Data from ERIE for Bensur Agency for InvestERIE.com
Oct 5, 2004
Compiled by Michael Hammill, Grad Research Assistant
Contact: Jim Kurre 725-6888
Source Bureau of Labor Statistics
Their Program Occupational Employment Statistics
Year 2003
URL http://www.bls.gov/bls/occupation.htm
Major OCC
Group OCC Code OCC Title
00 00-0000 All Occupations
11 11-0000 Management occupations
13 13-0000 Business and financial operations occupations
15 15-0000 Computer and mathematical occupations
17 17-0000 Architecture and engineering occupations
19 19-0000 Life, physical, and social science occupations
21 21-0000 Community and social services occupations
23 23-0000 Legal occupations
25 25-0000 Education, training, and library occupations
27 27-0000 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
29 29-0000 Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations
31 31-0000 Healthcare support occupations
33 33-0000 Protective service occupations
35 35-0000 Food preparation and serving related occupations
37 37-0000 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
39 39-0000 Personal care and service occupations
41 41-0000 Sales and related occupations
43 43-0000 Office and administrative support occupations
45 45-0000 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
47 47-0000 Construction and extraction occupations
49 49-0000 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
51 51-0000 Production occupations
53 53-0000 Transportation and material moving occupations
*NOTE: The location quotient is the Erie % in an occupation divided by the US % in that occupation.
LQs greater than one indicate that we have a specialization in that occupational category--more than our share
Mean Annual Wage
90
80
70
Dollars, Thousands
60
50
40
30
Dollars, Thousan
30
20
10
0
Erie 00 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49 51
U.S. Major Occupational Group
Erie Erie Employment Erie Erie U.S.
Total Employment Distribution, % Mean Hourly Wage Mean Annual Wage Total Employment
127,040 100.0 14.98 31,160 127,567,910
6,720 5.3 31.73 66,000 6,653,480
3,680 2.9 21.86 45,480 4,924,210
1,350 1.1 24.38 50,710 2,827,010
1,760 1.4 23.69 49,280 2,376,650
450 0.4 25.80 53,650 1,113,130
2,340 1.8 15.14 31,490 1,615,610
570 0.4 30.11 62,630 951,510
7,770 6.1 20.03 41,650 7,831,630
1,100 0.9 14.33 29,800 1,538,150
6,730 5.3 23.57 49,020 6,173,760
4,100 3.2 10.14 21,100 3,208,770
2,990 2.4 14.50 30,160 2,999,630
11,800 9.3 7.42 15,440 10,216,620
3,650 2.9 9.57 19,900 4,260,380
3,310 2.6 8.22 17,100 2,988,590
12,950 10.2 11.79 24,520 13,534,180
21,390 16.8 12.18 25,340 22,678,010
120 0.1 11.11 23,100 461,630
4,980 3.9 17.12 35,620 6,085,510
5,170 4.1 16.50 34,330 5,226,080
17,620 13.9 13.65 28,380 10,488,450
6,470 5.1 11.90 24,760 9,414,920
category--more than our share.
Occupational Employment, Percentage Distribution
18
16
14
12
Percent
10
8
6
6
4
2
0
51 53 Erie 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45
Major Occupational Group
U.S.
U.S. Employment U.S. U.S. Location Erie Annual Wage
Distribution, % Mean Hourly Wage Mean Annual Wage Quotient* Higher Than U.S.?
100.0 17.41 36,210 1.00 NO
5.2 39.80 82,790 1.01 NO
3.9 26.71 55,550 0.75 NO
2.2 30.40 63,240 0.48 NO
1.9 28.48 59,230 0.74 NO
0.9 25.58 53,210 0.41 YES
1.3 17.03 35,420 1.45 NO
0.7 37.94 78,910 0.60 NO
6.1 19.55 40,660 1.00 YES
1.2 20.49 42,620 0.72 NO
4.8 26.62 55,380 1.09 NO
2.5 10.94 22,750 1.28 NO
2.4 16.39 34,090 1.00 NO
8.0 8.31 17,290 1.16 NO
3.3 10.12 21,060 0.86 NO
2.3 10.28 21,380 1.11 NO
10.6 15.02 31,250 0.96 NO
17.8 13.59 28,260 0.95 NO
0.4 9.71 20,200 0.26 YES
4.8 17.62 36,650 0.82 NO
4.1 17.41 36,210 0.99 NO
8.2 13.80 28,710 1.69 NO
7.4 13.27 27,600 0.69 NO
ge Distribution
43 45 47 49 51 53
Erie wage
as % of
U.S.
Wage
86.1
79.7
81.9
80.2
83.2
100.8
88.9
79.4
102.4
69.9
88.5
92.7
88.5
89.3
94.5
80.0
78.5
89.7
114.4
97.2
94.8
98.9
89.7
Series Erie Labor Force Erie Employment Erie Unemployment
Unit of Measurement Number of People Number of People Number of People
Series ID LAUSM23600003 LAUSM23600004 LAUSM23600005
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Data Source Bureau Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics of Labor Statistics of Labor Statistics
Their Program Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Local Area Unemployment Statistics Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Earliest Data Jan-90 Jan-90 Jan-90
Latest Data Aug-04 Aug-04 Aug-04
Frequency Montly, Montly,
Montly, Annual Data below Annual Data below Annual Data below
SA or NSA NSA NSA NSA
Year Year Period
90 1990 Jan 130,963 122,363 8,600
90 1990 Feb 130,447 121,755 8,692
90 1990 Mar 130,381 122,593 7,788
90 1990 Apr 130,714 123,744 6,970
90 1990 May 131,633 124,263 7,370
90 1990 Jun 134,146 126,413 7,733
90 1990 Jul 135,485 127,785 7,700
90 1990 Aug 134,192 127,267 6,925
90 1990 Sep 133,150 125,850 7,300
90 1990 Oct 134,138 126,714 7,424
90 1990 Nov 134,735 126,788 7,947
90 1990 Dec 134,227 126,036 8,191
91 1991 Jan 133,363 124,067 9,296
91 1991 Feb 134,134 123,979 10,155
91 1991 Mar 134,213 124,208 10,005
91 1991 Apr 133,397 124,129 9,268
91 1991 May 133,878 124,521 9,357
91 1991 Jun 137,002 127,250 9,752
91 1991 Jul 138,770 129,178 9,592
91 1991 Aug 137,119 128,251 8,868
91 1991 Sep 135,818 126,819 8,999
91 1991 Oct 136,943 127,335 9,608
91 1991 Nov 137,629 126,616 11,013
91 1991 Dec 137,249 125,345 11,904
92 1992 Jan 136,889 123,801 13,088
92 1992 Feb 136,846 124,035 12,811
92 1992 Mar 135,941 124,102 11,839
92 1992 Apr 136,923 126,343 10,580
92 1992 May 138,133 127,408 10,725
92 1992 Jun 140,270 129,831 10,439
92 1992 Jul 142,485 131,666 10,819
92 1992 Aug 142,067 131,836 10,231
92 1992 Sep 139,083 129,388 9,695
92 1992 Oct 140,729 131,063 9,666
92 1992 Nov 140,468 130,986 9,482
92 1992 Dec 139,703 130,295 9,408
93 1993 Jan 137,725 127,260 10,465
93 1993 Feb 138,601 127,911 10,690
93 1993 Mar 138,755 128,153 10,602
93 1993 Apr 138,503 129,015 9,488
93 1993 May 139,139 129,221 9,918
93 1993 Jun 142,705 132,418 10,287
93 1993 Jul 145,284 134,945 10,339
93 1993 Aug 144,244 134,197 10,047
93 1993 Sep 141,772 131,965 9,807
93 1993 Oct 142,218 132,725 9,493
93 1993 Nov 141,621 131,849 9,772
93 1993 Dec 140,602 131,469 9,133
94 1994 Jan 137,357 126,619 10,738
94 1994 Feb 137,403 126,721 10,682
94 1994 Mar 137,661 127,330 10,331
94 1994 Apr 137,126 127,731 9,395
94 1994 May 138,215 128,582 9,633
94 1994 Jun 140,623 130,907 9,716
94 1994 Jul 142,616 133,549 9,067
94 1994 Aug 141,842 133,333 8,509
94 1994 Sep 140,300 131,699 8,601
94 1994 Oct 138,750 130,546 8,204
94 1994 Nov 138,316 129,924 8,392
94 1994 Dec 137,266 129,278 7,988
95 1995 Jan 136,889 127,271 9,618
95 1995 Feb 137,781 127,980 9,801
95 1995 Mar 138,240 128,710 9,530
95 1995 Apr 139,053 130,251 8,802
95 1995 May 139,836 130,729 9,107
95 1995 Jun 142,426 132,827 9,599
95 1995 Jul 143,994 134,452 9,542
95 1995 Aug 143,037 134,258 8,779
95 1995 Sep 140,959 132,365 8,594
95 1995 Oct 140,809 132,685 8,124
95 1995 Nov 141,007 132,555 8,452
95 1995 Dec 140,384 132,466 7,918
96 1996 Jan 138,156 129,193 8,963
96 1996 Feb 139,968 130,497 9,471
96 1996 Mar 140,013 130,728 9,285
96 1996 Apr 140,497 132,110 8,387
96 1996 May 140,809 132,192 8,617
96 1996 Jun 142,509 134,292 8,217
96 1996 Jul 143,521 135,134 8,387
96 1996 Aug 142,763 135,185 7,578
96 1996 Sep 141,805 134,649 7,156
96 1996 Oct 141,593 134,785 6,808
96 1996 Nov 142,280 134,218 8,062
96 1996 Dec 141,353 134,099 7,254
97 1997 Jan 141,355 131,892 9,463
97 1997 Feb 142,250 132,558 9,692
97 1997 Mar 142,146 132,587 9,559
97 1997 Apr 141,060 132,509 8,551
97 1997 May 141,985 132,953 9,032
97 1997 Jun 143,589 134,976 8,613
97 1997 Jul 145,567 137,114 8,453
97 1997 Aug 144,486 136,609 7,877
97 1997 Sep 142,583 135,111 7,472
97 1997 Oct 142,950 135,945 7,005
97 1997 Nov 142,839 135,281 7,558
97 1997 Dec 143,083 135,811 7,272
98 1998 Jan 141,288 132,574 8,714
98 1998 Feb 140,692 131,912 8,780
98 1998 Mar 140,683 132,312 8,371
98 1998 Apr 139,702 132,517 7,185
98 1998 May 141,190 133,489 7,701
98 1998 Jun 141,805 134,439 7,366
98 1998 Jul 142,851 135,141 7,710
98 1998 Aug 141,192 134,408 6,784
98 1998 Sep 140,156 133,632 6,524
98 1998 Oct 141,557 135,480 6,077
98 1998 Nov 142,485 135,854 6,631
98 1998 Dec 141,580 135,359 6,221
99 1999 Jan 141,856 133,724 8,132
99 1999 Feb 142,742 134,501 8,241
99 1999 Mar 143,009 134,994 8,015
99 1999 Apr 142,229 135,764 6,465
99 1999 May 143,400 136,235 7,165
99 1999 Jun 144,541 136,999 7,542
99 1999 Jul 146,424 139,083 7,341
99 1999 Aug 144,748 137,797 6,951
99 1999 Sep 142,896 136,204 6,692
99 1999 Oct 143,515 137,108 6,407
99 1999 Nov 143,075 136,261 6,814
99 1999 Dec 141,416 135,041 6,375
00 2000 Jan 140,940 132,510 8,430
00 2000 Feb 141,252 132,881 8,371
00 2000 Mar 141,129 133,624 7,505
00 2000 Apr 141,481 135,246 6,235
00 2000 May 142,874 135,814 7,060
00 2000 Jun 144,478 136,979 7,499
00 2000 Jul 145,224 138,124 7,100
00 2000 Aug 144,597 138,164 6,433
00 2000 Sep 142,700 136,610 6,090
00 2000 Oct 142,920 136,780 6,140
00 2000 Nov 143,236 136,582 6,654
00 2000 Dec 141,246 134,889 6,357
01 2001 Jan 141,824 133,249 8,575
01 2001 Feb 142,340 133,596 8,744
01 2001 Mar 142,417 134,103 8,314
01 2001 Apr 141,964 134,771 7,193
01 2001 May 143,012 135,013 7,999
01 2001 Jun 143,974 135,331 8,643
01 2001 Jul 144,999 136,317 8,682
01 2001 Aug 144,198 136,410 7,788
01 2001 Sep 142,536 134,840 7,696
01 2001 Oct 143,530 135,455 8,075
01 2001 Nov 143,647 134,769 8,878
01 2001 Dec 143,146 133,599 9,547
02 2002 Jan 144,068 131,807 12,261
02 2002 Feb 144,141 131,426 12,715
02 2002 Mar 144,701 132,603 12,098
02 2002 Apr 143,827 133,524 10,303
02 2002 May 144,907 134,168 10,739
02 2002 Jun 146,094 134,894 11,200
02 2002 Jul 147,642 136,806 10,836
02 2002 Aug 147,012 137,233 9,779
02 2002 Sep 144,780 135,448 9,332
02 2002 Oct 144,176 134,955 9,221
02 2002 Nov 143,771 134,132 9,639
02 2002 Dec 142,458 132,390 10,068
03 2003 Jan 140,343 128,728 11,615
03 2003 Feb 140,866 128,833 12,033
03 2003 Mar 140,741 129,635 11,106
03 2003 Apr 140,041 130,574 9,467
03 2003 May 140,713 131,048 9,665
03 2003 Jun 141,353 131,273 10,080
03 2003 Jul 140,527 130,714 9,813
03 2003 Aug 140,261 131,317 8,944
03 2003 Sep 138,852 130,586 8,266
03 2003 Oct 140,145 131,713 8,432
03 2003 Nov 140,049 131,620 8,429
03 2003 Dec 139,230 130,950 8,280
04 2004 Jan 140,574 129,898 10,676
04 2004 Feb 141,096 130,598 10,498
04 2004 Mar 141,266 131,272 9,994
04 2004 Apr 141,286 132,495 8,791
04 2004 May 141,239 132,521 8,718
04 2004 Jun 142,205 132,574 9,631
04 2004 Jul 144,787 135,560 9,227
04 2004 Aug 142,994 134,001 8,993
1990 Annual 132,851 125,131 7,720
1991 Annual 135,793 125,975 9,818
1992 Annual 139,128 128,396 10,732
1993 Annual 140,930 130,927 10,003
1994 Annual 138,956 129,685 9,271
1995 Annual 140,368 131,379 8,989
1996 Annual 141,272 133,090 8,182
1997 Annual 142,825 134,446 8,379
1998 Annual 141,265 133,926 7,339
1999 Annual 143,321 136,143 7,178
2000 Annual 142,674 135,684 6,990
2001 Annual 143,133 134,788 8,345
2002 Annual 144,799 134,116 10,683
2003 Annual 140,261 130,583 9,678
Erie Unemployment Rate U.S. Labor Force U.S. Employment U.S. Unemployment
Percent Thousands of PeopleThousands of People Thousands of People
LAUSM23600006 LNU01000000 LNU02000000 LNU03000000
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Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau Bureau
Bureau of Labor Statistics of Labor Statistics of Labor Statistics
Current Population Current Population Survey Population Survey
Local Area Unemployment Statistics Survey Current
Jan-90 Jan-90 Jan-90 Jan-90
Aug-04 Aug-04 Aug-04 Aug-04
Montly, Annual Data below Montly, below
Montly, Annual Data below Annual DataMontly, Annual Data below
NSA NSA NSA NSA
6.6 124,358 116,944 7,413
6.7 124,487 117,192 7,296
6.0 124,838 117,986 6,852
5.3 124,837 118,218 6,620
5.6 125,682 119,148 6,533
5.8 127,407 120,523 6,884
5.7 128,019 120,882 7,137
5.2 127,105 120,096 7,008
5.5 125,785 118,782 7,003
5.5 126,067 119,175 6,892
5.9 125,858 118,463 7,396
6.1 125,635 118,110 7,525
7.0 124,623 115,837 8,787
7.6 125,061 115,941 9,121
7.5 125,435 116,440 8,995
6.9 125,698 117,472 8,226
7.0 125,863 117,428 8,435
7.1 128,143 119,151 8,992
6.9 128,458 119,666 8,792
6.5 127,197 118,758 8,439
6.6 126,426 118,156 8,270
7.0 126,636 118,404 8,232
8.0 126,466 117,972 8,494
8.7 126,150 117,395 8,755
9.6 126,114 115,928 10,186
9.4 126,425 116,024 10,401
8.7 126,843 116,929 9,913
7.7 126,911 117,776 9,135
7.8 127,777 118,388 9,389
7.4 130,197 119,831 10,366
7.6 130,844 120,744 10,099
7.2 129,676 120,070 9,605
7.0 128,196 118,880 9,316
6.9 127,998 119,185 8,813
6.8 128,245 119,159 9,086
6.7 128,035 118,990 9,045
7.6 127,186 117,027 10,158
7.7 127,651 117,646 10,004
7.6 127,829 118,350 9,478
6.9 127,616 118,781 8,835
7.1 128,949 120,142 8,807
7.2 131,060 121,587 9,473
7.1 131,574 122,352 9,223
7.0 130,673 122,018 8,655
6.9 128,975 120,673 8,302
6.7 129,685 121,389 8,296
6.9 129,662 121,568 8,094
6.5 129,537 121,578 7,959
7.8 129,393 119,901 9,492
7.8 129,764 120,503 9,262
7.5 129,718 120,844 8,874
6.9 129,682 121,604 8,078
7.0 130,602 122,946 7,656
6.9 132,115 123,864 8,251
6.4 132,783 124,503 8,281
6.0 132,361 124,493 7,868
6.1 131,155 123,775 7,379
5.9 131,879 124,724 7,155
6.1 131,869 124,896 6,973
5.8 131,418 124,729 6,690
7.0 130,698 122,597 8,101
7.1 131,028 123,343 7,685
6.9 131,423 123,943 7,480
6.3 131,657 124,278 7,378
6.5 131,739 124,554 7,185
6.7 133,447 125,720 7,727
6.6 134,440 126,548 7,892
6.1 133,383 125,926 7,457
6.1 132,341 125,173 7,167
5.8 132,863 125,979 6,884
6.0 132,622 125,599 7,024
5.6 132,008 125,136 6,872
6.5 131,396 123,126 8,270
6.8 131,995 124,137 7,858
6.6 132,692 124,992 7,700
6.0 132,513 125,388 7,124
6.1 133,558 126,391 7,166
5.8 135,083 127,706 7,377
5.8 136,272 128,579 7,693
5.3 135,011 128,143 6,868
5.0 134,230 127,529 6,700
4.8 135,015 128,439 6,577
5.7 134,973 128,157 6,816
5.1 134,583 127,903 6,680
6.7 134,317 126,384 7,933
6.8 134,535 126,887 7,647
6.7 135,524 128,125 7,399
6.1 135,181 128,629 6,551
6.4 135,963 129,565 6,398
6.0 137,557 130,463 7,094
5.8 138,331 131,350 6,981
5.5 137,460 130,865 6,594
5.2 136,375 129,972 6,403
4.9 136,665 130,671 5,995
5.3 136,912 130,999 5,914
5.1 136,742 130,785 5,957
6.2 135,951 128,882 7,069
6.2 136,286 129,482 6,804
6.0 136,967 130,150 6,816
5.1 136,379 130,735 5,643
5.5 137,240 131,476 5,764
5.2 138,798 132,265 6,534
5.4 139,336 132,769 6,567
4.8 138,379 132,206 6,173
4.7 137,903 131,864 6,039
4.3 138,255 132,424 5,831
4.7 138,288 132,577 5,711
4.4 138,297 132,732 5,565
5.7 137,943 131,339 6,604
5.8 138,202 131,639 6,563
5.6 138,418 132,299 6,119
4.5 138,240 132,552 5,688
5.0 138,919 133,411 5,507
5.2 140,666 134,395 6,271
5.0 141,119 134,800 6,319
4.8 140,090 134,264 5,826
4.7 139,217 133,555 5,661
4.5 139,761 134,390 5,372
4.8 139,895 134,515 5,380
4.5 139,941 134,696 5,245
6.0 141,228 134,912 6,316
5.9 141,775 135,490 6,284
5.3 142,123 136,054 6,069
4.4 142,138 136,927 5,212
4.9 142,144 136,685 5,460
5.2 143,874 137,915 5,959
4.9 143,797 137,769 6,028
4.4 143,171 137,308 5,863
4.3 142,149 136,790 5,359
4.3 142,685 137,532 5,153
4.6 142,797 137,461 5,336
4.5 143,110 137,846 5,264
6.0 142,828 136,181 6,647
6.1 143,100 136,577 6,523
5.8 143,664 137,155 6,509
5.1 143,026 137,022 6,004
5.6 143,023 137,121 5,901
6.0 144,553 137,737 6,816
6.0 145,097 138,239 6,858
5.4 143,826 136,809 7,017
5.4 143,601 136,835 6,766
5.6 144,060 136,885 7,175
6.2 143,987 136,370 7,617
6.7 144,042 136,269 7,773
8.5 143,228 134,177 9,051
8.8 144,266 135,443 8,823
8.4 144,334 135,558 8,776
7.2 144,158 135,903 8,255
7.4 144,527 136,559 7,969
7.7 145,940 137,181 8,758
7.3 146,189 137,495 8,693
6.7 145,565 137,295 8,271
6.4 145,167 137,377 7,790
6.4 145,320 137,551 7,769
6.7 144,854 136,684 8,170
7.1 144,807 136,599 8,209
8.3 145,301 135,907 9,395
8.5 145,693 136,433 9,260
7.9 145,801 136,783 9,018
6.8 145,925 137,424 8,501
6.9 146,067 137,567 8,500
7.1 148,117 138,468 9,649
7.0 147,822 138,503 9,319
6.4 146,967 138,137 8,830
6.0 146,166 137,731 8,436
6.0 146,787 138,619 8,169
6.0 146,969 138,700 8,269
5.9 146,501 138,556 7,945
7.6 146,068 136,924 9,144
7.4 146,154 137,384 8,770
7.1 146,525 137,691 8,834
6.2 146,260 138,423 7,837
6.2 146,659 138,867 7,792
6.8 148,478 139,861 8,616
6.4 149,217 140,700 8,518
6.3 148,166 140,226 7,940
5.8 125,840 118,793 7,047
7.2 126,346 117,718 8,628
7.7 128,105 118,492 9,613
7.1 129,200 120,259 8,940
6.7 131,056 123,060 7,996
6.4 132,304 124,900 7,404
5.8 133,943 126,708 7,236
5.9 136,297 129,558 6,739
5.2 137,673 131,463 6,210
5.0 139,368 133,488 5,880
4.9 142,583 136,891 5,692
5.8 143,734 136,933 6,801
7.4 144,863 136,485 8,378
6.9 146,510 137,736 8,774
U.S. Unemployment Rate
Percent
LNU04000000
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Current Population Survey
Jan-90
Aug-04
Montly, Annual Data below
NSA
6.0
5.9
5.5
5.3 Unemployment Rate
5.2
5.4 12
5.6
5.5
5.6 10
5.5 Erie
5.9
6.0 8
7.1
Percent
7.3
7.2 6
6.5
6.7
7.0 4
6.8
6.6
6.5 2
6.5
6.7
0
6.9
8.1 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
8.2
7.8
7.2
7.3
8.0
7.7
7.4
7.3
6.9
7.1
7.1
8.0
7.8
7.4
6.9
6.8
7.2
7.0
6.6
6.4
6.4
6.2
6.1
7.3
7.1
6.8
6.2
5.9
6.2
6.2
5.9
5.6
5.4
5.3
5.1
6.2
5.9
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.8
5.9
5.6
5.4
5.2
5.3
5.2
6.3
6.0
5.8
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.1
5.0
4.9
5.0
5.0
5.9
5.7
5.5
4.8
4.7
5.2
5.0
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.3
4.4
5.2
5.0
5.0
4.1
4.2
4.7
4.7
4.5
4.4
4.2
4.1
4.0
4.8
4.7
4.4
4.1
4.0
4.5
4.5
4.2
4.1
3.8
3.8
3.7
4.5
4.4
4.3
3.7
3.8
4.1
4.2
4.1
3.8
3.6
3.7
3.7
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.2
4.1
4.7
4.7
4.9
4.7
5.0
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Series Name Identifier Erie monthly mean temperature
Series Name Web Erie monthly mean temperature
Short Name Mean_temp
Area STATION NAME: ERIE INTERNATIONAL AP; COOPID: 362682; WBANID: 14873
Station Info Erie is located on the southeast shore of Lake Erie and observations are made at Erie International A
URL http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
Organization National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Their program National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
Procedure for updating Go to http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html click on WBAN radio button, type 148
Series ID MNTM
Frequency Monthly
Earliest Data Jan, 1994
Latest data Sept, 2004
Latest published
Unit of measure Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit
SA or NSA NA
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Adjusted for inflation NA
Description MNTM Monthly mean temperature
Temperature in Degrees Fahrenheit
70
Monthly Mean Temperature
Year Period Degrees Fahrenheit 60
1994 JAN 18.4
1994 FEB 24.2
50
1994 MAR 33.2
1994 APR 49.1
1994 MAY 54.2 40
1994 JUN 68.5
1994 JUL 73.3 30
1994 AUG 69.1
1994 SEP 63.4 20
1994 OCT 53.7
1994 NOV 48.1
1994 DEC 36.8 10
1995 JAN 31.4
1995 FEB 24.4 0
1995 MAR 37.8 1994
1995 APR 43.0
1995 MAY 57.5
1995 JUN 70.1
1995 JUL 73.7
1995 AUG 74.7
1995 SEP 62.1
1995 OCT 55.8
1995 NOV 38.1
1995 DEC 27.6
1996 JAN 24.6
1996 FEB 26.0
1996 MAR 30.0
1996 APR 44.3
1996 MAY 55.8
1996 JUN 68.2
1996 JUL 69.2
1996 AUG 70.6
1996 SEP 63.2
1996 OCT 53.5
1996 NOV 36.8
1996 DEC 34.6
1997 JAN 25.9
1997 FEB 31.9
1997 MAR 36.7
1997 APR 43.7
1997 MAY 50.8
1997 JUN 66.9
1997 JUL 69.4
1997 AUG 67.5
1997 SEP 62.2
1997 OCT 53.3
1997 NOV 39.8
1997 DEC 33.9
1998 JAN 34.5
1998 FEB 35.7
1998 MAR 39.8
1998 APR 47.9
1998 MAY 63.5
1998 JUN 67.6
1998 JUL 71.5
1998 AUG 72.1
1998 SEP 66.9
1998 OCT 54.5
1998 NOV 45.2
1998 DEC 38.2
1999 JAN 26.5
1999 FEB 34
1999 MAR 33.2
1999 APR 47.6
1999 MAY 60.2
1999 JUN 69.5
1999 JUL 75.7
1999 AUG 68.9
1999 SEP 64.7
1999 OCT 52.5
1999 NOV 46.5
1999 DEC 35
2000 JAN 27.6
2000 FEB 32.9
2000 MAR 41.9
2000 APR 46
2000 MAY 59.8
2000 JUN 67.5
2000 JUL 67.8
2000 AUG 68.4
2000 SEP 63.3
2000 OCT 54
2000 NOV 40.4
2000 DEC 24
2001 JAN 27.6
2001 FEB 30.6
2001 MAR 32.4
2001 APR 49
2001 MAY 59.6
2001 JUN 67
2001 JUL 70.6
2001 AUG 71.9
2001 SEP 61.3
2001 OCT 54.3
2001 NOV 49.2
2001 DEC 37.5
2002 JAN 34.1
2002 FEB 33.8
2002 MAR 36.4
2002 APR 48.8
2002 MAY 53.6
2002 JUN 68.5
2002 JUL 73.7
2002 AUG 72.1
2002 SEP 67.8
2002 OCT 51.3
2002 NOV 41
2002 DEC 29.4
2003 JAN 20.7
2003 FEB 21.7
2003 MAR 36.2
2003 APR 44.6
2003 MAY 55
2003 JUN 64.8
2003 JUL 70
2003 AUG 71.4
2003 SEP 63.2
2003 OCT 51.1
2003 NOV 46.3
2003 DEC 34.4
2004 JAN 20.8
2004 FEB 26.8
2004 MAR 38.4
2004 APR 47.5
2004 MAY 60.3
2004 JUN 65.2
2004 JUL 69.7
2004 AUG 67.3
2004 SEP 65.8
2004 OCT
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2004 DEC
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are made at Erie International Airport, which is 6 miles southwest of the center of the city and about 1 mile from the lake shore. The terrain ri
n WBAN radio button, type 14860 (Erie Station’s WBAN #) into the text box and click the search button. Scroll down to the Data Inventories
Erie Monthly Average Temperature
1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
ile from the lake shore. The terrain rises gradually in a series of ridges paralleling the shoreline to 500 feet above the lake level 3 to 4 miles i
Scroll down to the Data Inventories section. Click on the DAT link for 3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative. Highlight the data
2004
eet above the lake level 3 to 4 miles inland and to l,000 feet about l5 miles inland. Snowfall from instability showers moving southward off the
SOM) Cooperative. Highlight the data series desired, select time period desired, select output format: Delimited – No Station Names, Select
y showers moving southward off the lake usually increases due to the upslope terrain. Snowfall is somewhat higher south of the city than alo
elimited – No Station Names, Select Output Format Delimiter: Comma, click continue. Enter email address in text box, click Submit Reques
what higher south of the city than along the lake shore. During the winter months, the many cold air masses moving south from Canada are
ess in text box, click Submit Request and check your email soon. The requested data will be there. Paste the data into a blank worksheet.
sses moving south from Canada are modified by the relatively warm waters of Lake Erie. However, the temperature difference between air a
ste the data into a blank worksheet. Keep only the data needed i.e.; the most recent monthly period. Format as necessary to conform to da
emperature difference between air and water produces an excess of cloudiness and frequent snow from November through March. Spring
ormat as necessary to conform to database. Finally, paste new data into the final database.
m November through March. Spring weather is quite variable in Erie, but generally cloudy and cool. Proximity to the lake frequently prevents
ximity to the lake frequently prevents killing frosts that occur inland. This has led to the establishment of numerous vin
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Organization National Oceanic and (NOAA)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationAtmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Their program National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)
claculated by research assistant
Procedure for updating Sum of precipitation from next year
Sum of snowfall from July of previous year to June of July of previous year to June of next year
Series ID
Frequency Annual Monthly
Earliest Data 1956-'57 1956-'57
Latest data 2003-'04 2003-'04
Latest published
Unit of measure Inches Inches
SA or NSA NA NA
Adjusted for inflation NA NA
Description seasonal accurately reflect seasonal precipitation totals, annual totals are
In order to accurately reflectIn order to snowfall totals, annual totals are from July of previous year to Ju
Year Period Inches Inches
56 1956-1957 108.0 49.1
57 1957-1958 64.4 28.8
58 1958-1959 108.5 45.4
59 1959-1960 72.6 38.1
60 1960-1961 69.6 33.0
61 1961-1962 42.5 30.7
62 1962-1963 75.9 33.4
63 1963-1964 115.9 34.2
64 1964-1965 92.9 38.5
65 1965-1966 84.8 36.7
66 1966-1967 68.6 34.3
67 1967-1968 107.9 37.8
68 1968-1969 79.7 41.0
69 1969-1970 85.6 29.3
70 1970-1971 120.0 40.4
71 1971-1972 92.3 45.2
72 1972-1973 53.7 40.5
73 1973-1974 68.6 41.6
74 1974-1975 66.7 36.0
75 1975-1976 66.0 50.5
76 1976-1977 111.5 36.2
77 1977-1978 142.8 57.5
78 1978-1979 76.5 41.3
79 1979-1980 55.2 53.0
80 1980-1981 89.4 49.9
81 1981-1982 71.3 40.7
82 1982-1983 41.2 39.0
83 1983-1984 110.0 48.3
84 1984-1985 106.3 37.5
85 1985-1986 124.9 50.3
86 1986-1987 68.2 40.6
87 1987-1988 103.5 42.5
88 1988-1989 76.5 47.4
89 1989-1990 114.9 40.9
90 1990-1991 59.6 43.1
91 1991-1992 104.8 33.6
92 1992-1993 108.5 46.2
93 1993-1994 131.3 41.2
94 1994-1995 53.7 34.4
95 1995-1996* 126.9 45.9
96 1996-1997* 44.9
97 1997-1998 79.7 39.5
98 1998-1999 111.1 32.8
99 1999-2000 72.5 43.1
00 2000-2001 149.1 43.1
01' 2001-2002 105.0 42.9
02 2002-2003 143.0 42.4
03 2003-2004 112 43.1
* NCDC Database missing data for parts of 1996 and 1997. Snowfall totals for the years '95-'95, '96-'97, and '97-'98
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e Erie and observations are made at Erie International Airport, which is 6 miles southwest of the center of the city and about 1 mile from the
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horeline to 500 feet above the lake level 3 to 4 miles inland and to l,000 feet about l5 miles inland. Snowfall from instability showers moving s
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e. However, the temperature difference between air and water produces an excess of cloudiness and frequent snow from November throug
equent snow from November through March. Spring weather is quite variable in Erie, but generally cloudy and cool. Proximity to the lake fre
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Cost of Living Estimates for Pennsylvania Counties:
Total Expenditures
2000
County COL Index
Adams 101.9
Allegheny 104.6
Armstrong 100.2
Beaver 101.0
Bedford 100.4
Berks 102.0
Blair 100.6
Bradford 100.5 Erie
Bucks 103.5 Warren McKean
Potter Tioga Bradford
Crawford
Butler 101.7
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Cambria 100.2 Venango
Forest Elk Cameron Sullivan
Lycoming
Cameron 99.7 Mercer Clinton
Clarion Jefferson
Carbon 101.0 Columbia
Lawrence Clearfield
Centre 101.1 Butler Centre Union
Montour
Chester 103.1 Armstrong
Northumberland
Beaver Snyder
Schuy
Clarion 99.7 Indiana Mifflin
Dauphin
Clearfield 100.4 Allegheny Cambria Blair
Juniata
Perry
Clinton 100.1 Westmoreland Huntingdon
Lebanon
Columbia 100.3 Washington Cumberland
Lancaste
Bedford
Crawford 100.6 Fayette Somerset Fulton Franklin
York
Greene Adams
Cumberland 101.7
Dauphin 101.5
Delaware 108.4
Elk 99.7
Erie 101.0
Fayette 100.5
Forest 101.0
Franklin 101.2
Fulton 101.2
Greene 100.1
Huntingdon 100.2
Indiana 100.0
Jefferson 100.2
Juniata 100.9
Lackawanna 100.7
Lancaster 102.3
Lawrence 100.6
Lebanon 101.4
Lehigh 103.1
Luzerne 100.4
Lycoming 100.1
McKean 99.7
Mercer 100.6
Mifflin 100.7
Monroe 103.2
Montgomery 105.0
Montour 100.6
Northampton 102.5
Northumberland 100.0
Perry 101.3
Philadelphia 127.6
Pike 103.2
Potter 100.2
Schuylkill 100.0
Snyder 100.6
Somerset 100.5
Sullivan 100.1
Susquehanna 100.5
Tioga 100.4
Union 100.5
Venango 99.9
Warren 99.7
Washington 100.7
Wayne 101.2
Westmoreland 100.9
Wyoming 99.8
York 102.1
Descriptive Statistics
Total Rural Urban
Mean: 101.5 100.6 103.0
Standard deviation: 3.6 0.8 5.4
Minimum: 99.7 99.7 100.1
Maximum: 127.6 103.2 127.6
100.0 = average of 321 areas participating in ACCRA Cost of Living Index, third quarter, 1997.
Source James A. Kurre. Differences in the Cost of Living Across Pennsylvania's 67 Counties
March 2000. For the Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Available at: Center for Rural Pennsylvania, http://www.ruralpa.org/reports.html
www.ERIEdata.org, in Online Library
Susquehanna
Potter Tioga Bradford
Wayne
Wyoming
ameron Sullivan
Lycoming Lackawanna
Pike
Clinton
Luzerne
Columbia Monroe
eld Montour
Centre Union
Carbon
Northumberland
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Mifflin Schuylkill
Lehigh
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air
Perry Berks Bucks
Lebanon
Huntingdon Montgomery
Cumberland
Lancaster
d Chester
York Philadelphia
Fulton Franklin Adams
Delaware
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1995 30 30.9 359 319 32 7
1996 28 30.8 356 324 29 3
1997 28 30.7 361 323 32 6
1998 31 30.6 365 297 56 10
1999 33 30.6 364 285 66 12
2000 31 30.5 366 323 41 2
2001 39 30.2 365 263 96 6
2002 37 30.0 365 267 79 19
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What is the AQI?
The AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what associated health effects might be
How does the AQI work?
Think of the AQI as a yardstick that runs from 0 to 500. The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and the greater the h
An AQI value of 100 generally corresponds to the national air quality standard for the pollutant, which is the level EPA has set to protect pu
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The purpose of the AQI is to help you understand what local air quality means to your health. To make it easier to und
Each category corresponds to a different level of health concern. The six levels of health concern and what they mean are:
"Good" The AQI value for your community is between 0 and 50. Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no
"Moderate" The AQI for your community is between 51 and 100. Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a
"Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" When AQI values are between 101 and 150, members of sensitive groups may experience health effe
"Unhealthy" Everyone may begin to experience health effects when AQI values are between 151 and 200. Members of sensitive groups
"Very Unhealthy" AQI values between 201 and 300 trigger a health alert, meaning everyone may experience more serious health effects
"Hazardous" AQI values over 300 trigger health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.
How is a community's AQI calculated?
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Pollutants measured by the AQI
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CO - Carbon monoxide
NO2 - Nitrogen dioxide
O3 - Ozone
SO2 - Sulfur dioxide
PM2.5 - Particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers
PM10 - Particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers
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within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. EPA calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level
y with little potential to affect public health, while an AQI value over 300 represents hazardous air quality.
. When AQI values are above 100, air quality is considered to be unhealthy-at first for certain sensitive groups of people, then for everyone as AQI values
people who are unusually sensitive to ozone may experience respiratory symptoms.
ral public. For example, people with lung disease are at greater risk from exposure to ozone, while people with either lung disease or heart disease are at g
verted into AQI values using standard formulas developed by EPA. An AQI value is calculated for each pollutant in an area (ground-level ozo
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0.0 172.2 91.9 0.0 33.3
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ated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particulate matter), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide
people, then for everyone as AQI values get higher.
her lung disease or heart disease are at greater risk from exposure to particle pollution. The general public is not likely to be affected when the AQI is in th
pollutant in an area (ground-level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide). The highest AQI value for t
the Erie County AQI data, except use the data for the entire state of PA. The AQI data for the entire state are not single statewide time serie
pollutant measured. The highest of those index values is the AQI value, and the pollutant responsible for the highest index value is the "Main
xide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. For each of these pollutants, EPA has established national air quality standards to protect public health.
kely to be affected when the AQI is in this range.
dioxide). The highest AQI value for the individual pollutants is the AQI value for that day. For example, if on July 12 a certain area had AQI v
e are not single statewide time series. Instead, the statewide data lists all AQI data for all AQI monito
r the highest index value is the "Main Pollutant." (Source: www.epa.gov)
ndards to protect public health.
f on July 12 a certain area had AQI values of 90 for ozone and 88 for sulfur dioxide, the AQI value would be 90 for the pollutant ozone on tha
d be 90 for the pollutant ozone on that day.
Source U.S. Census Bureau
Their Program American Community Survey
URL http://www.census.gov/acs/www/index.html
Year 2003
Erie U.S.
Housing Median Value (dollars) 95,393 147,275
Number of specified owner-occupied units 63,013 58,808,660