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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Mar 2007 |
Jan 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Mar 2007 to Mar 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
|
152,884 |
153,824 |
153,374 |
153,784 |
900 |
0.6 |
Northeast region |
|
27,863.5 |
28,157.8 |
28,060.9 |
28,035.6 |
172.0 |
0.6 |
Middle Atlantic division |
|
20,225.8 |
20,464.2 |
20,389.2 |
20,357.1 |
131.3 |
0.6 |
New Jersey |
|
4,469.0 |
4,491.2 |
4,507.7 |
4,495.5 |
26.5 |
0.6 |
New York |
|
9,493.3 |
9,600.1 |
9,535.4 |
9,532.3 |
39.0 |
0.4 |
Pennsylvania |
|
6,280.1 |
6,360.9 |
6,346.1 |
6,323.6 |
43.5 |
0.7 |
South region |
|
54,203.8 |
54,903.1 |
54,684.6 |
54,873.9 |
670.1 |
1.2 |
South Atlantic division |
|
29,113.9 |
29,502.6 |
29,418.5 |
29,493.9 |
380.0 |
1.3 |
Delaware |
|
441.8 |
445.0 |
444.5 |
445.4 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
District of Columbia |
|
325.6 |
328.8 |
331.5 |
333.7 |
8.1 |
2.5 |
Florida |
|
9,105.6 |
9,265.3 |
9,214.4 |
9,214.6 |
108.9 |
1.2 |
Georgia |
|
4,786.3 |
4,863.8 |
4,858.5 |
4,890.5 |
104.2 |
2.2 |
Maryland |
|
2,974.2 |
2,989.5 |
2,993.9 |
2,999.2 |
25.0 |
0.8 |
North Carolina |
|
4,512.1 |
4,547.2 |
4,533.1 |
4,540.7 |
28.6 |
0.6 |
South Carolina |
|
2,129.0 |
2,145.9 |
2,127.4 |
2,141.5 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
Virginia |
|
4,032.5 |
4,093.1 |
4,090.8 |
4,115.3 |
82.8 |
2.1 |
West Virginia |
|
806.9 |
812.1 |
811.7 |
814.5 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
|
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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Mar 2007 |
Jan 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Mar 2007 to Mar 2008 |
Net change |
Percent change |
United States |
|
6,738 |
7,576 |
7,381 |
7,815 |
1,077 |
16.0 |
Northeast region |
|
1,197.8 |
1,347.9 |
1,311.8 |
1,350.3 |
152.5 |
12.7 |
Middle Atlantic division |
|
859.7 |
993.9 |
955.1 |
980.5 |
120.8 |
14.1 |
New Jersey |
|
193.6 |
204.1 |
216.3 |
217.0 |
23.4 |
12.1 |
New York |
|
416.3 |
478.9 |
424.3 |
454.5 |
38.2 |
9.2 |
Pennsylvania |
|
271.7 |
303.2 |
314.5 |
308.0 |
36.3 |
13.4 |
South region |
|
2,300.9 |
2,494.7 |
2,441.4 |
2,573.8 |
272.8 |
11.9 |
South Atlantic division |
|
1,163.1 |
1,344.0 |
1,336.6 |
1,409.5 |
246.5 |
21.2 |
Delaware |
|
15.0 |
16.7 |
16.6 |
16.8 |
1.7 |
11.4 |
District of Columbia |
|
18.5 |
20.4 |
19.5 |
20.6 |
2.2 |
11.7 |
Florida |
|
337.9 |
424.9 |
425.7 |
452.5 |
114.6 |
33.9 |
Georgia |
|
203.2 |
239.8 |
249.0 |
260.3 |
57.1 |
28.1 |
Maryland |
|
104.4 |
104.1 |
102.5 |
108.4 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
North Carolina |
|
201.6 |
221.4 |
226.3 |
234.1 |
32.5 |
16.1 |
South Carolina |
|
122.1 |
130.3 |
116.0 |
123.0 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
Virginia |
|
116.7 |
140.7 |
143.2 |
154.0 |
37.3 |
31.9 |
West Virginia |
|
35.7 |
35.8 |
37.1 |
38.4 |
2.7 |
7.6 |
|
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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Mar 2007 |
Jan 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Net change Mar 2007 to Mar 2008 |
United States |
|
4.4 |
4.9 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
0.7 |
Northeast region |
|
4.3 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
Middle Atlantic division |
|
4.3 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
New Jersey |
|
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
0.5 |
New York |
|
4.4 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
0.4 |
Pennsylvania |
|
4.3 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
0.6 |
South region |
|
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
0.5 |
South Atlantic division |
|
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
Delaware |
|
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
0.4 |
District of Columbia |
|
5.7 |
6.2 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
0.5 |
Florida |
|
3.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
1.2 |
Georgia |
|
4.2 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
Maryland |
|
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
0.1 |
North Carolina |
|
4.5 |
4.9 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
0.7 |
South Carolina |
|
5.7 |
6.1 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
Virginia |
|
2.9 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
0.8 |
West Virginia |
|
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
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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)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) (news release)
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Mar 2007 |
Jan 2008 |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Net change Mar 2007 to Mar 2008 |
Delaware |
|
Dover, DE |
|
3.2 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
0.5 |
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ |
|
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
0.3 |
District of Columbia |
|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
|
2.9 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
0.5 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
|
3.0 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
0.6 |
Maryland |
|
Baltimore-Towson, MD |
|
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
0.3 |
Bethesda-Gaithersburg-Frederick, MD |
|
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
0.1 |
Cumberland, MD-WV |
|
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
0.4 |
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
|
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
0.5 |
Salisbury, MD |
|
4.2 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
Pennsylvania |
|
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ |
|
4.5 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
5.6 |
1.1 |
Altoona, PA |
|
4.4 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
Erie, PA |
|
5.0 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA |
|
3.7 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
0.6 |
Johnstown, PA |
|
5.2 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
1.1 |
Lancaster, PA |
|
3.4 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Lebanon, PA |
|
3.6 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
0.3 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE |
|
4.2 |
5.1 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
0.7 |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
4.3 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
Philadelphia City, PA |
|
5.8 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
0.9 |
Pittsburgh, PA |
|
4.4 |
5.5 |
5.6 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
Reading, PA |
|
4.3 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA |
|
5.1 |
6.4 |
6.5 |
6.2 |
1.1 |
State College, PA |
|
3.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
0.6 |
Williamsport, PA |
|
5.2 |
6.7 |
6.8 |
6.4 |
1.2 |
York-Hanover, PA |
|
3.9 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
Virginia |
|
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA |
|
3.9 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
0.6 |
Charlottesville, VA |
|
2.3 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
Danville, VA |
|
6.5 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
7.4 |
0.9 |
Harrisonburg, VA |
|
2.6 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
Lynchburg, VA |
|
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
Richmond, VA |
|
2.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
1.2 |
Roanoke, VA |
|
3.0 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
|
3.0 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
1.1 |
Winchester, VA-WV |
|
3.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
West Virginia |
|
Charleston, WV |
|
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
0.1 |
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH |
|
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
Morgantown, WV |
|
3.8 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
0.0 |
Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH |
|
5.2 |
5.9 |
6.1 |
5.6 |
0.4 |
Wheeling, WV-OH |
|
5.5 |
5.8 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
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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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