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Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2021 |
883.5 | 893.0 | 905.0 | 914.2 | 916.4 | 912.9 | 913.8 | 918.0 | 935.7 | 947.8 | 952.0 | 955.1 | 920.6 |
2022 |
931.8 | 942.7 | 947.0 | 952.5 | 957.0 | 955.2 | 955.6 | (p)955.3 | |||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
22.5 | 22.0 | 22.6 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 23.6 |
2022 |
22.7 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 25.0 | (p)24.7 | |||||
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
31.3 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 31.7 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 31.7 |
2022 |
31.9 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 32.5 | 32.6 | (p)32.4 | |||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
129.2 | 127.7 | 128.0 | 127.4 | 128.0 | 129.3 | 129.3 | 130.0 | 130.4 | 132.2 | 135.6 | 138.9 | 130.5 |
2022 |
133.3 | 132.8 | 133.1 | 132.5 | 133.1 | 134.3 | 134.9 | (p)135.0 | |||||
Information |
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2021 |
13.7 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 14.9 |
2022 |
16.2 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.7 | (p)16.8 | |||||
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
58.5 | 58.6 | 58.3 | 58.2 | 58.1 | 58.7 | 59.2 | 59.3 | 58.5 | 58.1 | 58.0 | 58.2 | 58.5 |
2022 |
57.7 | 57.3 | 57.7 | 57.1 | 57.8 | 58.9 | 59.2 | (p)58.9 | |||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
130.0 | 131.0 | 132.4 | 134.0 | 134.5 | 135.2 | 136.1 | 136.2 | 137.2 | 138.8 | 139.4 | 139.2 | 135.3 |
2022 |
138.2 | 138.7 | 138.8 | 140.7 | 140.5 | 142.9 | 144.5 | (p)147.6 | |||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
281.8 | 287.8 | 293.4 | 295.5 | 292.7 | 282.0 | 280.7 | 281.4 | 292.0 | 297.7 | 297.9 | 297.9 | 290.1 |
2022 |
289.9 | 298.9 | 298.9 | 300.5 | 298.8 | 292.2 | 292.6 | (p)291.2 | |||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
55.4 | 58.6 | 63.0 | 68.1 | 71.8 | 75.9 | 78.8 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 84.2 | 83.7 | 84.1 | 73.9 |
2022 |
78.8 | 80.4 | 83.1 | 85.8 | 89.4 | 89.2 | 89.5 | (p)88.2 | |||||
Other Services |
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2021 |
33.9 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 36.0 | 36.4 | 36.3 | 36.6 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 37.4 | 35.9 |
2022 |
37.1 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 37.9 | 38.6 | 38.9 | 39.2 | (p)39.2 | |||||
Government |
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2021 |
127.2 | 127.7 | 127.4 | 126.8 | 126.4 | 125.8 | 122.4 | 122.3 | 127.0 | 126.9 | 127.9 | 127.2 | 126.3 |
2022 |
126.0 | 126.5 | 126.5 | 125.8 | 125.7 | 124.8 | 121.4 | (p)121.3 | |||||
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Footnotes |
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| Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division | |||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2021 |
1,016,077 | 1,020,721 | 1,019,158 | 1,016,320 | 1,014,905 | 1,022,351 | 1,024,758 | 1,017,467 | 1,016,798 | 1,018,310 | 1,013,470 | 1,004,235 | 1,017,048 |
2022 |
1,018,326 | 1,014,739 | 1,020,962 | 1,013,697 | 1,022,311 | 1,016,950 | 1,024,726 | (p)1,026,975 | |||||
Employment |
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2021 |
914,060 | 921,030 | 924,766 | 926,856 | 926,211 | 927,206 | 933,364 | 930,730 | 941,881 | 946,964 | 948,627 | 946,859 | 932,380 |
2022 |
946,830 | 951,864 | 962,785 | 958,051 | 968,685 | 959,327 | 965,938 | (p)966,287 | |||||
Unemployment |
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2021 |
102,017 | 99,691 | 94,392 | 89,464 | 88,694 | 95,145 | 91,394 | 86,737 | 74,917 | 71,346 | 64,843 | 57,376 | 84,668 |
2022 |
71,496 | 62,875 | 58,177 | 55,646 | 53,626 | 57,623 | 58,788 | (p)60,688 | |||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2021 |
10.0 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 8.3 |
2022 |
7.0 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.7 | (p)5.9 | |||||
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Footnotes |
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The Philadelphia, Pa., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania. |
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