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
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Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2022 |
946.4 |
961.5 |
968.4 |
977.9 |
979.4 |
972.3 |
970.2 |
974.4 |
992.0 |
1,002.1 |
1,009.4 |
1,007.1 |
980.1 |
2023 |
986.3 |
999.4 |
1,004.9 |
1,012.2 |
1,012.1 |
1,009.3 |
1,007.0 |
1,008.3 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
23.4 |
23.5 |
24.4 |
24.9 |
25.3 |
25.5 |
25.9 |
25.7 |
26.4 |
26.3 |
26.2 |
25.6 |
25.3 |
2023 |
25.3 |
25.1 |
25.0 |
25.5 |
26.0 |
26.6 |
26.9 |
26.8 |
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Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
31.5 |
32.1 |
32.2 |
32.3 |
32.5 |
32.6 |
32.5 |
32.5 |
32.4 |
32.5 |
32.7 |
32.8 |
32.4 |
2023 |
32.1 |
32.3 |
32.2 |
32.3 |
32.4 |
32.5 |
32.6 |
32.5 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
133.6 |
133.5 |
133.2 |
132.1 |
132.3 |
132.5 |
132.4 |
132.3 |
131.8 |
134.3 |
137.8 |
140.0 |
133.8 |
2023 |
135.1 |
133.3 |
133.3 |
132.9 |
133.6 |
134.1 |
134.6 |
134.4 |
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Information |
|
2022 |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
19.5 |
19.9 |
19.8 |
19.8 |
19.6 |
19.8 |
19.7 |
19.5 |
2023 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
19.7 |
20.1 |
20.0 |
19.6 |
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Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
61.9 |
62.5 |
62.9 |
63.8 |
64.1 |
64.7 |
65.1 |
65.2 |
64.5 |
64.9 |
64.9 |
65.1 |
64.1 |
2023 |
64.5 |
64.3 |
64.6 |
64.3 |
64.4 |
64.8 |
65.2 |
65.2 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
140.2 |
142.0 |
143.3 |
144.0 |
145.3 |
146.4 |
144.7 |
144.6 |
144.7 |
146.1 |
146.7 |
146.2 |
144.5 |
2023 |
143.1 |
144.0 |
144.2 |
146.7 |
147.2 |
148.2 |
149.0 |
148.6 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
292.2 |
303.4 |
303.7 |
308.1 |
304.6 |
293.0 |
296.2 |
299.5 |
310.7 |
318.5 |
319.9 |
317.8 |
305.6 |
2023 |
310.3 |
321.8 |
323.9 |
326.3 |
322.6 |
313.4 |
313.6 |
313.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
80.9 |
81.0 |
84.9 |
89.3 |
91.4 |
93.3 |
93.0 |
93.1 |
94.5 |
92.5 |
93.3 |
91.8 |
89.9 |
2023 |
90.0 |
92.1 |
94.9 |
98.3 |
99.4 |
101.9 |
101.1 |
102.1 |
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Other Services |
|
2022 |
37.5 |
37.7 |
38.0 |
38.5 |
38.9 |
39.2 |
39.4 |
39.2 |
39.7 |
39.8 |
39.9 |
40.2 |
39.0 |
2023 |
39.8 |
40.0 |
40.3 |
40.2 |
40.5 |
41.6 |
41.9 |
41.8 |
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Government |
|
2022 |
126.1 |
126.8 |
126.7 |
125.6 |
125.8 |
125.6 |
121.1 |
122.5 |
127.5 |
127.6 |
128.2 |
127.9 |
126.0 |
2023 |
126.5 |
127.0 |
126.9 |
126.1 |
126.3 |
126.1 |
122.1 |
123.4 |
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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 |
|
2022 |
1,021,383 |
1,025,966 |
1,031,535 |
1,027,725 |
1,032,769 |
1,029,425 |
1,034,902 |
1,041,178 |
1,042,200 |
1,044,053 |
1,037,682 |
1,031,718 |
1,033,378 |
2023 |
1,037,696 |
1,044,541 |
1,043,722 |
1,037,416 |
1,041,022 |
1,042,813 |
1,044,407 |
1,051,322 |
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Employment |
|
2022 |
963,573 |
971,805 |
981,067 |
979,528 |
982,613 |
974,846 |
977,148 |
979,943 |
993,403 |
995,282 |
989,349 |
987,766 |
981,360 |
2023 |
987,563 |
993,170 |
1,000,940 |
999,312 |
997,863 |
998,165 |
999,137 |
998,826 |
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Unemployment |
|
2022 |
57,810 |
54,161 |
50,468 |
48,197 |
50,156 |
54,579 |
57,754 |
61,235 |
48,797 |
48,771 |
48,333 |
43,952 |
52,018 |
2023 |
50,133 |
51,371 |
42,782 |
38,104 |
43,159 |
44,648 |
45,270 |
52,496 |
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.9 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
2023 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
5.0 |
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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
