Philadelphia, PA
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2007 |
Dec
2007 |
Jan
2008 |
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2008 |
Mar
2008 |
Apr
2008 |
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| Labor Force Data |
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| Civilian Labor Force (1) |
 |
1,946.2 (6) |
1,934.7 (6) |
1,936.6 |
1,921.5 |
1,922.6 (P) |
|
| Employment (1) |
|
1,864.6 (6) |
1,853.0 (6) |
1,835.2 |
1,820.0 |
1,825.0 (P) |
|
| Unemployment (1) |
|
81.6 (6) |
81.7 (6) |
101.4 |
101.5 |
97.6 (P) |
|
| Unemployment Rate (2) |
|
4.2 (6) |
4.2 (6) |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.1 (P) |
|
| Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|---|
| Total Nonfarm (3) |
|
1,942.3 |
1,944.3 |
1,896.8 |
1,905.6 |
1,912.6 |
1,924.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm |
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.2 (P) |
| Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction (3) |
|
83.4 |
81.9 |
77.2 |
75.8 |
77.6 |
78.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
|
1.5 |
1.4 |
-0.4 |
0.1 |
-0.6 |
-2.4 (P) |
| Manufacturing (3) |
|
149.8 |
150.0 |
148.5 |
147.9 |
148.0 |
147.3 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Manufacturing |
|
-2.2 |
-1.7 |
-1.7 |
-1.8 |
-2.1 |
-2.3 (P) |
| Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) |
|
352.3 |
358.0 |
344.7 |
340.2 |
340.3 |
340.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- TTU |
|
0.5 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 (P) |
| Information (3) |
|
42.3 |
42.5 |
42.1 |
42.2 |
42.0 |
42.0 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Information |
|
2.7 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
1.0 (P) |
| Financial Activities (3) |
|
144.5 |
144.8 |
143.1 |
142.8 |
143.3 |
142.9 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Financial |
|
-0.9 |
-0.8 |
-1.0 |
-1.2 |
-0.8 |
-1.4 (P) |
| Professional and Business Services (3) |
|
306.8 |
306.4 |
298.9 |
299.9 |
301.8 |
306.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- PBS |
|
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
1.8 |
1.4 (P) |
| Education and Health Services (3) |
|
409.3 |
405.6 |
397.3 |
409.5 |
408.3 |
410.2 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- EHS |
|
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.3 (P) |
| Leisure and Hospitality (3) |
|
150.6 |
151.4 |
145.1 |
144.7 |
147.8 |
152.8 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality |
|
0.8 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 (P) |
| Other Services (3) |
|
84.8 |
84.8 |
83.7 |
83.7 |
84.0 |
84.5 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Other Services |
|
0.6 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.2 (P) |
| Government (3) |
|
218.5 |
218.9 |
216.2 |
218.9 |
219.5 |
219.6 (P) |
| 12-month % change -- Government |
|
-1.0 |
-0.6 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.4 |
-0.3 (P) |
| Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
|---|
| CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) |
|
|
3.5 |
|
3.7 |
|
3.9 |
| CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) |
|
|
3.6 |
|
3.6 |
|
4.0 |
Footnotes:
(P) Preliminary
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted
(6) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
Data extracted on: May 16, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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