.3%

408,031

412,284

-4,253

-1.0%

1,279

1,262

17

1.3%

Bucks

220,885

211,829

9,056

4.3%

6,162,537

5,593,272

569,265

10.2%

16,561

15,934

627

3.9%

Butler

54,916

52,124

2,792

5.4%

1,366,688

1,256,819

109,869

8.7%

3,997

3,730

267

7.2%

Cambria

49,516

48,933

583

1.2%

1,029,619

974,227

55,392

5.7%

3,541

3,568

-27

-0.8%

Cameron

1,964

1,974

-10

-0.5%

42,574

39,977

2,597

6.5%

145

138

7

5.1%

Carbon

13,780

12,952

828

6.4%

245,194

226,850

18,344

8.1%

1,083

1,058

25

2.4%

Centre

44,841

42,753

2,088

4.9%

945,989

925,842

20,147

2.2%

3,070

3,082

-12

-0.4%

Chester

162,344

153,875

8,469

5.5%

5,416,498

4,843,692

572,806

11.8%

11,127

10,562

565

5.3%

Clarion

10,228

10,202

26

0.3%

202,442

190,474

11,968

6.3%

982

1,007

-25

-2.5%

Clearfield

25,641

26,473

-832

-3.1%

508,648

500,199

8,449

1.7%

1,901

1,901

0

0.0%

Clinton

9,028

9,113

-85

-0.9%

187,308

181,914

5,394

3.0%

746

724

22

3.0%

Columbia

22,807

23,498

-691

-2.9%

502,681

490,442

12,239

2.5%

1,505

1,463

42

2.9%

Crawford

26,045

26,022

23

0.1%

590,099

561,641

28,458

5.1%

2,001

2,042

-41

-2.0%

Cumberland

106,041

104,829

1,212

1.2%

2,663,303

2,552,210

111,093

4.4%

5,104

5,131

-27

-0.5%

Dauphin

126,615

125,490

1,125

0.9%

3,454,285

3,285,859

168,426

5.1%

6,419

6,421

-2

-0.0%

Delaware

202,632

204,898

-2,266

-1.1%

6,449,931

6,402,694

47,237

0.7%

13,253

13,225

28

0.2%

Elk

15,405

14,687

718

4.9%

389,462

362,115

27,347

7.6%

924

907

17

1.9%

Erie

113,506

112,125

1,381

1.2%

2,811,546

2,655,832

155,714

5.9%

6,636

6,508

128

2.0%

Fayette

32,483

35,088

-2,605

-7.4%

599,921

629,960

-30,039

-4.8%

2,765

3,045

-280

-9.2%

Forest

1,015

864

151

17.5%

17,063

14,095

2,968

21.1%

132

122

10

8.2%

Franklin

40,686

39,874

812

2.0%

879,787

840,987

38,800

4.6%

2,694

2,597

97

3.7%

Fulton

4,606

3,889

717

18.4%

116,379

89,829

26,550

29.6%

273

258

15

5.8%

Greene

8,094

8,152

-58

-0.7%

225,064

212,223

12,841

6.1%

681

643

38

5.9%

Huntingdon

9,425

9,191

234

2.5%

183,587

171,414

12,173

7.1%

810

790

20

2.5%

Indiana

22,918

22,146

772

3.5%

486,599

450,321

36,278

8.1%

1,961

1,957

4

0.2%

Jefferson

13,142

13,026

116

0.9%

271,433

258,798

12,635

4.9%

1,159

1,145

14

1.2%

Juniata

5,390

4,909

481

9.8%

107,696

86,500

21,196

24.5%

495

433

62

14.3%

Lackawanna

88,648

89,378

-730

-0.8%

1,926,859

1,902,222

24,637

1.3%

5,294

5,231

63

1.2%

Lancaster

190,234

190,302

-68

-0.0%

4,794,189

4,500,024

294,165

6.5%

10,916

10,568

348

3.3%

Lawrence

26,921

27,459

-538

-2.0%

569,041

571,927

-2,886

-0.5%

2,020

2,066

-46

-2.2%

Lebanon

39,387

39,761

-374

-0.9%

863,963

873,373

-9,410

-1.1%

2,495

2,458

37

1.5%

Lehigh

151,997

151,950

47

0.0%

4,535,094

4,351,426

183,668

4.2%

8,076

8,206

-130

-1.6%

Luzerne

118,370

120,902

-2,532

-2.1%

2,628,032

2,586,098

41,934

1.6%

7,603

7,539

64

0.8%

Lycoming

47,176

44,913

2,263

5.0%

1,015,900

950,050

65,850

6.9%

2,893

2,921

-28

-1.0%

McKean

14,796

14,885

-89

-0.6%

324,772

313,034

11,738

3.7%

1,122

1,117

5

0.4%

Mercer

42,503

41,169

1,334

3.2%

908,738

850,846

57,892

6.8%

2,847

2,732

115

4.2%

Mifflin

13,806

14,347

-541

-3.8%

307,392

312,128

-4,736

-1.5%

926

909

17

1.9%

Monroe

33,954

33,200

754

2.3%

697,858

675,754

22,104

3.3%

3,006

2,945

61

2.1%

Montgomery

460,204

451,540

8,664

1.9%

15,127,288

14,038,737

1,088,551

7.8%

24,869

25,391

-522

-2.1%

Montour

10,616

11,170

-554

-5.0%

339,884

337,943

1,941

0.6%

376

352

24

6.8%

Northampton

75,442

75,018

424

0.6%

1,929,152

1,873,814

55,338

3.0%

5,444

5,226

218

4.2%

Northumberland

24,027

25,030

-1,003

-4.0%

540,487

516,677

23,810

4.6%

1,843

1,864

-21

-1.1%

Perry

4,987

5,269

-282

-5.4%

81,760

82,499

-739

-0.9%

662

714

-52

-7.3%

Philadelphia

580,490

594,043

-13,553

-2.3%

18,458,465

18,021,903

436,562

2.4%

26,438

26,239

199

0.8%

Pike

4,971

4,770

201

4.2%

80,768

78,542

2,226

2.8%

634

650

-16

-2.5%

Potter

4,816

4,498

318

7.1%

100,977

92,121

8,856

9.6%

445

428

17

4.0%

Schuylkill

43,486

42,970

516

1.2%

938,667

893,710

44,957

5.0%

3,172

3,170

2

0.1%

Snyder

11,728

12,905

-1,177

-9.1%

224,855

243,411

-18,556

-7.6%

771

793

-22

-2.8%

Somerset

20,509

21,503

-994

-4.6%

412,390

403,503

8,887

2.2%

1,953

1,897

56

3.0%

Sullivan

1,304

1,325

-21

-1.6%

22,678

21,926

752

3.4%

176

163

13

8.0%

Susquehanna

6,113

6,261

-148

-2.4%

103,262

103,825

-563

-0.5%

763

771

-8

-1.0%

Tioga

9,650

9,954

-304

-3.1%

184,926

175,794

9,132

5.2%

829

818

11

1.3%

Union

12,797

12,333

464

3.8%

276,243

265,628

10,615

4.0%

819

800

19

2.4%

Venango

16,051

15,865

186

1.2%

366,998

365,048

1,950

0.5%

1,283

1,257

26

2.1%

Warren

15,550

15,827

-277

-1.8%

365,166

363,147

2,019

0.6%

1,040

1,011

29

2.9%

Washington

62,721

60,471

2,250

3.7%

1,646,147

1,534,814

111,333

7.3%

4,775

4,591

184

4.0%

Wayne

11,819

11,561

258

2.2%

222,541

220,287

2,254

1.0%

1,375

1,350

25

1.9%

Westmoreland

122,868

113,689

9,179

8.1%

2,918,708

2,677,320

241,388

9.0%

8,914

8,466

448

5.3%

Wyoming

8,589

8,377

212

2.5%

230,118

222,897

7,221

3.2%

611

632

-21

-3.3%

York

146,714

146,495

219

0.1%

3,763,999

3,627,987

136,012

3.7%

7,949

7,760

189

2.4%

Statewide

1,798

2,360

-562

-23.8%

82,148

78,058

4,090

5.2%

45

30

15

50.0%

Pennsylvania

4,729,704

4,702,892

26,812

0.6%

129,588,023

123,511,629

6,076,394

4.9%

287,013

283,998

3,015

1.1%

Note: Number of Employees is defined by those working the week including March 12


Source:        Pennsylvania State Data Center

Prepared by:   The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg