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Economy at a Glance
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Philadelphia City/County, PA

Philadelphia City/County, PA
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 781.7 784.7 789.6 786.7 789.4  

Employment(1)

 743.7 742.4 744.6 740.1 747.0  

Unemployment(1)

 38.0 42.3 45.0 46.6 42.5  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.4  

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

CPI-U, All items(3)

   324.636   326.334   (4)-

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(3)

     3.3   3.3    

CPI-W, All items(5)

   324.401   326.211   (4)-

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

     3.1   2.9    

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.

Data extracted on: December 30, 2025

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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