Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	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	(p)3,088.3
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	(p)125.2
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	(p)181.8
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	(p)547.7
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	(p)54.6
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	(p)228.7
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	(p)506.8
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	(p)708.4
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	(p)273.4
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	(p)122.5
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	(p)339.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	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	(1)3,176,857	(1)3,188,949	(1)3,210,774	(1)3,197,785	(1)3,213,800	(1)3,219,508	(1)3,234,078	(1)3,240,035	(1)3,224,798	(1)3,241,608	(1)3,217,622	(1)3,215,537	(1)3,215,113
2023	3,239,448	3,243,754	(p)3,251,693
Employment
2022	(1)3,021,395	(1)3,043,518	(1)3,077,178	(1)3,075,227	(1)3,087,573	(1)3,079,843	(1)3,088,489	(1)3,091,041	(1)3,105,912	(1)3,119,701	(1)3,098,304	(1)3,101,988	(1)3,082,514
2023	3,104,938	3,107,189	(p)3,135,065
Unemployment
2022	(1)155,462	(1)145,431	(1)133,596	(1)122,558	(1)126,227	(1)139,665	(1)145,589	(1)148,994	(1)118,886	(1)121,907	(1)119,318	(1)113,549	(1)132,599
2023	134,510	136,565	(p)116,628
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)4.9	(1)4.6	(1)4.2	(1)3.8	(1)3.9	(1)4.3	(1)4.5	(1)4.6	(1)3.7	(1)3.8	(1)3.7	(1)3.5	(1)4.1
2023	4.2	4.2	(p)3.6
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary
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.