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Economy at a Glance
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 46.8 46.3 49.9 54.9 58.7 (p)58.0

Employment(1)

 42.0 42.6 46.8 52.0 55.7 (p)55.1

Unemployment(1)

 4.8 3.8 3.1 2.8 3.0 (p)2.8

Unemployment Rate(2)

 10.3 8.1 6.2 5.2 5.2 (p)4.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 41.3 41.7 48.0 54.1 58.2 (p)57.3

12-month % change

 19.4 9.7 10.6 -2.0 -0.3 (p)-0.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 8.0 8.1 9.0 10.8 11.9 (p)11.8

12-month % change

 21.2 12.5 13.9 13.7 14.4 (p)15.7

Education and Health Services(3)

 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 (p)4.7

12-month % change

 4.5 7.0 4.5 4.4 4.4 (p)4.4

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 8.9 12.1 17.5 23.1 24.8 (p)24.2

12-month % change

 29.0 33.0 35.7 9.5 4.2 (p)4.3

Government(3)

 7.9 7.8 8.1 9.1 8.6 (p)8.4

12-month % change

 5.3 2.6 2.5 2.2 8.9 (p)9.1

Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CPI-U, All items(4)

   313.505   314.328   316.061

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     4.1   3.6   3.4

CPI-W, All items(5)

   314.742   314.773   316.888

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     4.3   3.6   3.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: October 10, 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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