Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,922,400 in May 2017, up 46,100, or 1.6 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.5 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia area has not had an over-the-year employment decline in nearly seven years. (See chart 1 and table 1; the Technical Note at the end of this 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 four metropolitan divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. All four divisions saw employment increases over the year. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, with 32 percent of the area’s employment, gained 17,500 jobs since last May. The Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County Metropolitan Division, with 37 percent of the area’s employment, added 15,400 jobs. The Camden Metropolitan Division, with 19 percent of local employment, added 10,200 jobs; the Wilmington Metropolitan Division, with the remaining 12 percent, gained 3,000 jobs over the year.

Industry employment

In the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, education and health services had the largest employment gain from May 2016 to May 2017, adding 20,400 jobs. The Philadelphia area’s 3.3-percent growth in education and health services employment exceeded the nationwide increase of 2.3 percent. (See chart 2.) The Philadelphia division added 10,800 jobs and the Montgomery County division added 4,400 jobs in this supersector.

Professional and business services employment increased by 9,500 since last May, the second-largest gain in the Philadelphia area. The local rate of job growth, at 2.1 percent, lagged the national rate of 3.1 percent. Of the three local divisions that gained jobs in this industry, Montgomery County saw the largest increase, adding 8,300 jobs.

Two other supersectors in the Philadelphia area gained more than 3,000 jobs since last May—leisure and hospitality (4,600); and mining, logging, and construction (3,400). The 1.7-percent rate of local employment growth in leisure and hospitality was slower than the 2.1-percent nationwide increase.

Manufacturing was the only supersector in the Philadelphia area to lose jobs since last May, down 2,000. The supersector’s local employment decreased 1.1 percent over the year, while national employment rose 0.5 percent.  

Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areas

Philadelphia was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in May 2017. All 12 areas had over-the-year job growth during the period, with the rates of job growth in 8 areas exceeding the national increase of 1.5 percent. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington had the fastest rate of job growth, 3.3 percent, followed by Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell at 3.1 percent. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim had the slowest rates of job growth, at 0.7 and 1.0 percent, respectively. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

New York-Newark-Jersey City added the largest number of jobs, 151,500, followed by Dallas (115,800) and Atlanta (81,900). Chicago had the smallest employment gain over the year, adding 34,400 jobs. Annual job gains in six metropolitan areas ranged from 48,300 to 45,000.

Over the year, education and health services added the most jobs in five areas: Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Professional and business services was the largest job producer in other five areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria.

Manufacturing lost the most jobs over the year in four areas: Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia. Atlanta and San Francisco had no annual job losses in any supersector.

Metropolitan area employment data for June 2017 are scheduled to be released on Friday, July 21, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

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 2012 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/additional-resources/reliability-of-state-and-area-estimates.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2015. 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 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 includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.
• The Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, Pa. Metropolitan Division includes Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.
• The Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division includes Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.
• The Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division includes New Castle County in   Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.

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/.

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

Area	Back data	May 2016	Mar 2017	Apr 2017	May 2017	May 2016 to May 2017
						Net change	Percent change
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,876.3	2,889.7	2,916.9	(p)2,922.4	(p)46.1	(p)1.6
Mining, logging, and construction		114.4	111.7	115.3	(p)117.8	(p)3.4	(p)3.0
Manufacturing		178.8	177.0	176.9	(p)176.8	(p)-2.0	(p)-1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		520.8	522.9	523.6	(p)523.6	(p)2.8	(p)0.5
Information		44.5	46.2	46.2	(p)46.2	(p)1.7	(p)3.8
Financial activities		210.9	211.3	212.7	(p)213.8	(p)2.9	(p)1.4
Professional and business services		462.2	461.3	470.2	(p)471.7	(p)9.5	(p)2.1
Education and health services		620.4	645.9	646.8	(p)640.8	(p)20.4	(p)3.3
Leisure and hospitality		264.8	251.4	261.5	(p)269.4	(p)4.6	(p)1.7
Other services		119.7	118.2	119.6	(p)119.7	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Government		339.8	343.8	344.1	(p)342.6	(p)2.8	(p)0.8
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		931.7	949.7	954.4	(p)949.2	(p)17.5	(p)1.9
Mining, logging, and construction		23.6	23.0	23.7	(p)24.1	(p)0.5	(p)2.1
Manufacturing		35.1	34.2	34.1	(p)34.3	(p)-0.8	(p)-2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		133.8	135.8	135.1	(p)134.4	(p)0.6	(p)0.4
Information		13.2	14.3	14.3	(p)14.3	(p)1.1	(p)8.3
Financial activities		59.0	58.6	58.7	(p)59.2	(p)0.2	(p)0.3
Professional and business services		127.7	129.6	129.6	(p)129.1	(p)1.4	(p)1.1
Education and health services		279.1	293.7	295.5	(p)289.9	(p)10.8	(p)3.9
Leisure and hospitality		93.5	91.9	94.7	(p)95.5	(p)2.0	(p)2.1
Other services		39.1	39.2	39.4	(p)39.7	(p)0.6	(p)1.5
Government		127.6	129.4	129.3	(p)128.7	(p)1.1	(p)0.9
Philadelphia City, Pa.
Total nonfarm		696.9	713.6	718.2	(p)713.1	(p)16.2	(p)2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		12.4	11.8	12.2	(p)12.4	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing		20.5	19.9	19.9	(p)20.0	(p)-0.5	(p)-2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		92.5	93.6	93.0	(p)92.4	(p)-0.1	(p)-0.1
Information		10.7	11.7	11.7	(p)11.7	(p)1.0	(p)9.3
Financial activities		42.7	42.3	42.4	(p)42.9	(p)0.2	(p)0.5
Professional and business services		94.9	97.1	97.8	(p)97.4	(p)2.5	(p)2.6
Education and health services		222.1	234.7	236.3	(p)231.6	(p)9.5	(p)4.3
Leisure and hospitality		71.6	71.1	73.3	(p)73.3	(p)1.7	(p)2.4
Other services		27.8	28.0	28.2	(p)28.4	(p)0.6	(p)2.2
Government		101.7	103.4	103.4	(p)103.0	(p)1.3	(p)1.3
Delaware County, Pa.
Total nonfarm		234.8	236.1	236.2	(p)236.1	(p)1.3	(p)0.6
Mining, logging, and construction		11.2	11.2	11.5	(p)11.7	(p)0.5	(p)4.5
Manufacturing		14.6	14.3	14.2	(p)14.3	(p)-0.3	(p)-2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		41.3	42.2	42.1	(p)42.0	(p)0.7	(p)1.7
Information		2.5	2.6	2.6	(p)2.6	(p)0.1	(p)4.0
Financial activities		16.3	16.3	16.3	(p)16.3	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and business services		32.8	32.5	31.8	(p)31.7	(p)-1.1	(p)-3.4
Education and health services		57.0	59.0	59.2	(p)58.3	(p)1.3	(p)2.3
Leisure and hospitality		21.9	20.8	21.4	(p)22.2	(p)0.3	(p)1.4
Other services		11.3	11.2	11.2	(p)11.3	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Government		25.9	26.0	25.9	(p)25.7	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.8
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		1,053.0	1,046.2	1,060.1	(p)1,068.4	(p)15.4	(p)1.5
Mining, logging, and construction		51.6	50.9	52.5	(p)53.1	(p)1.5	(p)2.9
Manufacturing		89.3	88.2	88.1	(p)87.8	(p)-1.5	(p)-1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		203.9	201.0	202.3	(p)203.3	(p)-0.6	(p)-0.3
Information		21.0	21.2	21.2	(p)21.2	(p)0.2	(p)1.0
Financial activities		79.1	79.3	79.9	(p)80.2	(p)1.1	(p)1.4
Professional and business services		203.4	202.2	208.7	(p)211.7	(p)8.3	(p)4.1
Education and health services		185.5	191.7	190.1	(p)189.9	(p)4.4	(p)2.4
Leisure and hospitality		88.6	81.4	85.9	(p)90.6	(p)2.0	(p)2.3
Other services		47.1	46.5	47.3	(p)46.9	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.4
Government		83.5	83.8	84.1	(p)83.7	(p)0.2	(p)0.2
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		531.7	538.0	541.6	(p)541.9	(p)10.2	(p)1.9
Mining, logging, and construction		22.6	21.6	22.2	(p)23.0	(p)0.4	(p)1.8
Manufacturing		36.8	37.8	37.6	(p)37.7	(p)0.9	(p)2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		117.8	121.5	120.9	(p)121.2	(p)3.4	(p)2.9
Information		6.6	6.8	6.8	(p)6.8	(p)0.2	(p)3.0
Financial activities		29.6	30.2	30.5	(p)30.6	(p)1.0	(p)3.4
Professional and business services		78.3	78.6	79.9	(p)78.8	(p)0.5	(p)0.6
Education and health services		93.9	96.4	96.6	(p)96.2	(p)2.3	(p)2.4
Leisure and hospitality		47.6	45.2	47.0	(p)47.8	(p)0.2	(p)0.4
Other services		18.9	18.1	18.3	(p)18.5	(p)-0.4	(p)-2.1
Government		79.6	81.8	81.8	(p)81.3	(p)1.7	(p)2.1
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		359.9	355.8	360.8	(p)362.9	(p)3.0	(p)0.8
Mining, logging, and construction		16.6	16.2	16.9	(p)17.6	(p)1.0	(p)6.0
Manufacturing		17.6	16.8	17.1	(p)17.0	(p)-0.6	(p)-3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		65.3	64.6	65.3	(p)64.7	(p)-0.6	(p)-0.9
Information		3.7	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9	(p)0.2	(p)5.4
Financial activities		43.2	43.2	43.6	(p)43.8	(p)0.6	(p)1.4
Professional and business services		52.8	50.9	52.0	(p)52.1	(p)-0.7	(p)-1.3
Education and health services		61.9	64.1	64.6	(p)64.8	(p)2.9	(p)4.7
Leisure and hospitality		35.1	32.9	33.9	(p)35.5	(p)0.4	(p)1.1
Other services		14.6	14.4	14.6	(p)14.6	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Government		49.1	48.8	48.9	(p)48.9	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area 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	May 2016	Mar 2017	Apr 2017	May 2017	May 2016 to May 2017
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		144,525	144,940	(p)145,938	(p)146,748	(p)2,223	(p)1.5
Mining and logging		667	680	(p)689	(p)700	(p)33	(p)4.9
Construction		6,748	6,582	(p)6,758	(p)6,940	(p)192	(p)2.8
Manufacturing		12,312	12,325	(p)12,339	(p)12,376	(p)64	(p)0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		27,112	27,029	(p)27,115	(p)27,245	(p)133	(p)0.5
Information		2,738	2,733	(p)2,718	(p)2,719	(p)-19	(p)-0.7
Financial activities		8,248	8,356	(p)8,377	(p)8,414	(p)166	(p)2.0
Professional and business services		20,027	20,337	(p)20,556	(p)20,648	(p)621	(p)3.1
Education and health services		22,617	23,115	(p)23,187	(p)23,145	(p)528	(p)2.3
Leisure and hospitality		15,824	15,398	(p)15,750	(p)16,150	(p)326	(p)2.1
Other services		5,694	5,694	(p)5,732	(p)5,772	(p)78	(p)1.4
Government		22,538	22,691	(p)22,717	(p)22,639	(p)101	(p)0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,664.3	2,730.3	2,741.6	(p)2,746.2	(p)81.9	(p)3.1
Mining and logging		1.7	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8	(p)0.1	(p)5.9
Construction		114.4	121.0	120.6	(p)122.3	(p)7.9	(p)6.9
Manufacturing		161.9	162.8	163.2	(p)162.3	(p)0.4	(p)0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		587.1	597.1	597.7	(p)597.4	(p)10.3	(p)1.8
Information		95.4	98.2	98.3	(p)99.1	(p)3.7	(p)3.9
Financial activities		165.8	172.2	172.7	(p)172.7	(p)6.9	(p)4.2
Professional and business services		487.4	511.4	514.5	(p)514.6	(p)27.2	(p)5.6
Education and health services		333.3	342.4	342.6	(p)343.3	(p)10.0	(p)3.0
Leisure and hospitality		290.1	291.1	295.2	(p)299.6	(p)9.5	(p)3.3
Other services		98.2	97.1	100.2	(p)99.0	(p)0.8	(p)0.8
Government		329.0	335.2	334.8	(p)334.1	(p)5.1	(p)1.6
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,710.4	2,703.1	2,735.1	(p)2,757.7	(p)47.3	(p)1.7
Mining, logging, and construction		110.4	100.1	107.3	(p)111.2	(p)0.8	(p)0.7
Manufacturing		186.9	184.9	185.0	(p)185.5	(p)-1.4	(p)-0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		420.5	416.0	418.7	(p)423.8	(p)3.3	(p)0.8
Information		75.1	78.4	78.0	(p)78.4	(p)3.3	(p)4.4
Financial activities		185.2	189.2	189.8	(p)190.6	(p)5.4	(p)2.9
Professional and business services		467.1	468.8	479.6	(p)480.7	(p)13.6	(p)2.9
Education and health services		574.0	589.5	590.7	(p)587.8	(p)13.8	(p)2.4
Leisure and hospitality		271.0	252.6	261.0	(p)273.6	(p)2.6	(p)1.0
Other services		101.4	100.9	102.7	(p)104.0	(p)2.6	(p)2.6
Government		318.8	322.7	322.3	(p)322.1	(p)3.3	(p)1.0
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,664.3	4,610.8	4,647.0	(p)4,698.7	(p)34.4	(p)0.7
Mining and logging		1.6	1.5	1.6	(p)1.6	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		173.6	157.5	165.0	(p)175.8	(p)2.2	(p)1.3
Manufacturing		415.4	412.7	412.9	(p)413.0	(p)-2.4	(p)-0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		939.6	932.1	933.0	(p)936.9	(p)-2.7	(p)-0.3
Information		80.8	80.9	81.9	(p)83.6	(p)2.8	(p)3.5
Financial activities		297.4	305.6	306.0	(p)306.3	(p)8.9	(p)3.0
Professional and business services		812.9	799.3	813.7	(p)823.8	(p)10.9	(p)1.3
Education and health services		718.3	723.1	726.3	(p)729.0	(p)10.7	(p)1.5
Leisure and hospitality		477.2	452.8	461.1	(p)476.9	(p)-0.3	(p)-0.1
Other services		194.4	192.6	193.5	(p)195.7	(p)1.3	(p)0.7
Government		553.1	552.7	552.0	(p)556.1	(p)3.0	(p)0.5
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		3,500.3	3,584.6	3,590.8	(p)3,616.1	(p)115.8	(p)3.3
Mining, logging, and construction		203.1	207.1	206.1	(p)206.0	(p)2.9	(p)1.4
Manufacturing		264.2	266.1	265.5	(p)267.2	(p)3.0	(p)1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		739.4	762.4	758.9	(p)762.7	(p)23.3	(p)3.2
Information		82.2	82.5	81.5	(p)81.3	(p)-0.9	(p)-1.1
Financial activities		281.3	291.4	292.1	(p)291.3	(p)10.0	(p)3.6
Professional and business services		575.2	595.7	598.4	(p)606.7	(p)31.5	(p)5.5
Education and health services		431.1	439.5	441.3	(p)445.0	(p)13.9	(p)3.2
Leisure and hospitality		371.5	377.9	383.9	(p)389.7	(p)18.2	(p)4.9
Other services		122.2	124.4	125.8	(p)126.7	(p)4.5	(p)3.7
Government		430.1	437.6	437.3	(p)439.5	(p)9.4	(p)2.2
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
Total nonfarm		3,003.6	3,024.1	3,042.2	(p)3,048.9	(p)45.3	(p)1.5
Mining and logging		88.4	87.3	87.1	(p)86.7	(p)-1.7	(p)-1.9
Construction		221.2	217.9	215.5	(p)215.9	(p)-5.3	(p)-2.4
Manufacturing		223.1	227.5	230.0	(p)231.8	(p)8.7	(p)3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		605.5	600.2	604.3	(p)600.4	(p)-5.1	(p)-0.8
Information		32.7	32.5	32.0	(p)32.0	(p)-0.7	(p)-2.1
Financial activities		154.5	153.9	154.4	(p)156.0	(p)1.5	(p)1.0
Professional and business services		466.0	472.7	478.4	(p)477.6	(p)11.6	(p)2.5
Education and health services		379.0	387.9	389.2	(p)388.7	(p)9.7	(p)2.6
Leisure and hospitality		317.3	318.8	323.4	(p)329.2	(p)11.9	(p)3.8
Other services		109.0	108.3	110.0	(p)111.7	(p)2.7	(p)2.5
Government		406.9	417.1	417.9	(p)418.9	(p)12.0	(p)2.9
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,985.7	6,032.1	6,023.4	(p)6,045.2	(p)59.5	(p)1.0
Mining and logging		4.1	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9	(p)-0.2	(p)-4.9
Construction		229.4	235.4	238.3	(p)240.1	(p)10.7	(p)4.7
Manufacturing		518.2	512.8	510.7	(p)509.2	(p)-9.0	(p)-1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,081.3	1,083.3	1,077.1	(p)1,074.8	(p)-6.5	(p)-0.6
Information		265.7	254.8	253.3	(p)258.0	(p)-7.7	(p)-2.9
Financial activities		336.7	337.2	336.8	(p)338.0	(p)1.3	(p)0.4
Professional and business services		892.2	911.9	905.8	(p)911.2	(p)19.0	(p)2.1
Education and health services		976.9	1,004.1	1,001.4	(p)1,002.3	(p)25.4	(p)2.6
Leisure and hospitality		726.1	723.9	730.1	(p)736.6	(p)10.5	(p)1.4
Other services		203.7	208.7	211.4	(p)211.2	(p)7.5	(p)3.7
Government		751.4	756.1	754.6	(p)759.9	(p)8.5	(p)1.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,583.1	2,639.7	2,649.4	(p)2,655.4	(p)72.3	(p)2.8
Mining and logging		0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		121.3	123.9	125.3	(p)128.9	(p)7.6	(p)6.3
Manufacturing		87.5	88.7	88.4	(p)88.2	(p)0.7	(p)0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		589.6	597.3	598.5	(p)598.1	(p)8.5	(p)1.4
Information		49.5	48.9	48.9	(p)49.1	(p)-0.4	(p)-0.8
Financial activities		176.1	174.1	174.3	(p)174.5	(p)-1.6	(p)-0.9
Professional and business services		419.2	434.1	435.7	(p)438.4	(p)19.2	(p)4.6
Education and health services		381.7	395.0	396.6	(p)396.7	(p)15.0	(p)3.9
Leisure and hospitality		322.6	332.8	336.2	(p)335.3	(p)12.7	(p)3.9
Other services		124.7	128.6	128.8	(p)129.3	(p)4.6	(p)3.7
Government		310.2	315.6	316.0	(p)316.2	(p)6.0	(p)1.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		9,534.3	9,514.1	9,583.8	(p)9,685.8	(p)151.5	(p)1.6
Mining, logging, and construction		389.4	369.9	381.9	(p)394.0	(p)4.6	(p)1.2
Manufacturing		367.2	363.5	363.1	(p)363.7	(p)-3.5	(p)-1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,716.5	1,709.0	1,703.9	(p)1,724.0	(p)7.5	(p)0.4
Information		272.7	287.2	285.9	(p)284.7	(p)12.0	(p)4.4
Financial activities		768.2	770.8	774.7	(p)774.6	(p)6.4	(p)0.8
Professional and business services		1,513.0	1,508.5	1,526.8	(p)1,544.2	(p)31.2	(p)2.1
Education and health services		1,872.9	1,921.6	1,929.4	(p)1,929.9	(p)57.0	(p)3.0
Leisure and hospitality		905.5	856.7	884.7	(p)931.8	(p)26.3	(p)2.9
Other services		418.1	413.0	416.4	(p)424.6	(p)6.5	(p)1.6
Government		1,310.8	1,313.9	1,317.0	(p)1,314.3	(p)3.5	(p)0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,876.3	2,889.7	2,916.9	(p)2,922.4	(p)46.1	(p)1.6
Mining, logging, and construction		114.4	111.7	115.3	(p)117.8	(p)3.4	(p)3.0
Manufacturing		178.8	177.0	176.9	(p)176.8	(p)-2.0	(p)-1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		520.8	522.9	523.6	(p)523.6	(p)2.8	(p)0.5
Information		44.5	46.2	46.2	(p)46.2	(p)1.7	(p)3.8
Financial activities		210.9	211.3	212.7	(p)213.8	(p)2.9	(p)1.4
Professional and business services		462.2	461.3	470.2	(p)471.7	(p)9.5	(p)2.1
Education and health services		620.4	645.9	646.8	(p)640.8	(p)20.4	(p)3.3
Leisure and hospitality		264.8	251.4	261.5	(p)269.4	(p)4.6	(p)1.7
Other services		119.7	118.2	119.6	(p)119.7	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Government		339.8	343.8	344.1	(p)342.6	(p)2.8	(p)0.8
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
Total nonfarm		1,963.2	2,017.3	2,020.9	(p)2,010.2	(p)47.0	(p)2.4
Mining and logging		3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		103.9	107.2	109.5	(p)108.7	(p)4.8	(p)4.6
Manufacturing		120.2	121.0	121.7	(p)122.2	(p)2.0	(p)1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		382.7	387.9	386.1	(p)386.4	(p)3.7	(p)1.0
Information		36.7	35.9	36.4	(p)36.9	(p)0.2	(p)0.5
Financial activities		173.1	181.6	181.6	(p)181.6	(p)8.5	(p)4.9
Professional and business services		334.2	341.6	340.8	(p)340.0	(p)5.8	(p)1.7
Education and health services		290.5	299.3	300.5	(p)300.6	(p)10.1	(p)3.5
Leisure and hospitality		216.9	232.0	232.8	(p)230.5	(p)13.6	(p)6.3
Other services		65.0	61.9	61.5	(p)60.6	(p)-4.4	(p)-6.8
Government		236.8	245.7	246.8	(p)239.5	(p)2.7	(p)1.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.
Total nonfarm		2,337.2	2,372.5	2,376.8	(p)2,382.2	(p)45.0	(p)1.9
Mining and logging		1.0	0.9	1.0	(p)1.0	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		111.1	116.4	118.1	(p)119.4	(p)8.3	(p)7.5
Manufacturing		130.8	132.0	131.3	(p)131.6	(p)0.8	(p)0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		370.9	375.9	373.9	(p)375.5	(p)4.6	(p)1.2
Information		98.1	99.4	100.1	(p)100.5	(p)2.4	(p)2.4
Financial activities		141.7	145.9	144.8	(p)145.2	(p)3.5	(p)2.5
Professional and business services		467.7	472.8	470.7	(p)469.8	(p)2.1	(p)0.4
Education and health services		339.5	348.8	348.6	(p)349.2	(p)9.7	(p)2.9
Leisure and hospitality		270.2	267.8	274.1	(p)275.2	(p)5.0	(p)1.9
Other services		85.4	86.8	87.6	(p)87.5	(p)2.1	(p)2.5
Government		320.8	325.8	326.6	(p)327.3	(p)6.5	(p)2.0
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		3,240.0	3,246.4	3,266.0	(p)3,288.3	(p)48.3	(p)1.5
Mining, logging, and construction		158.0	150.5	156.5	(p)159.2	(p)1.2	(p)0.8
Manufacturing		54.1	52.8	53.6	(p)53.5	(p)-0.6	(p)-1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		404.0	403.1	405.1	(p)408.3	(p)4.3	(p)1.1
Information		72.1	71.6	71.3	(p)70.7	(p)-1.4	(p)-1.9
Financial activities		156.8	155.2	155.7	(p)157.2	(p)0.4	(p)0.3
Professional and business services		737.0	746.1	748.0	(p)752.6	(p)15.6	(p)2.1
Education and health services		437.1	445.7	447.9	(p)445.7	(p)8.6	(p)2.0
Leisure and hospitality		325.3	323.0	329.6	(p)338.6	(p)13.3	(p)4.1
Other services		194.5	193.6	194.3	(p)195.1	(p)0.6	(p)0.3
Government		701.1	704.8	704.0	(p)707.4	(p)6.3	(p)0.9
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
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