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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

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Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force (1) 10-Year History 2,953.2 (6) 2,971.5 (6) 2,958.8 (6) 2,958.9 2,945.9 2,948.3 (P)
Employment (1) 10-Year History 2,832.2 (6) 2,852.2 (6) 2,837.0 (6) 2,808.0 2,794.2 2,803.0 (P)
Unemployment (1) 10-Year History 121.0 (6) 119.3 (6) 121.8 (6) 150.8 151.7 145.3 (P)
Unemployment Rate (2) 10-Year History 4.1 (6) 4.0 (6) 4.1 (6) 5.1 5.2 4.9 (P)
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm (3) 10-Year History 2,835.6 2,851.4 2,856.4 2,780.4 2,789.8 2,804.5 (P)
12-month % change -- Total Nonfarm 10-Year History 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 (P)
Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction (3) 10-Year History 132.2 130.7 128.4 121.1 118.7 121.8 (P)
12-month % change -- Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction 10-Year History -0.7 0.2 -0.3 -0.5 0.7 0.1 (P)
Manufacturing (3) 10-Year History 218.8 219.6 219.6 216.1 217.0 217.1 (P)
12-month % change -- Manufacturing 10-Year History -2.8 -2.1 -1.9 -2.4 -1.7 -1.8 (P)
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (3) 10-Year History 535.3 546.6 555.2 531.7 524.8 526.8 (P)
12-month % change -- TTU 10-Year History 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.7 0.7 (P)
Information (3) 10-Year History 57.9 58.0 58.0 57.5 57.6 57.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Information 10-Year History 2.7 3.0 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.2 (P)
Financial Activities (3) 10-Year History 218.5 218.5 219.2 217.0 216.8 217.2 (P)
12-month % change -- Financial 10-Year History -0.9 -1.0 -0.9 -1.2 -1.3 -1.1 (P)
Professional and Business Services (3) 10-Year History 434.0 435.5 435.7 422.8 423.6 427.6 (P)
12-month % change -- PBS 10-Year History 1.3 1.1 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.2 (P)
Education and Health Services (3) 10-Year History 534.2 536.7 533.8 524.6 536.7 535.6 (P)
12-month % change -- EHS 10-Year History 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.2 (P)
Leisure and Hospitality (3) 10-Year History 222.8 220.9 221.2 212.7 212.1 216.3 (P)
12-month % change -- Leisure & Hospitality 10-Year History 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.8 (P)
Other Services (3) 10-Year History 125.1 125.2 125.2 123.3 123.5 124.0 (P)
12-month % change -- Other Services 10-Year History 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.6 1.5 (P)
Government (3) 10-Year History 356.8 359.7 360.1 353.6 359.0 360.9 (P)
12-month % change -- Government 10-Year History -0.3 -0.2 0.3 0.9 0.2 0.1 (P)
Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD
CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change (4) 10-Year History 3.5   3.5   3.7  
CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change (5) 10-Year History 3.3   3.6   3.6  

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 7, 2008

Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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