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Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 

Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2007		 Jan
2008		 Feb
2008		 Mar
2008		 Mar 2007 to
Mar 2008
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change

United States
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 152,884 (1) 153,824 153,374 153,784 900 0.6

Northeast region
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 (2) 27,863.5 28,157.8 28,060.9 28,035.6 (2) 172.0 (2) 0.6

Middle Atlantic division
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 (2) 20,225.8 20,464.2 20,389.2 20,357.1 (2) 131.3 (2) 0.6

New Jersey
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 (2) 4,469.0 4,491.2 4,507.7 (P) 4,495.5 (P) (2) 26.5 (P) (2) 0.6

New York
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 (2) 9,493.3 9,600.1 9,535.4 (P) 9,532.3 (P) (2) 39.0 (P) (2) 0.4

Pennsylvania
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 (2) 6,280.1 6,360.9 6,346.1 (P) 6,323.6 (P) (2) 43.5 (P) (2) 0.7

South region
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 (2) 54,203.8 54,903.1 54,684.6 54,873.9 (2) 670.1 (2) 1.2

South Atlantic division
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 (2) 29,113.9 29,502.6 29,418.5 29,493.9 (2) 380.0 (2) 1.3

Delaware
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 (2) 441.8 445.0 444.5 (P) 445.4 (P) (2) 3.7 (P) (2) 0.8

District of Columbia
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 (2) 325.6 328.8 331.5 (P) 333.7 (P) (2) 8.1 (P) (2) 2.5

Florida
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 (2) 9,105.6 9,265.3 9,214.4 (P) 9,214.6 (P) (2) 108.9 (P) (2) 1.2

Georgia
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 (2) 4,786.3 4,863.8 4,858.5 (P) 4,890.5 (P) (2) 104.2 (P) (2) 2.2

Maryland
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 (2) 2,974.2 2,989.5 2,993.9 (P) 2,999.2 (P) (2) 25.0 (P) (2) 0.8

North Carolina
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 (2) 4,512.1 4,547.2 4,533.1 (P) 4,540.7 (P) (2) 28.6 (P) (2) 0.6

South Carolina
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 (2) 2,129.0 2,145.9 2,127.4 (P) 2,141.5 (P) (2) 12.5 (P) (2) 0.6

Virginia
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 (2) 4,032.5 4,093.1 4,090.8 (P) 4,115.3 (P) (2) 82.8 (P) (2) 2.1

West Virginia
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 (2) 806.9 812.1 811.7 (P) 814.5 (P) (2) 7.5 (P) (2) 0.9

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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2007		 Jan
2008		 Feb
2008		 Mar
2008		 Mar 2007 to
Mar 2008
Net
change		 Percent
change

United States
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 6,738 7,576 7,381 7,815 1,077 16.0

Northeast region
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 (1) 1,197.8 1,347.9 1,311.8 1,350.3 (1) 152.5 (1) 12.7

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 859.7 993.9 955.1 980.5 (1) 120.8 (1) 14.1

New Jersey
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 (1) 193.6 204.1 216.3 (P) 217.0 (P) (1) 23.4 (P) (1) 12.1

New York
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 (1) 416.3 478.9 424.3 (P) 454.5 (P) (1) 38.2 (P) (1) 9.2

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 271.7 303.2 314.5 (P) 308.0 (P) (1) 36.3 (P) (1) 13.4

South region
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 (1) 2,300.9 2,494.7 2,441.4 2,573.8 (1) 272.8 (1) 11.9

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 1,163.1 1,344.0 1,336.6 1,409.5 (1) 246.5 (1) 21.2

Delaware
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 (1) 15.0 16.7 16.6 (P) 16.8 (P) (1) 1.7 (P) (1) 11.4

District of Columbia
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 (1) 18.5 20.4 19.5 (P) 20.6 (P) (1) 2.2 (P) (1) 11.7

Florida
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 (1) 337.9 424.9 425.7 (P) 452.5 (P) (1) 114.6 (P) (1) 33.9

Georgia
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 (1) 203.2 239.8 249.0 (P) 260.3 (P) (1) 57.1 (P) (1) 28.1

Maryland
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 (1) 104.4 104.1 102.5 (P) 108.4 (P) (1) 4.0 (P) (1) 3.8

North Carolina
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 (1) 201.6 221.4 226.3 (P) 234.1 (P) (1) 32.5 (P) (1) 16.1

South Carolina
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 (1) 122.1 130.3 116.0 (P) 123.0 (P) (1) 1.0 (P) (1) 0.8

Virginia
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 (1) 116.7 140.7 143.2 (P) 154.0 (P) (1) 37.3 (P) (1) 31.9

West Virginia
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 (1) 35.7 35.8 37.1 (P) 38.4 (P) (1) 2.7 (P) (1) 7.6

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions,
seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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2008		 Mar
2008		 Net change
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Mar 2008

United States
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 4.4 4.9 4.8 5.1 0.7

Northeast region
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 (1) 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.8 (1) 0.5

Middle Atlantic division
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 (1) 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.8 (1) 0.5

New Jersey
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 (1) 4.3 4.5 4.8 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 0.5

New York
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 (1) 4.4 5.0 4.4 (P) 4.8 (P) (1) 0.4

Pennsylvania
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 (1) 4.3 4.8 5.0 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) 0.6

South region
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 (1) 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.7 (1) 0.5

South Atlantic division
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 (1) 4.0 4.6 4.5 4.8 (1) 0.8

Delaware
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 (1) 3.4 3.8 3.7 (P) 3.8 (P) (1) 0.4

District of Columbia
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 (1) 5.7 6.2 5.9 (P) 6.2 (P) (1) 0.5

Florida
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 (1) 3.7 4.6 4.6 (P) 4.9 (P) (1) 1.2

Georgia
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 (1) 4.2 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.3 (P) (1) 1.1

Maryland
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 (1) 3.5 3.5 3.4 (P) 3.6 (P) (1) 0.1

North Carolina
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 (1) 4.5 4.9 5.0 (P) 5.2 (P) (1) 0.7

South Carolina
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 (1) 5.7 6.1 5.5 (P) 5.7 (P) (1) 0.0

Virginia
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 (1) 2.9 3.4 3.5 (P) 3.7 (P) (1) 0.8

West Virginia
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 (1) 4.4 4.4 4.6 (P) 4.7 (P) (1) 0.3

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised population controls, seasonal factors, and model reestimation for 2003-07.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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Unemployment rates in states in the Mid-Atlantic region by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA),
not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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Delaware

  

Dover, DE
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 (2) 3.2 3.9 4.0 (P) 3.7 (P) (2) 0.5

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (1)

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 (2) 3.7 4.5 4.2 (P) 4.0 (P) (2) 0.3

District of Columbia

  

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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 (2) 2.9 3.5 3.3 (P) 3.4 (P) (2) 0.5

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV (1)

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 (2) 3.0 3.7 3.5 (P) 3.6 (P) (2) 0.6

Maryland

  

Baltimore-Towson, MD
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 (2) 3.5 4.0 3.8 (P) 3.8 (P) (2) 0.3

Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD (1)

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 (2) 2.6 2.9 2.8 (P) 2.7 (P) (2) 0.1

Cumberland, MD-WV
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 (2) 5.4 6.0 6.0 (P) 5.8 (P) (2) 0.4

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
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 (2) 4.7 4.9 5.3 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 0.5

Salisbury, MD
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 (2) 4.2 5.3 5.0 (P) 4.8 (P) (2) 0.6

Pennsylvania

  

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
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 (2) 4.5 5.6 5.9 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 1.1

Altoona, PA
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 (2) 4.4 5.4 5.5 (P) 5.3 (P) (2) 0.9

Erie, PA
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 (2) 5.0 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.0 (P) (2) 1.0

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
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 (2) 3.7 4.4 4.6 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) 0.6

Johnstown, PA
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 (2) 5.2 6.6 6.7 (P) 6.3 (P) (2) 1.1

Lancaster, PA
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 (2) 3.4 4.3 4.2 (P) 4.0 (P) (2) 0.6

Lebanon, PA
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 (2) 3.6 4.3 4.3 (P) 3.9 (P) (2) 0.3

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE
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 (2) 4.2 5.1 5.2 (P) 4.9 (P) (2) 0.7

Philadelphia, PA (1)

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 (2) 4.3 5.2 5.3 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 0.8

Philadelphia City, PA
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 (2) 5.8 7.0 6.9 (P) 6.7 (P) (2) 0.9

Pittsburgh, PA
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 (2) 4.4 5.5 5.6 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 0.8

Reading, PA
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 (2) 4.3 5.4 5.4 (P) 5.2 (P) (2) 0.9

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
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 (2) 5.1 6.4 6.5 (P) 6.2 (P) (2) 1.1

State College, PA
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 (2) 3.6 4.5 4.3 (P) 4.2 (P) (2) 0.6

Williamsport, PA
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 (2) 5.2 6.7 6.8 (P) 6.4 (P) (2) 1.2

York-Hanover, PA
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 (2) 3.9 4.6 4.9 (P) 4.5 (P) (2) 0.6

Virginia

  

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
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 (2) 3.9 4.5 4.4 (P) 4.5 (P) (2) 0.6

Charlottesville, VA
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 (2) 2.3 3.3 3.0 (P) 3.1 (P) (2) 0.8

Danville, VA
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 (2) 6.5 7.1 7.3 (P) 7.4 (P) (2) 0.9

Harrisonburg, VA
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 (2) 2.6 3.3 3.4 (P) 3.3 (P) (2) 0.7

Lynchburg, VA
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 (2) 3.4 4.0 3.9 (P) 4.0 (P) (2) 0.6

Richmond, VA
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 (2) 2.9 3.9 3.9 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) 1.2

Roanoke, VA
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 (2) 3.0 3.8 3.9 (P) 4.0 (P) (2) 1.0

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
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 (2) 3.0 4.1 4.1 (P) 4.1 (P) (2) 1.1

Winchester, VA-WV
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 (2) 3.3 4.1 4.2 (P) 4.3 (P) (2) 1.0

West Virginia

  

Charleston, WV
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 (2) 4.5 4.3 4.9 (P) 4.6 (P) (2) 0.1

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
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 (2) 5.1 5.0 5.4 (P) 5.1 (P) (2) 0.0

Morgantown, WV
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 (2) 3.8 3.4 4.0 (P) 3.8 (P) (2) 0.0

Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.2 5.9 6.1 (P) 5.6 (P) (2) 0.4

Wheeling, WV-OH
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 (2) 5.5 5.8 6.1 (P) 6.0 (P) (2) 0.5

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(2) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

SOURCE: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
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