State College, Pennsylvania Metro Area

MSA: State College, PA
county: Centre

Population (2017 estimate): 163,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 3.2%

NFP Employment (2017): 78,000
Average Earnings (2017): $35,960

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,-0.4000,1.7,
2013,1.1000,1.6,
2014,0.3000,1.9,
2015,0.4000,2.1,
2016,1.7000,1.8,
2017,0.9000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,12.6000,2.3,
2013,17.8000,2.0,
2014,12.0000,2.3,
2015,-5.5000,2.4,
2016,-7.1000,2.0,
2017,6.7000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,5.5000,8.1000,
2013,5.3000,7.4000,
2014,4.3000,6.2000,
2015,4.0000,5.3000,
2016,4.2000,4.9000,
2017,3.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,29120.00,42068.00,
2013,34290.00,42900.00,
2014,38400.00,43888.00,
2015,36280.00,44928.00,
2016,33690.00,45812.00,
2017,35960.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	2,870	41.9	0.8	$93,090
Business and Financial Operations	2,890	42.2	0.8	$59,400
IT and Mathematical	2,580	37.8	1.3	$70,110
Architecture and Engineering	1,620	23.7	1.3	$67,840
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	570	8.4	1.0	$60,240
Community and Social Services	1,080	15.9	1.1	$42,730
Legal and Judicial	270	4.0	0.5	$56,450
Education, Training, and Library	6,860	100.3	1.6	$56,400
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	720	10.5	0.8	$41,320
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	3,810	55.7	0.9	$56,120
Healthcare Support	1,310	19.2	0.7	$27,290
Protective Services	1,470	21.4	0.9	$44,330
Food Preparation and Serving Related	6,900	100.9	1.1	$20,250
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,230	32.6	1.0	$25,610
Personal Care and Services	2,150	31.4	1.0	$22,490
Sales and Related	6,440	94.2	0.9	$23,500
Office and Administrative Support	12,200	178.4	1.1	$31,280
Construction and Extraction	2,880	42.1	1.1	$40,790
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	3,220	47.1	1.2	$37,890
Production	2,800	40.9	0.6	$32,810
Transportation and Material Moving	3,330	48.6	0.7	$28,530