Philadelphia Area Employment – February 2012

Local Employment Little Changed Over the Year

Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,683,400 in February 2012, up 8,800, or 0.3 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.6 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia area’s February increase was the 10th consecutive month of little or no change over the year. (See chart 1 and table 1; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of three metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. All three of these areas gained jobs over the year. The Camden and Wilmington Metropolitan Divisions (with 18 and 12 percent of the area’s employment, respectively), each added 3,000 jobs from the previous February. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, which made up the largest part of local area employment at 69 percent, added 2,800 jobs over the year.

Industry employment

In the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, education and health services recorded the largest increase from February 2011 to February 2012, adding 11,000 jobs. More than one-half of the employment gain took place in the Camden division, which added 5,700 jobs. Still, the Philadelphia area’s 1.9-percent increase in education and health services jobs was below the nationwide gain of 2.4 percent. (See chart 2.)

Local employment in professional and business services grew by 9,200 over the year, with most of the increase coming from the Philadelphia division, which added 8,100 jobs. Since last February, professional and business services employment in the Philadelphia area increased 2.3 percent, less than the 3.8-percent rise nationally.

Two other supersectors in the Philadelphia area gained jobs from February 2011 to February 2012. Employment in mining, logging, and construction was up 4,700 from February a year ago. In leisure and hospitality, 1,200 jobs were added over the year, an advance of 0.6 percent, much less than the national increase of 2.6 percent.

Government employment recorded the largest over-the-year decline in the Philadelphia area, down 9,000 from the previous February. Nearly all of the loss was centered in the Philadelphia division, which shed 8,400 public-sector jobs. The metropolitan area’s 2.6-percent decrease in government jobs was nearly three times the national rate of decline of 0.9 percent.

Five other supersectors lost 3,000 jobs or less in the local area over the last 12 months: trade, transportation, and utilities; other services; information; manufacturing; and financial activities. Nationally, four of these supersectors gained jobs over the year; information was the exception. Still, this industry declined at a faster pace in the Philadelphia area (-2.4 percent) than it did nationwide (-0.8 percent).

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Philadelphia was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in February 2012. All of these areas experienced over-the-year job gains during the period, though the rates of growth were varied.  Four of these areas expanded at a pace above the 1.6-percent national average and three others grew by less than 1.0 percent. Employment growth was strongest in Houston, up 3.7 percent—more than twice the U.S. average, and slowest in Philadelphia, up 0.3 percent. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

Among the 12 areas, New York added the most jobs since February 2011, up 117,700. Houston and Dallas followed with the addition of 93,400 and 79,400 jobs, respectively. Five other areas added between 44,000 and 34,000 jobs. Only Philadelphia added fewer than 10,000 jobs over the 12-month period.

Two industry supersectors accounted for most of the job growth from February a year ago among the 12 metropolitan areas. Professional and business services registered the largest employment gains in six areas (Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco) and education and health services led in five other areas (Boston, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia, and Washington).

Widespread losses were recorded in the public sector over the year. Government experienced the largest loss of jobs in eight areas and had the second largest drop in three additional areas. The decline in government employment was largest in New York, down 13,400, followed by Los Angeles (-9,300), and Philadelphia (-9,000). Only Washington added public sector jobs from the prior February, up 5,800.

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a “link relative” technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the supersector level are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Mid-Atlantic Information Office at 215-597-3282 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.

• The Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.
• The Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.
• The Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes New Castle County in Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Philadelphia metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Feb 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Feb 2011 to Feb 2012
						Net change	Percent change
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,674.6	2,733.0	2,670.6	(P) 2,683.4	(P) 8.8	(P) 0.3
Mining, logging, and construction		90.0	101.8	97.3	(P) 94.7	(P) 4.7	(P) 5.2
Manufacturing		185.0	187.0	185.9	(P) 183.9	(P) -1.1	(P) -0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		493.8	513.8	495.1	(P) 490.8	(P) -3.0	(P) -0.6
Information		50.0	49.5	49.0	(P) 48.8	(P) -1.2	(P) -2.4
Financial activities		198.5	198.4	197.5	(P) 197.5	(P) -1.0	(P) -0.5
Professional and business services		406.6	419.3	409.5	(P) 415.8	(P) 9.2	(P) 2.3
Education and health services		568.9	576.3	569.1	(P) 579.9	(P) 11.0	(P) 1.9
Leisure and hospitality		213.1	222.9	214.9	(P) 214.3	(P) 1.2	(P) 0.6
Other services		119.1	121.0	118.7	(P) 117.1	(P) -2.0	(P) -1.7
Government		349.6	343.0	333.6	(P) 340.6	(P) -9.0	(P) -2.6
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		1,855.0	1,891.8	1,849.3	(P) 1,857.8	(P) 2.8	(P) 0.2
Mining, logging, and construction		58.4	65.5	63.5	(P) 61.9	(P) 3.5	(P) 6.0
Manufacturing		130.4	131.9	131.2	(P) 129.4	(P) -1.0	(P) -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		324.4	339.6	326.4	(P) 323.8	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.2
Information		37.9	37.4	37.0	(P) 36.9	(P) -1.0	(P) -2.6
Financial activities		131.3	129.9	130.0	(P) 129.6	(P) -1.7	(P) -1.3
Professional and business services		288.1	298.7	291.7	(P) 296.2	(P) 8.1	(P) 2.8
Education and health services		434.5	435.7	428.0	(P) 438.0	(P) 3.5	(P) 0.8
Leisure and hospitality		146.4	154.7	150.6	(P) 148.8	(P) 2.4	(P) 1.6
Other services		82.8	84.4	82.5	(P) 80.8	(P) -2.0	(P) -2.4
Government		220.8	214.0	208.4	(P) 212.4	(P) -8.4	(P) -3.8
Philadelphia City, Pa.
Total nonfarm		660.9	659.9	648.0	(P) 655.5	(P) -5.4	(P) -0.8
Mining, logging, and construction		9.1	9.3	9.0	(P) 8.9	(P) -0.2	(P) -2.2
Manufacturing		23.9	23.0	23.1	(P) 23.0	(P) -0.9	(P) -3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		85.8	89.1	86.2	(P) 86.0	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.2
Information		12.0	11.9	11.6	(P) 11.6	(P) -0.4	(P) -3.3
Financial activities		41.8	41.2	41.0	(P) 40.9	(P) -0.9	(P) -2.2
Professional and business services		82.6	82.8	79.5	(P) 80.6	(P) -2.0	(P) -2.4
Education and health services		216.3	212.8	211.0	(P) 217.0	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.3
Leisure and hospitality		57.0	58.9	57.9	(P) 58.6	(P) 1.6	(P) 2.8
Other services		26.1	26.2	24.9	(P) 24.8	(P) -1.3	(P) -5.0
Government		106.3	104.7	103.8	(P) 104.1	(P) -2.2	(P) -2.1
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		493.2	506.5	494.4	(P) 496.2	(P) 3.0	(P) 0.6
Mining, logging, and construction		17.2	20.8	19.1	(P) 18.5	(P) 1.3	(P) 7.6
Manufacturing		36.6	36.3	35.9	(P) 35.7	(P) -0.9	(P) -2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		111.2	113.4	109.9	(P) 108.8	(P) -2.4	(P) -2.2
Information		7.0	7.1	7.0	(P) 6.9	(P) -0.1	(P) -1.4
Financial activities		28.2	28.8	28.5	(P) 28.6	(P) 0.4	(P) 1.4
Professional and business services		69.8	70.1	68.3	(P) 68.9	(P) -0.9	(P) -1.3
Education and health services		81.0	85.6	86.5	(P) 86.7	(P) 5.7	(P) 7.0
Leisure and hospitality		38.5	39.3	36.9	(P) 37.6	(P) -0.9	(P) -2.3
Other services		21.5	21.9	21.6	(P) 21.6	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.5
Government		82.2	83.2	80.7	(P) 82.9	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.9
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		326.4	334.7	326.9	(P) 329.4	(P) 3.0	(P) 0.9
Mining, logging, and construction		14.4	15.5	14.7	(P) 14.3	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.7
Manufacturing		18.0	18.8	18.8	(P) 18.8	(P) 0.8	(P) 4.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		58.2	60.8	58.8	(P) 58.2	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Information		5.1	5.0	5.0	(P) 5.0	(P) -0.1	(P) -2.0
Financial activities		39.0	39.7	39.0	(P) 39.3	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.8
Professional and business services		48.7	50.5	49.5	(P) 50.7	(P) 2.0	(P) 4.1
Education and health services		53.4	55.0	54.6	(P) 55.2	(P) 1.8	(P) 3.4
Leisure and hospitality		28.2	28.9	27.4	(P) 27.9	(P) -0.3	(P) -1.1
Other services		14.8	14.7	14.6	(P) 14.7	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.7
Government		46.6	45.8	44.5	(P) 45.3	(P) -1.3	(P) -2.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Feb 2011	Dec 2011	Jan 2012	Feb 2012	Feb 2011 to Feb 2012
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		129,148	132,965	130,297	(P) 131,199	(P) 2,051	(P) 1.6
Mining and logging		723	818	813	(P) 817	(P) 94	(P) 13.0
Construction		5,049	5,441	5,158	(P) 5,129	(P) 80	(P) 1.6
Manufacturing		11,542	11,817	11,755	(P) 11,774	(P) 232	(P) 2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		24,473	25,803	25,047	(P) 24,837	(P) 364	(P) 1.5
Information		2,663	2,660	2,599	(P) 2,643	(P) -20	(P) -0.8
Financial activities		7,624	7,707	7,645	(P) 7,652	(P) 28	(P) 0.4
Professional and business services		16,842	17,698	17,335	(P) 17,488	(P) 646	(P) 3.8
Education and health services		19,829	20,236	19,977	(P) 20,298	(P) 469	(P) 2.4
Leisure and hospitality		12,614	13,116	12,817	(P) 12,943	(P) 329	(P) 2.6
Other services		5,284	5,336	5,293	(P) 5,307	(P) 23	(P) 0.4
Government		22,505	22,333	21,858	(P) 22,311	(P) -194	(P) -0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,272.5	2,334.1	2,303.4	(P) 2,316.4	(P) 43.9	(P) 1.9
Mining and logging		1.3	1.3	1.3	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		88.2	91.5	88.4	(P) 88.5	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.3
Manufacturing		144.8	148.1	148.5	(P) 149.6	(P) 4.8	(P) 3.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		514.0	541.6	531.1	(P) 531.7	(P) 17.7	(P) 3.4
Information		79.2	79.0	78.7	(P) 79.3	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.1
Financial activities		141.0	138.8	136.5	(P) 135.1	(P) -5.9	(P) -4.2
Professional and business services		390.8	411.7	407.9	(P) 412.6	(P) 21.8	(P) 5.6
Education and health services		285.5	294.1	290.4	(P) 294.4	(P) 8.9	(P) 3.1
Leisure and hospitality		215.5	219.6	213.0	(P) 215.1	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.2
Other services		92.9	91.3	92.6	(P) 92.4	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.5
Government		319.3	317.1	315.0	(P) 316.4	(P) -2.9	(P) -0.9
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,404.6	2,464.3	2,417.4	(P) 2,418.7	(P) 14.1	(P) 0.6
Mining and logging		0.4	0.5	0.4	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		69.9	78.8	72.5	(P) 70.1	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.3
Manufacturing		193.0	197.6	196.2	(P) 195.5	(P) 2.5	(P) 1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		394.2	418.7	407.0	(P) 397.9	(P) 3.7	(P) 0.9
Information		71.6	72.9	71.7	(P) 72.5	(P) 0.9	(P) 1.3
Financial activities		171.6	171.1	168.8	(P) 168.1	(P) -3.5	(P) -2.0
Professional and business services		391.1	401.9	393.7	(P) 395.2	(P) 4.1	(P) 1.0
Education and health services		505.4	505.4	500.7	(P) 509.7	(P) 4.3	(P) 0.9
Leisure and hospitality		208.8	215.0	209.9	(P) 210.5	(P) 1.7	(P) 0.8
Other services		90.4	95.1	94.6	(P) 94.7	(P) 4.3	(P) 4.8
Government		308.2	307.3	301.9	(P) 304.1	(P) -4.1	(P) -1.3
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,188.9	4,329.3	4,224.1	(P) 4,231.0	(P) 42.1	(P) 1.0
Mining and logging		1.2	1.5	1.4	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.2	(P) 16.7
Construction		124.1	139.3	121.9	(P) 119.8	(P) -4.3	(P) -3.5
Manufacturing		406.4	413.6	411.5	(P) 412.7	(P) 6.3	(P) 1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		849.3	894.3	859.6	(P) 847.3	(P) -2.0	(P) -0.2
Information		79.2	79.3	78.6	(P) 78.0	(P) -1.2	(P) -1.5
Financial activities		282.8	283.4	283.2	(P) 282.8	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Professional and business services		678.6	714.9	695.4	(P) 700.9	(P) 22.3	(P) 3.3
Education and health services		648.4	662.7	653.2	(P) 659.9	(P) 11.5	(P) 1.8
Leisure and hospitality		374.7	394.8	384.5	(P) 384.1	(P) 9.4	(P) 2.5
Other services		186.7	191.7	190.1	(P) 190.6	(P) 3.9	(P) 2.1
Government		557.5	553.8	544.7	(P) 553.5	(P) -4.0	(P) -0.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,870.2	2,961.3	2,928.0	(P) 2,949.6	(P) 79.4	(P) 2.8
Mining, logging, and construction		153.0	152.6	152.4	(P) 155.5	(P) 2.5	(P) 1.6
Manufacturing		250.8	256.5	255.7	(P) 256.3	(P) 5.5	(P) 2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		587.3	625.0	610.9	(P) 611.0	(P) 23.7	(P) 4.0
Information		78.6	78.9	78.0	(P) 78.2	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.5
Financial activities		232.3	240.0	238.3	(P) 240.4	(P) 8.1	(P) 3.5
Professional and business services		435.4	450.6	446.4	(P) 448.8	(P) 13.4	(P) 3.1
Education and health services		358.3	362.7	361.7	(P) 366.9	(P) 8.6	(P) 2.4
Leisure and hospitality		276.4	297.8	295.5	(P) 295.0	(P) 18.6	(P) 6.7
Other services		100.8	102.8	101.9	(P) 102.7	(P) 1.9	(P) 1.9
Government		397.3	394.4	387.2	(P) 394.8	(P) -2.5	(P) -0.6
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,738.4	1,799.9	1,755.0	(P) 1,762.1	(P) 23.7	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		45.3	52.5	46.9	(P) 45.8	(P) 0.5	(P) 1.1
Manufacturing		197.9	209.7	207.4	(P) 208.7	(P) 10.8	(P) 5.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		325.0	342.4	330.7	(P) 326.9	(P) 1.9	(P) 0.6
Information		26.1	25.9	25.7	(P) 25.7	(P) -0.4	(P) -1.5
Financial activities		96.7	98.7	99.0	(P) 98.3	(P) 1.6	(P) 1.7
Professional and business services		314.9	330.7	323.8	(P) 328.9	(P) 14.0	(P) 4.4
Education and health services		287.8	292.4	287.9	(P) 290.6	(P) 2.8	(P) 1.0
Leisure & hospitality		161.9	168.8	162.9	(P) 161.7	(P) -0.2	(P) -0.1
Other services		79.3	80.4	79.3	(P) 79.0	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.4
Government		203.5	198.4	191.4	(P) 196.5	(P) -7.0	(P) -3.4
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,543.7	2,646.5	2,622.4	(P) 2,637.1	(P) 93.4	(P) 3.7
Mining and logging		84.5	92.8	93.3	(P) 93.6	(P) 9.1	(P) 10.8
Construction		168.1	168.9	168.1	(P) 170.4	(P) 2.3	(P) 1.4
Manufacturing		221.9	230.8	228.3	(P) 230.8	(P) 8.9	(P) 4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		518.0	543.5	535.7	(P) 535.2	(P) 17.2	(P) 3.3
Information		31.8	31.5	31.1	(P) 31.1	(P) -0.7	(P) -2.2
Financial activities		136.0	140.3	138.7	(P) 138.2	(P) 2.2	(P) 1.6
Professional and business services		368.2	390.2	386.0	(P) 385.9	(P) 17.7	(P) 4.8
Education and health services		311.0	331.0	330.6	(P) 335.5	(P) 24.5	(P) 7.9
Leisure and hospitality		232.3	245.9	245.3	(P) 246.1	(P) 13.8	(P) 5.9
Other services		90.2	95.7	96.1	(P) 96.0	(P) 5.8	(P) 6.4
Government		381.7	375.9	369.2	(P) 374.3	(P) -7.4	(P) -1.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,136.8	5,245.6	5,137.8	(P) 5,175.8	(P) 39.0	(P) 0.8
Mining and logging		4.5	4.5	4.5	(P) 4.5	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		167.8	172.2	169.6	(P) 171.2	(P) 3.4	(P) 2.0
Manufacturing		518.3	516.5	512.3	(P) 517.5	(P) -0.8	(P) -0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		983.9	1,029.3	1,003.2	(P) 994.1	(P) 10.2	(P) 1.0
Information		218.4	229.7	204.2	(P) 215.6	(P) -2.8	(P) -1.3
Financial activities		312.9	315.9	311.6	(P) 313.4	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.2
Professional and business services		779.1	805.3	791.2	(P) 797.1	(P) 18.0	(P) 2.3
Education and health services		694.9	705.1	694.8	(P) 705.4	(P) 10.5	(P) 1.5
Leisure and hospitality		551.2	568.4	558.8	(P) 563.3	(P) 12.1	(P) 2.2
Other services		178.0	177.8	175.7	(P) 175.2	(P) -2.8	(P) -1.6
Government		727.8	720.9	711.9	(P) 718.5	(P) -9.3	(P) -1.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,214.0	2,260.4	2,227.9	(P) 2,241.2	(P) 27.2	(P) 1.2
Mining and logging		0.7	0.7	0.7	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		84.1	81.4	77.9	(P) 79.1	(P) -5.0	(P) -5.9
Manufacturing		75.6	78.0	77.0	(P) 77.2	(P) 1.6	(P) 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		510.3	538.2	525.7	(P) 522.9	(P) 12.6	(P) 2.5
Information		43.9	43.7	43.3	(P) 43.8	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.2
Financial activities		151.7	151.9	150.6	(P) 150.4	(P) -1.3	(P) -0.9
Professional and business services		339.4	346.3	341.4	(P) 344.7	(P) 5.3	(P) 1.6
Education and health services		340.6	355.4	351.1	(P) 355.0	(P) 14.4	(P) 4.2
Leisure and hospitality		260.9	258.8	258.7	(P) 263.0	(P) 2.1	(P) 0.8
Other services		93.2	94.6	93.3	(P) 94.4	(P) 1.2	(P) 1.3
Government		313.6	311.4	308.2	(P) 310.0	(P) -3.6	(P) -1.1
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,238.8	8,535.3	8,319.6	(P) 8,356.5	(P) 117.7	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		267.0	296.6	267.1	(P) 264.4	(P) -2.6	(P) -1.0
Manufacturing		360.4	361.9	358.3	(P) 357.9	(P) -2.5	(P) -0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,522.1	1,621.6	1,562.2	(P) 1,543.4	(P) 21.3	(P) 1.4
Information		266.6	270.2	262.4	(P) 266.1	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.2
Financial activities		728.2	743.2	741.6	(P) 742.4	(P) 14.2	(P) 2.0
Professional and business services		1,256.8	1,327.8	1,295.4	(P) 1,314.0	(P) 57.2	(P) 4.6
Education and health services		1,553.9	1,574.6	1,555.1	(P) 1,567.7	(P) 13.8	(P) 0.9
Leisure and hospitality		657.4	706.1	672.9	(P) 679.3	(P) 21.9	(P) 3.3
Other services		356.6	364.9	362.5	(P) 364.9	(P) 8.3	(P) 2.3
Government		1,269.8	1,268.4	1,242.1	(P) 1,256.4	(P) -13.4	(P) -1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,674.6	2,733.0	2,670.6	(P) 2,683.4	(P) 8.8	(P) 0.3
Mining, logging, and construction		90.0	101.8	97.3	(P) 94.7	(P) 4.7	(P) 5.2
Manufacturing		185.0	187.0	185.9	(P) 183.9	(P) -1.1	(P) -0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		493.8	513.8	495.1	(P) 490.8	(P) -3.0	(P) -0.6
Information		50.0	49.5	49.0	(P) 48.8	(P) -1.2	(P) -2.4
Financial activities		198.5	198.4	197.5	(P) 197.5	(P) -1.0	(P) -0.5
Professional and business services		406.6	419.3	409.5	(P) 415.8	(P) 9.2	(P) 2.3
Education and health services		568.9	576.3	569.1	(P) 579.9	(P) 11.0	(P) 1.9
Leisure and hospitality		213.1	222.9	214.9	(P) 214.3	(P) 1.2	(P) 0.6
Other services		119.1	121.0	118.7	(P) 117.1	(P) -2.0	(P) -1.7
Government		349.6	343.0	333.6	(P) 340.6	(P) -9.0	(P) -2.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		1,877.4	1,923.6	1,891.9	(P) 1,911.6	(P) 34.2	(P) 1.8
Mining and logging		1.4	1.4	1.4	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		76.2	79.0	77.0	(P) 77.0	(P) 0.8	(P) 1.0
Manufacturing		116.0	115.4	114.1	(P) 115.6	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		316.9	332.9	324.2	(P) 321.7	(P) 4.8	(P) 1.5
Information		62.5	65.2	65.1	(P) 65.8	(P) 3.3	(P) 5.3
Financial activities		123.8	124.4	122.3	(P) 122.5	(P) -1.3	(P) -1.1
Professional and business services		350.5	363.4	360.0	(P) 367.1	(P) 16.6	(P) 4.7
Education and health services		247.5	252.0	245.8	(P) 254.2	(P) 6.7	(P) 2.7
Leisure and hospitality		206.3	215.0	209.9	(P) 210.3	(P) 4.0	(P) 1.9
Other services		72.5	76.9	75.8	(P) 76.9	(P) 4.4	(P) 6.1
Government		303.8	298.0	296.3	(P) 299.1	(P) -4.7	(P) -1.5
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		2,952.9	3,030.3	2,977.9	(P) 2,989.8	(P) 36.9	(P) 1.2
Mining, logging, and construction		134.2	141.6	140.2	(P) 139.8	(P) 5.6	(P) 4.2
Manufacturing		50.7	49.4	49.7	(P) 49.5	(P) -1.2	(P) -2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		373.1	392.2	376.2	(P) 369.2	(P) -3.9	(P) -1.0
Information		80.2	80.5	78.5	(P) 79.6	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.7
Financial activities		144.0	148.2	147.2	(P) 147.9	(P) 3.9	(P) 2.7
Professional and business services		682.4	690.1	679.4	(P) 682.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Education and health services		365.1	376.5	374.3	(P) 379.9	(P) 14.8	(P) 4.1
Leisure and hospitality		251.3	269.2	263.1	(P) 264.4	(P) 13.1	(P) 5.2
Other services		181.5	183.0	182.0	(P) 180.9	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.3
Government		690.4	699.6	687.3	(P) 696.2	(P) 5.8	(P) 0.8
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage

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