Philadelphia Area Employment – November 2011

Local Employment Nearly Unchanged Over-the-Year

Total nonfarm employmen tfor the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,729,300 in November 2011, down 3,100, or 0.1 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.2 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia area’s recent decrease was the 20th consecutive over-the-year percent change of less than 1.0 percent. (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 divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, with 12 percent of the area’s employment, lost the most jobs—5,300—over the year. In contrast, the Camden Metropolitan Division, representing 19 percent of local employment, added 3,000 jobs over the last 12 months. Employment in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, which made up the largest part of the local workforce (69 percent), was little changed over the year.

Industry employment

In the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, the government supersector lost 11,600 jobs from November 2010 to November 2011. Most of the employment loss in the public sector occurred in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, where government lost 9,000 jobs over the year, including 6,900 in local government. Since last November, government employment in the Philadelphia area declined 3.3 percent, compared to a 1.2-percent decrease nationally. . (See chart 2.)

Three other supersectors in the Philadelphia area lost more than 1,000 jobs from November 2010 to November 2011. Mining, logging, and construction had the second-largest loss of jobs from November a year ago, down 4,700. Manufacturing dropped 4,200 jobs over the 12-month period, a decline of 2.3 percent, while nationally, this supersector gained jobs at a 1.7-percent pace. Locally, the information supersector shed 1,100 jobs over the year, a decline of 2.2 percent, similar to the national decrease of 2.0 percent.

Five supersectors gained at least 2,000 jobs in the Philadelphia area over the last 12 months: education and health services (5,700); trade, transportation, and utilities (4,400); leisure and hospitality (3,800); professional and business services (2,900); and other services (2,100). The first four supersectors grew at a slower pace locally than nationally; in contrast, the other services industry grew at a rate more than twice than that for the nation.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in November 2011. Ten of these areas experienced over-the-year job gains during the period, with five—Houston, Boston, Dallas, Miami, and Detroit—registering rates of job growth above the 1.2-percent national average. Five other areas registered growth rates ranging from 0.9 to 0.3 percent.  In contrast, two other areas—Atlanta and Philadelphia—experienced employment losses of 0.6 and 0.1 percent, respectively. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

Of the ten areas registering employment increases from the previous November, Houston added the largest number of jobs, 87,900. Dallas added the second most jobs at 57,300, followed by Boston at 50,400. The remaining seven job gains ranged from 8,800 to 30,200. Only Atlanta (-13,100) and Philadelphia (-3,100) lost jobs over the year.

Among the 12 metropolitan areas, professional and business services registered the largest employment gains in 6 areas (Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, San Francisco, and Washington); education and health services experienced the largest increases in 3 areas (Boston, Miami, and Philadelphia), and trade, transportation, and utilities had the largest gains in 2 areas (Atlanta and New York).

Government experienced the largest loss of jobs in eight areas with the exceptions of Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco, and Washington. The decline in public sector jobs was largest in New York, down 25,500 from the previous November, followed by Philadelphia, down 11,600.

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	Nov 2010	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Nov 2010 to Nov 2011
						Net change	Percent change
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,732.4	2,690.3	2,718.9	(P) 2,729.3	(P) -3.1	(P) -0.1
Mining, logging, and construction		103.0	98.9	99.8	(P) 98.3	(P) -4.7	(P) -4.6
Manufacturing		186.6	182.2	182.1	(P) 182.4	(P) -4.2	(P) -2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		511.3	499.8	504.4	(P) 515.7	(P) 4.4	(P) 0.9
Information		51.0	50.2	50.2	(P) 49.9	(P) -1.1	(P) -2.2
Financial activities		199.8	200.1	200.3	(P) 199.4	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.2
Professional and business services		410.2	415.5	414.9	(P) 413.1	(P) 2.9	(P) 0.7
Education and health services		572.3	561.9	575.0	(P) 578.0	(P) 5.7	(P) 1.0
Leisure and hospitality		225.3	231.9	231.2	(P) 229.1	(P) 3.8	(P) 1.7
Other services		119.9	121.5	121.4	(P) 122.0	(P) 2.1	(P) 1.8
Government		353.0	328.3	339.6	(P) 341.4	(P) -11.6	(P) -3.3
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		1,889.7	1,859.6	1,882.0	(P) 1,888.9	(P) -0.8	(P) 0.0
Mining, logging, and construction		66.8	62.4	63.1	(P) 62.3	(P) -4.5	(P) -6.7
Manufacturing		132.5	130.5	130.3	(P) 130.8	(P) -1.7	(P) -1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		336.3	328.8	332.4	(P) 339.4	(P) 3.1	(P) 0.9
Information		38.4	37.7	37.8	(P) 37.6	(P) -0.8	(P) -2.1
Financial activities		132.0	131.3	131.7	(P) 130.8	(P) -1.2	(P) -0.9
Professional and business services		289.5	294.1	294.7	(P) 292.9	(P) 3.4	(P) 1.2
Education and health services		434.9	426.5	437.6	(P) 439.9	(P) 5.0	(P) 1.1
Leisure and hospitality		154.6	158.2	159.0	(P) 157.7	(P) 3.1	(P) 2.0
Other services		83.0	84.4	84.3	(P) 84.8	(P) 1.8	(P) 2.2
Government		221.7	205.7	211.1	(P) 212.7	(P) -9.0	(P) -4.1
Philadelphia City, Pa.
Total nonfarm		668.4	653.1	660.8	(P) 665.1	(P) -3.3	(P) -0.5
Mining, logging, and construction		10.3	10.3	10.2	(P) 9.9	(P) -0.4	(P) -3.9
Manufacturing		24.9	24.1	23.8	(P) 23.7	(P) -1.2	(P) -4.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		89.1	85.0	86.1	(P) 88.5	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.7
Information		12.2	12.3	12.4	(P) 12.4	(P) 0.2	(P) 1.6
Financial activities		42.6	42.1	42.1	(P) 42.1	(P) -0.5	(P) -1.2
Professional and business services		81.6	78.7	79.6	(P) 80.1	(P) -1.5	(P) -1.8
Education and health services		214.9	209.7	215.2	(P) 216.6	(P) 1.7	(P) 0.8
Leisure and hospitality		60.7	62.4	63.0	(P) 62.4	(P) 1.7	(P) 2.8
Other services		26.2	26.3	26.2	(P) 26.6	(P) 0.4	(P) 1.5
Government		105.9	102.2	102.2	(P) 102.8	(P) -3.1	(P) -2.9
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		511.1	507.2	511.9	(P) 514.1	(P) 3.0	(P) 0.6
Mining, logging, and construction		20.7	21.8	21.9	(P) 21.3	(P) 0.6	(P) 2.9
Manufacturing		36.0	34.0	34.0	(P) 33.9	(P) -2.1	(P) -5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		115.6	113.8	115.3	(P) 117.9	(P) 2.3	(P) 2.0
Information		7.5	7.5	7.4	(P) 7.3	(P) -0.2	(P) -2.7
Financial activities		29.7	29.6	29.4	(P) 29.5	(P) -0.2	(P) -0.7
Professional and business services		71.5	75.1	73.7	(P) 73.2	(P) 1.7	(P) 2.4
Education and health services		82.9	82.5	83.8	(P) 84.7	(P) 1.8	(P) 2.2
Leisure and hospitality		41.7	42.6	41.5	(P) 41.2	(P) -0.5	(P) -1.2
Other services		22.2	22.6	22.5	(P) 22.7	(P) 0.5	(P) 2.3
Government		83.3	77.7	82.4	(P) 82.4	(P) -0.9	(P) -1.1
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		331.6	323.5	325.0	(P) 326.3	(P) -5.3	(P) -1.6
Mining, logging, and construction		15.5	14.7	14.8	(P) 14.7	(P) -0.8	(P) -5.2
Manufacturing		18.1	17.7	17.8	(P) 17.7	(P) -0.4	(P) -2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		59.4	57.2	56.7	(P) 58.4	(P) -1.0	(P) -1.7
Information		5.1	5.0	5.0	(P) 5.0	(P) -0.1	(P) -2.0
Financial activities		38.1	39.2	39.2	(P) 39.1	(P) 1.0	(P) 2.6
Professional and business services		49.2	46.3	46.5	(P) 47.0	(P) -2.2	(P) -4.5
Education and health services		54.5	52.9	53.6	(P) 53.4	(P) -1.1	(P) -2.0
Leisure and hospitality		29.0	31.1	30.7	(P) 30.2	(P) 1.2	(P) 4.1
Other services		14.7	14.5	14.6	(P) 14.5	(P) -0.2	(P) -1.4
Government		48.0	44.9	46.1	(P) 46.3	(P) -1.7	(P) -3.5
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	Nov 2010	Sep 2011	Oct 2011	Nov 2011	Nov 2010 to Nov 2011
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		131,371	131,746	(P) 132,620	(P) 132,959	(P) 1,588	(P) 1.2
Mining and logging		743	819	(P) 824	(P) 823	(P) 80	(P) 10.8
Construction		5,645	5,796	(P) 5,777	(P) 5,657	(P) 12	(P) 0.2
Manufacturing		11,604	11,835	(P) 11,826	(P) 11,803	(P) 199	(P) 1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		25,112	24,899	(P) 25,058	(P) 25,505	(P) 393	(P) 1.6
Information		2,709	2,651	(P) 2,644	(P) 2,656	(P) -53	(P) -2.0
Financial activities		7,610	7,609	(P) 7,617	(P) 7,622	(P) 12	(P) 0.2
Professional and business services		17,012	17,360	(P) 17,501	(P) 17,531	(P) 519	(P) 3.1
Education and health services		19,974	20,012	(P) 20,301	(P) 20,390	(P) 416	(P) 2.1
Leisure and hospitality		12,811	13,473	(P) 13,249	(P) 13,053	(P) 242	(P) 1.9
Other services		5,403	5,446	(P) 5,451	(P) 5,442	(P) 39	(P) 0.7
Government		22,748	21,846	(P) 22,372	(P) 22,477	(P) -271	(P) -1.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,271.8	2,234.2	2,245.4	(P) 2,258.7	(P) -13.1	(P) -0.6
Mining and logging		1.4	1.4	1.4	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		88.5	84.8	83.3	(P) 83.9	(P) -4.6	(P) -5.2
Manufacturing		144.0	147.1	146.9	(P) 146.5	(P) 2.5	(P) 1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		521.8	513.9	518.6	(P) 530.3	(P) 8.5	(P) 1.6
Information		78.4	75.0	74.4	(P) 73.7	(P) -4.7	(P) -6.0
Financial activities		139.2	127.8	127.8	(P) 128.5	(P) -10.7	(P) -7.7
Professional and business services		385.8	387.0	390.5	(P) 391.4	(P) 5.6	(P) 1.5
Education and health services		277.6	278.2	281.4	(P) 282.3	(P) 4.7	(P) 1.7
Leisure and hospitality		220.2	217.5	218.8	(P) 218.3	(P) -1.9	(P) -0.9
Other services		92.9	91.4	91.5	(P) 90.5	(P) -2.4	(P) -2.6
Government		322.0	310.1	310.8	(P) 311.9	(P) -10.1	(P) -3.1
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,455.6	2,479.4	2,500.3	(P) 2,506.0	(P) 50.4	(P) 2.1
Mining and logging		0.6	0.5	0.5	(P) 0.5	(P) -0.1	(P) -16.7
Construction		79.9	82.7	82.8	(P) 82.3	(P) 2.4	(P) 3.0
Manufacturing		196.3	199.9	200.5	(P) 200.6	(P) 4.3	(P) 2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		405.8	403.6	408.4	(P) 416.2	(P) 10.4	(P) 2.6
Information		73.7	77.6	76.8	(P) 76.9	(P) 3.2	(P) 4.3
Financial activities		172.7	173.6	173.1	(P) 172.1	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.3
Professional and business services		395.2	403.8	405.8	(P) 406.0	(P) 10.8	(P) 2.7
Education and health services		510.7	506.1	518.5	(P) 521.9	(P) 11.2	(P) 2.2
Leisure and hospitality		223.3	236.9	234.7	(P) 229.4	(P) 6.1	(P) 2.7
Other services		89.1	92.5	92.7	(P) 92.9	(P) 3.8	(P) 4.3
Government		308.3	302.2	306.5	(P) 307.2	(P) -1.1	(P) -0.4
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,298.1	4,293.6	4,316.4	(P) 4,320.4	(P) 22.3	(P) 0.5
Mining and logging		1.6	1.6	1.6	(P) 1.5	(P) -0.1	(P) -6.3
Construction		155.4	165.2	165.4	(P) 162.2	(P) 6.8	(P) 4.4
Manufacturing		407.2	407.5	406.0	(P) 408.5	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		874.6	865.9	870.5	(P) 886.0	(P) 11.4	(P) 1.3
Information		79.9	74.9	76.0	(P) 74.8	(P) -5.1	(P) -6.4
Financial activities		286.2	283.5	284.0	(P) 283.5	(P) -2.7	(P) -0.9
Professional and business services		687.0	702.2	710.0	(P) 705.0	(P) 18.0	(P) 2.6
Education and health services		650.3	640.6	652.1	(P) 653.5	(P) 3.2	(P) 0.5
Leisure and hospitality		391.9	406.4	397.9	(P) 392.3	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.1
Other services		192.2	190.3	189.8	(P) 189.1	(P) -3.1	(P) -1.6
Government		571.8	555.5	563.1	(P) 564.0	(P) -7.8	(P) -1.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,904.1	2,942.0	2,941.2	(P) 2,961.4	(P) 57.3	(P) 2.0
Mining, logging, and construction		159.4	164.1	160.0	(P) 158.5	(P) -0.9	(P) -0.6
Manufacturing		247.7	251.6	250.8	(P) 251.4	(P) 3.7	(P) 1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		601.9	607.1	608.9	(P) 619.0	(P) 17.1	(P) 2.8
Information		78.2	74.0	74.0	(P) 74.1	(P) -4.1	(P) -5.2
Financial activities		230.5	239.5	239.5	(P) 241.4	(P) 10.9	(P) 4.7
Professional and business services		438.7	458.8	457.8	(P) 458.5	(P) 19.8	(P) 4.5
Education and health services		363.5	364.7	364.6	(P) 368.4	(P) 4.9	(P) 1.3
Leisure and hospitality		280.9	290.3	289.5	(P) 293.2	(P) 12.3	(P) 4.4
Other services		100.4	101.1	100.8	(P) 100.9	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.5
Government		402.9	390.8	395.3	(P) 396.0	(P) -6.9	(P) -1.7
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,754.9	1,761.0	1,775.0	(P) 1,777.6	(P) 22.7	(P) 1.3
Mining, logging, and construction		54.3	61.5	60.0	(P) 57.8	(P) 3.5	(P) 6.4
Manufacturing		194.9	200.8	202.1	(P) 203.4	(P) 8.5	(P) 4.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		331.3	324.4	326.5	(P) 332.5	(P) 1.2	(P) 0.4
Information		28.3	27.6	27.8	(P) 28.0	(P) -0.3	(P) -1.1
Financial activities		94.3	95.0	95.2	(P) 94.2	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.1
Professional and business services		310.6	316.1	320.1	(P) 320.4	(P) 9.8	(P) 3.2
Education and health services		288.8	286.9	290.0	(P) 291.6	(P) 2.8	(P) 1.0
Leisure & hospitality		165.0	170.6	168.8	(P) 165.9	(P) 0.9	(P) 0.5
Other services		80.7	81.4	83.0	(P) 82.4	(P) 1.7	(P) 2.1
Government		206.7	196.7	201.5	(P) 201.4	(P) -5.3	(P) -2.6
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,558.3	2,605.2	2,626.0	(P) 2,646.2	(P) 87.9	(P) 3.4
Mining and logging		82.7	91.7	92.6	(P) 93.0	(P) 10.3	(P) 12.5
Construction		172.6	183.1	179.8	(P) 177.8	(P) 5.2	(P) 3.0
Manufacturing		218.2	228.9	229.3	(P) 230.8	(P) 12.6	(P) 5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		525.4	525.3	529.9	(P) 540.4	(P) 15.0	(P) 2.9
Information		31.3	29.6	29.4	(P) 29.6	(P) -1.7	(P) -5.4
Financial activities		135.1	135.5	136.4	(P) 137.5	(P) 2.4	(P) 1.8
Professional and business services		366.8	381.0	383.8	(P) 387.7	(P) 20.9	(P) 5.7
Education and health services		312.5	321.9	325.3	(P) 324.2	(P) 11.7	(P) 3.7
Leisure and hospitality		234.2	239.4	241.3	(P) 245.2	(P) 11.0	(P) 4.7
Other services		91.9	96.3	97.7	(P) 97.9	(P) 6.0	(P) 6.5
Government		387.6	372.5	380.5	(P) 382.1	(P) -5.5	(P) -1.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,177.0	5,148.1	5,194.6	(P) 5,202.5	(P) 25.5	(P) 0.5
Mining and logging		4.6	4.7	4.7	(P) 4.7	(P) 0.1	(P) 2.2
Construction		169.1	168.3	170.7	(P) 168.0	(P) -1.1	(P) -0.7
Manufacturing		524.3	524.3	524.3	(P) 520.5	(P) -3.8	(P) -0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		997.0	982.0	985.9	(P) 1,004.3	(P) 7.3	(P) 0.7
Information		225.6	230.8	231.3	(P) 231.9	(P) 6.3	(P) 2.8
Financial activities		312.9	309.0	310.6	(P) 310.0	(P) -2.9	(P) -0.9
Professional and business services		780.2	782.7	790.5	(P) 784.9	(P) 4.7	(P) 0.6
Education and health services		694.2	696.4	704.8	(P) 706.9	(P) 12.7	(P) 1.8
Leisure and hospitality		558.6	573.3	574.2	(P) 571.5	(P) 12.9	(P) 2.3
Other services		179.3	174.5	175.9	(P) 175.3	(P) -4.0	(P) -2.2
Government		731.2	702.1	721.7	(P) 724.5	(P) -6.7	(P) -0.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,200.0	2,197.5	2,214.8	(P) 2,230.2	(P) 30.2	(P) 1.4
Mining and logging		0.5	0.5	0.5	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		85.1	84.3	84.1	(P) 84.1	(P) -1.0	(P) -1.2
Manufacturing		73.3	72.3	72.4	(P) 72.8	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		510.3	501.9	504.9	(P) 518.8	(P) 8.5	(P) 1.7
Information		43.2	40.9	41.1	(P) 41.3	(P) -1.9	(P) -4.4
Financial activities		151.7	150.6	150.0	(P) 151.6	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.1
Professional and business services		331.4	336.0	340.4	(P) 339.2	(P) 7.8	(P) 2.4
Education and health services		339.0	348.2	350.5	(P) 353.2	(P) 14.2	(P) 4.2
Leisure and hospitality		251.7	255.0	257.5	(P) 256.2	(P) 4.5	(P) 1.8
Other services		94.6	93.0	94.5	(P) 94.8	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.2
Government		319.2	314.8	318.9	(P) 317.7	(P) -1.5	(P) -0.5
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,418.5	8,296.9	8,381.7	(P) 8,441.3	(P) 22.8	(P) 0.3
Mining, logging, and construction		301.9	305.4	303.0	(P) 301.5	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.1
Manufacturing		368.4	356.6	359.9	(P) 358.3	(P) -10.1	(P) -2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,557.2	1,540.2	1,549.4	(P) 1,592.7	(P) 35.5	(P) 2.3
Information		270.0	260.6	259.6	(P) 259.0	(P) -11.0	(P) -4.1
Financial activities		735.0	738.2	734.5	(P) 736.2	(P) 1.2	(P) 0.2
Professional and business services		1,285.5	1,288.9	1,296.4	(P) 1,297.1	(P) 11.6	(P) 0.9
Education and health services		1,567.2	1,537.3	1,571.1	(P) 1,583.2	(P) 16.0	(P) 1.0
Leisure and hospitality		687.3	708.3	703.5	(P) 700.2	(P) 12.9	(P) 1.9
Other services		358.2	346.6	350.9	(P) 350.8	(P) -7.4	(P) -2.1
Government		1,287.8	1,214.8	1,253.4	(P) 1,262.3	(P) -25.5	(P) -2.0
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,732.4	2,690.3	2,718.9	(P) 2,729.3	(P) -3.1	(P) -0.1
Mining, logging, and construction		103.0	98.9	99.8	(P) 98.3	(P) -4.7	(P) -4.6
Manufacturing		186.6	182.2	182.1	(P) 182.4	(P) -4.2	(P) -2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		511.3	499.8	504.4	(P) 515.7	(P) 4.4	(P) 0.9
Information		51.0	50.2	50.2	(P) 49.9	(P) -1.1	(P) -2.2
Financial activities		199.8	200.1	200.3	(P) 199.4	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.2
Professional and business services		410.2	415.5	414.9	(P) 413.1	(P) 2.9	(P) 0.7
Education and health services		572.3	561.9	575.0	(P) 578.0	(P) 5.7	(P) 1.0
Leisure and hospitality		225.3	231.9	231.2	(P) 229.1	(P) 3.8	(P) 1.7
Other services		119.9	121.5	121.4	(P) 122.0	(P) 2.1	(P) 1.8
Government		353.0	328.3	339.6	(P) 341.4	(P) -11.6	(P) -3.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		1,897.2	1,899.2	1,909.6	(P) 1,915.2	(P) 18.0	(P) 0.9
Mining and logging		1.4	1.3	1.3	(P) 1.3	(P) -0.1	(P) -7.1
Construction		79.3	80.2	80.5	(P) 78.0	(P) -1.3	(P) -1.6
Manufacturing		115.0	115.4	114.3	(P) 114.8	(P) -0.2	(P) -0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		325.9	320.4	320.2	(P) 328.3	(P) 2.4	(P) 0.7
Information		62.1	61.6	61.7	(P) 61.8	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.5
Financial activities		124.3	123.4	121.9	(P) 121.8	(P) -2.5	(P) -2.0
Professional and business services		352.6	362.6	363.1	(P) 363.8	(P) 11.2	(P) 3.2
Education and health services		251.6	250.8	256.3	(P) 256.3	(P) 4.7	(P) 1.9
Leisure and hospitality		208.5	213.1	214.5	(P) 212.7	(P) 4.2	(P) 2.0
Other services		71.5	74.5	73.8	(P) 73.4	(P) 1.9	(P) 2.7
Government		305.0	295.9	302.0	(P) 303.0	(P) -2.0	(P) -0.7
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		2,999.1	2,980.4	2,997.6	(P) 3,007.9	(P) 8.8	(P) 0.3
Mining, logging, and construction		139.2	140.6	139.5	(P) 139.6	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.3
Manufacturing		52.5	49.2	49.6	(P) 49.5	(P) -3.0	(P) -5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		391.0	376.6	379.3	(P) 385.3	(P) -5.7	(P) -1.5
Information		78.9	77.1	77.3	(P) 77.0	(P) -1.9	(P) -2.4
Financial activities		146.1	151.1	150.8	(P) 151.9	(P) 5.8	(P) 4.0
Professional and business services		689.8	694.9	697.1	(P) 697.2	(P) 7.4	(P) 1.1
Education and health services		367.0	362.6	368.1	(P) 370.0	(P) 3.0	(P) 0.8
Leisure and hospitality		259.3	265.7	263.9	(P) 262.8	(P) 3.5	(P) 1.3
Other services		179.9	176.8	176.8	(P) 177.8	(P) -2.1	(P) -1.2
Government		695.4	685.8	695.2	(P) 696.8	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.2
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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