Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
2,916.5 |
2,953.6 |
2,979.1 |
3,006.4 |
3,016.4 |
3,018.6 |
3,010.8 |
3,011.4 |
3,037.7 |
3,064.7 |
3,078.6 |
3,081.7 |
3,014.6 |
2023 |
3,024.4 |
3,041.7 |
3,060.8 |
3,090.2 |
3,108.1 |
3,123.5 |
3,107.4 |
3,102.2 |
3,125.1 |
3,149.6 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
115.9 |
116.7 |
120.6 |
124.6 |
124.7 |
125.8 |
127.3 |
127.1 |
127.1 |
126.7 |
124.4 |
123.2 |
123.7 |
2023 |
121.6 |
120.9 |
121.0 |
125.0 |
128.5 |
130.9 |
131.8 |
133.0 |
131.3 |
131.2 |
|
|
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Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
175.1 |
176.8 |
178.1 |
178.5 |
179.2 |
180.7 |
181.1 |
180.6 |
179.8 |
179.7 |
180.9 |
181.6 |
179.3 |
2023 |
180.1 |
181.7 |
181.0 |
181.6 |
182.2 |
182.8 |
183.8 |
183.6 |
181.6 |
181.7 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
543.4 |
544.6 |
545.0 |
543.7 |
544.6 |
547.5 |
548.1 |
547.8 |
547.2 |
555.0 |
563.0 |
573.2 |
550.3 |
2023 |
554.5 |
548.9 |
547.8 |
549.0 |
550.5 |
554.7 |
554.2 |
552.4 |
554.3 |
557.5 |
|
|
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Information |
|
2022 |
53.0 |
53.0 |
53.2 |
53.9 |
53.9 |
54.2 |
55.0 |
54.9 |
54.6 |
54.3 |
54.6 |
54.7 |
54.1 |
2023 |
54.3 |
54.4 |
54.6 |
54.5 |
54.7 |
55.7 |
55.6 |
55.1 |
54.9 |
55.0 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
222.5 |
223.8 |
224.5 |
226.0 |
226.1 |
227.7 |
228.9 |
229.1 |
227.5 |
228.6 |
229.3 |
230.2 |
227.0 |
2023 |
228.1 |
228.2 |
228.7 |
228.8 |
228.9 |
230.8 |
231.1 |
230.4 |
230.2 |
231.0 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
480.6 |
486.3 |
492.7 |
498.7 |
501.4 |
502.4 |
501.2 |
498.5 |
501.9 |
505.5 |
507.0 |
502.9 |
498.3 |
2023 |
494.2 |
494.9 |
498.7 |
507.7 |
510.9 |
513.4 |
511.9 |
510.6 |
513.2 |
516.9 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
649.8 |
667.4 |
669.5 |
675.8 |
673.5 |
658.3 |
660.7 |
664.6 |
681.1 |
694.3 |
698.2 |
695.4 |
674.1 |
2023 |
683.6 |
698.9 |
704.7 |
708.6 |
705.6 |
696.3 |
695.4 |
696.5 |
716.0 |
727.1 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
232.8 |
235.4 |
244.5 |
252.9 |
261.8 |
271.8 |
276.1 |
274.8 |
265.4 |
262.2 |
259.3 |
258.0 |
257.9 |
2023 |
253.8 |
253.9 |
262.4 |
273.3 |
285.1 |
297.3 |
299.6 |
296.0 |
281.0 |
279.7 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
115.3 |
116.3 |
117.3 |
118.5 |
119.4 |
120.9 |
121.0 |
120.5 |
120.4 |
121.2 |
122.5 |
123.0 |
119.7 |
2023 |
121.2 |
121.2 |
122.4 |
122.7 |
123.3 |
126.8 |
127.0 |
126.3 |
125.1 |
126.4 |
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|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
328.1 |
333.3 |
333.7 |
333.8 |
331.8 |
329.3 |
311.4 |
313.5 |
332.7 |
337.2 |
339.4 |
339.5 |
330.3 |
2023 |
333.0 |
338.7 |
339.5 |
339.0 |
338.4 |
334.8 |
317.0 |
318.3 |
337.5 |
343.1 |
|
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2022 |
3,176,857 |
3,188,949 |
3,210,774 |
3,197,785 |
3,213,800 |
3,219,508 |
3,234,078 |
3,240,035 |
3,224,798 |
3,241,608 |
3,217,622 |
3,215,537 |
3,215,113 |
2023 |
3,239,448 |
3,243,754 |
3,252,654 |
3,243,909 |
3,258,803 |
3,278,469 |
3,284,115 |
3,288,210 |
3,260,437 |
3,283,562 |
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|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
3,021,395 |
3,043,518 |
3,077,178 |
3,075,227 |
3,087,573 |
3,079,843 |
3,088,489 |
3,091,041 |
3,105,912 |
3,119,701 |
3,098,304 |
3,101,988 |
3,082,514 |
2023 |
3,104,938 |
3,107,189 |
3,135,768 |
3,141,946 |
3,141,115 |
3,151,392 |
3,153,877 |
3,141,516 |
3,145,610 |
3,165,178 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2022 |
155,462 |
145,431 |
133,596 |
122,558 |
126,227 |
139,665 |
145,589 |
148,994 |
118,886 |
121,907 |
119,318 |
113,549 |
132,599 |
2023 |
134,510 |
136,565 |
116,886 |
101,963 |
117,688 |
127,077 |
130,238 |
146,694 |
114,827 |
118,384 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
2023 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
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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.
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United States Department of Labor
