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Prices in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.6 percent for the two months ending in August 2024.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South was unchanged in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area increased by 66,200 over the year in July.
Data Series | Back Data |
Feb 2024 |
Mar 2024 |
Apr 2024 |
May 2024 |
June 2024 |
July 2024 |
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Civilian Labor Force(1) |
508.2 | 507.0 | 506.2 | 505.5 | 505.5 | (p)505.3 | |
Employment(1) |
487.9 | 487.0 | 486.5 | 485.7 | 485.3 | (p)484.4 | |
Unemployment(1) |
20.3 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 20.2 | (p)20.9 | |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | (p)4.1 | |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
487.9 | 488.3 | 490.0 | 490.3 | 489.7 | (p)490.0 | |
12-month % change |
1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | (p)1.1 | |
Mining, Logging, and Construction(3) |
23.6 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.0 | (p)23.8 | |
12-month % change |
-2.1 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -0.8 | 1.3 | (p)-0.4 | |
Manufacturing(3) |
27.7 | 27.8 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 27.5 | (p)27.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | (p)2.2 | |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
89.4 | 89.7 | 89.6 | 89.4 | 89.2 | (p)89.6 | |
12-month % change |
-0.8 | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -1.0 | (p)-0.9 | |
Information(4) |
3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | (p)3.5 | |
12-month % change |
-5.4 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -5.4 | (p)-2.8 | |
Financial Activities(3) |
50.7 | 50.7 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 50.9 | (p)51.1 | |
12-month % change |
1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | (p)0.8 | |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
63.2 | 62.7 | 63.6 | 64.5 | 65.7 | (p)65.7 | |
12-month % change |
-3.7 | -4.0 | -2.3 | -0.8 | 1.1 | (p)1.4 | |
Education & Health Services(3) |
85.3 | 85.7 | 85.6 | 85.5 | 85.2 | (p)84.9 | |
12-month % change |
5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.7 | (p)1.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
53.9 | 53.7 | 53.9 | 53.3 | 52.7 | (p)52.3 | |
12-month % change |
3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 1.7 | (p)-0.4 | |
Other Services(3) |
19.0 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 19.2 | (p)19.3 | |
12-month % change |
1.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | (p)1.0 | |
Government(3) |
71.6 | 71.6 | 71.7 | 71.9 | 71.8 | (p)71.9 | |
12-month % change |
3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | (p)4.1 | |
Footnotes |