Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
985.0 |
994.5 |
1,000.6 |
1,003.8 |
1,004.4 |
997.0 |
990.2 |
990.4 |
1,013.3 |
1,021.9 |
1,027.3 |
1,022.1 |
1,004.2 |
2024 |
998.7 |
1,011.3 |
1,015.9 |
1,020.0 |
1,022.3 |
1,023.6 |
1,018.2 |
1,016.7 |
1,029.5 |
1,037.4 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
24.4 |
24.4 |
24.9 |
25.2 |
25.5 |
26.1 |
26.1 |
26.0 |
26.4 |
26.2 |
25.7 |
25.2 |
25.5 |
2024 |
24.2 |
24.3 |
24.8 |
25.4 |
25.7 |
26.2 |
26.5 |
26.6 |
26.6 |
26.6 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
32.4 |
32.5 |
32.4 |
32.5 |
32.5 |
32.6 |
32.7 |
32.4 |
32.6 |
32.7 |
32.7 |
32.8 |
32.6 |
2024 |
32.6 |
32.6 |
32.5 |
32.6 |
32.6 |
32.8 |
32.9 |
32.5 |
32.4 |
32.4 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
132.4 |
130.6 |
130.4 |
129.6 |
130.2 |
130.5 |
129.3 |
129.1 |
129.5 |
130.4 |
132.7 |
133.7 |
130.7 |
2024 |
128.1 |
126.3 |
126.4 |
126.4 |
126.9 |
127.0 |
127.2 |
126.8 |
126.9 |
128.6 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
19.4 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
18.8 |
18.6 |
18.9 |
19.0 |
18.7 |
19.0 |
2024 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
18.5 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.4 |
18.6 |
18.7 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
64.5 |
64.4 |
64.3 |
64.1 |
64.5 |
65.1 |
65.3 |
65.3 |
64.8 |
64.8 |
64.8 |
65.0 |
64.7 |
2024 |
64.8 |
64.7 |
65.0 |
64.5 |
64.7 |
65.8 |
65.7 |
65.6 |
64.6 |
64.5 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
146.8 |
146.9 |
147.8 |
148.3 |
149.4 |
149.5 |
149.0 |
148.2 |
149.5 |
150.2 |
150.7 |
149.2 |
148.8 |
2024 |
147.3 |
147.4 |
147.7 |
148.6 |
149.3 |
151.7 |
151.5 |
150.8 |
150.3 |
152.0 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
308.8 |
318.8 |
320.6 |
321.7 |
317.5 |
308.0 |
308.0 |
309.8 |
323.3 |
329.9 |
333.3 |
330.0 |
319.1 |
2024 |
320.4 |
332.9 |
334.3 |
335.4 |
331.4 |
324.0 |
323.3 |
322.8 |
336.2 |
341.3 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
90.2 |
90.5 |
92.9 |
95.7 |
97.6 |
98.2 |
97.1 |
96.9 |
98.5 |
98.3 |
97.2 |
96.5 |
95.8 |
2024 |
93.4 |
94.2 |
96.1 |
98.7 |
102.6 |
106.8 |
106.1 |
106.1 |
103.2 |
102.2 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
39.6 |
39.8 |
40.4 |
40.5 |
40.8 |
40.8 |
40.7 |
40.4 |
40.4 |
40.8 |
41.0 |
40.7 |
40.5 |
2024 |
40.6 |
40.3 |
40.4 |
40.7 |
41.3 |
41.8 |
41.8 |
41.2 |
40.4 |
40.7 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
126.5 |
127.3 |
127.7 |
127.1 |
127.4 |
127.2 |
123.0 |
123.5 |
129.7 |
129.7 |
130.2 |
130.3 |
127.5 |
2024 |
128.9 |
130.0 |
130.2 |
129.3 |
129.3 |
129.1 |
124.6 |
125.6 |
130.5 |
130.7 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
1,033,781 |
1,042,477 |
1,044,452 |
1,037,155 |
1,039,841 |
1,039,814 |
1,042,493 |
1,046,767 |
1,050,212 |
1,055,265 |
1,057,011 |
1,043,700 |
1,044,414 |
2024 |
1,049,533 |
1,068,045 |
1,072,822 |
1,063,715 |
1,064,064 |
1,059,060 |
1,067,245 |
1,051,506 |
1,048,170 |
1,049,530 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
989,722 |
997,003 |
1,004,706 |
1,002,159 |
1,001,310 |
997,922 |
998,045 |
996,106 |
1,010,887 |
1,014,908 |
1,019,760 |
1,008,174 |
1,003,392 |
2024 |
1,007,865 |
1,023,591 |
1,030,877 |
1,026,686 |
1,022,142 |
1,012,639 |
1,016,417 |
998,218 |
1,007,697 |
1,006,182 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
44,059 |
45,474 |
39,746 |
34,996 |
38,531 |
41,892 |
44,448 |
50,661 |
39,325 |
40,357 |
37,251 |
35,526 |
41,022 |
2024 |
41,668 |
44,454 |
41,945 |
37,029 |
41,922 |
46,421 |
50,828 |
53,288 |
40,473 |
43,348 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.9 |
2024 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
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The Philadelphia, Pa., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.
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United States Department of Labor
