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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2012

 (1) 2,669.7 (1) 2,687.1 (1) 2,713.8 (1) 2,724.4 (1) 2,741.2 (1) 2,742.5 (1) 2,703.8 (1) 2,704.8 (1) 2,728.1 (1) 2,753.3 (1) 2,768.1 (1) 2,769.2 (1) 2,725.5

2013

 2,704.0 2,713.6 2,728.6 (P) 2,756.5                  

Mining, Logging, & Construction

  

2012

 93.4 93.5 96.0 98.1 98.8 101.3 102.2 102.8 103.1 101.9 101.1 102.0 99.5

2013

 97.1 93.7 96.0 (P) 99.6                  

Manufacturing

  

2012

 182.9 182.5 182.9 182.6 183.1 183.9 183.4 183.2 182.4 181.3 181.2 181.6 182.6

2013

 180.3 180.4 180.5 (P) 180.4                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2012

 500.6 495.5 499.0 498.2 503.8 505.1 500.5 500.4 501.7 507.9 518.7 524.1 504.6

2013

 504.0 496.0 496.5 (P) 500.7                  

Information

  

2012

 48.9 49.6 50.6 48.5 49.7 50.3 48.6 50.5 48.2 48.2 48.6 48.5 49.2

2013

 48.3 48.2 47.9 (P) 48.0                  

Financial Activities

  

2012

 197.9 197.8 198.3 198.5 199.8 201.6 202.6 203.0 201.7 201.8 201.4 202.1 200.5

2013

 199.6 199.2 199.3 (P) 200.3                  

Professional & Business Services

  

2012

 411.2 412.9 418.2 423.0 424.6 427.9 426.5 427.9 430.1 429.7 434.0 431.6 424.8

2013

 423.0 426.0 427.5 (P) 431.8                  

Educational & Health Services

  

2012

 565.0 577.6 580.2 579.3 578.0 565.4 560.8 559.7 573.7 586.5 587.8 588.1 575.2

2013

 580.7 591.3 593.9 (P) 598.8                  

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2012

 217.8 218.6 227.6 233.8 242.3 248.5 247.7 247.6 239.3 237.9 233.6 230.3 235.4

2013

 221.0 219.6 226.4 (P) 236.5                  

Other Services

  

2012

 119.5 119.4 120.1 121.2 122.3 124.3 123.1 122.9 121.8 121.6 122.7 122.4 121.8

2013

 121.2 121.0 121.8 (P) 122.4                  

Government

  

2012

 (1) 332.5 (1) 339.7 (1) 340.9 (1) 341.2 (1) 338.8 (1) 334.2 (1) 308.4 (1) 306.8 (1) 326.1 (1) 336.5 (1) 339.0 (1) 338.5 (1) 331.9

2013

 328.8 338.2 338.8 (P) 338.0                  

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(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

  

2012

 (1) 2,981,506 (1) 2,986,839 (1) 2,998,902 (1) 2,987,700 (1) 3,011,566 (1) 3,036,871 (1) 3,046,720 (1) 3,029,694 (1) 3,021,808 (1) 3,049,276 (1) 3,039,124 (1) 3,043,459 (1) 3,019,456

2013

 3,040,022 3,011,503 (P) 2,994,401                    

Employment

  

2012

 (1) 2,720,000 (1) 2,722,903 (1) 2,742,927 (1) 2,749,278 (1) 2,758,281 (1) 2,765,049 (1) 2,763,403 (1) 2,755,401 (1) 2,768,961 (1) 2,793,936 (1) 2,794,956 (1) 2,789,355 (1) 2,760,371

2013

 2,754,292 2,748,958 (P) 2,749,170                    

Unemployment

  

2012

 (1) 261,506 (1) 263,936 (1) 255,975 (1) 238,422 (1) 253,285 (1) 271,822 (1) 283,317 (1) 274,293 (1) 252,847 (1) 255,340 (1) 244,168 (1) 254,104 (1) 259,085

2013

 285,730 262,545 (P) 245,231                    

Unemployment Rate

  

2012

 (1) 8.8 (1) 8.8 (1) 8.5 (1) 8.0 (1) 8.4 (1) 9.0 (1) 9.3 (1) 9.1 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.0 (1) 8.3 (1) 8.6

2013

 9.4 8.7 (P) 8.2                    

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals.
(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.