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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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2018 |
941.1 | 953.9 | 953.7 | 965.5 | 964.7 | 957.8 | 948.6 | 951.7 | 972.1 | 981.6 | 983.6 | 983.6 | 963.2 |
2019 |
964.6 | 974.4 | 977.7 | 985.5 | 983.4 | 976.7 | 970.0 | 971.0 | 988.2 | 995.9 | 1,003.3 | (p)1,000.9 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2018 |
22.6 | 22.9 | 23.2 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 24.6 |
2019 |
24.2 | 24.2 | 24.5 | 25.4 | 26.3 | 26.6 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 26.5 | 26.6 | 26.4 | (p)25.3 | |
Manufacturing |
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2018 |
34.2 | 34.2 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.5 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 34.3 | 34.3 | 34.1 | 34.2 | 34.3 |
2019 |
33.8 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.7 | 33.9 | 33.9 | 33.8 | 33.6 | 33.4 | 33.6 | (p)33.3 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2018 |
133.7 | 132.8 | 132.9 | 133.6 | 134.5 | 135.1 | 134.9 | 134.4 | 135.6 | 136.6 | 139.8 | 140.2 | 135.3 |
2019 |
134.9 | 133.7 | 134.0 | 135.0 | 135.6 | 135.5 | 134.6 | 134.4 | 136.2 | 137.5 | 141.4 | (p)143.2 | |
Information |
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2018 |
14.2 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 |
2019 |
14.6 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.1 | (p)15.1 | |
Financial Activities |
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2018 |
58.5 | 58.7 | 58.6 | 58.9 | 59.1 | 60.0 | 60.2 | 60.0 | 59.5 | 59.6 | 60.3 | 60.0 | 59.5 |
2019 |
59.6 | 59.9 | 60.2 | 60.1 | 60.7 | 61.6 | 61.7 | 61.9 | 61.8 | 62.0 | 62.2 | (p)62.4 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2018 |
130.7 | 131.3 | 131.4 | 133.2 | 133.9 | 133.8 | 133.6 | 134.1 | 133.8 | 135.3 | 133.8 | 133.8 | 133.2 |
2019 |
132.6 | 132.9 | 134.5 | 135.5 | 136.4 | 137.5 | 138.8 | 140.4 | 139.3 | 138.9 | 140.3 | (p)139.9 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2018 |
288.5 | 299.2 | 297.7 | 300.7 | 296.4 | 286.5 | 285.6 | 286.0 | 300.8 | 306.5 | 306.9 | 306.3 | 296.8 |
2019 |
299.2 | 308.5 | 307.0 | 309.9 | 303.2 | 292.7 | 292.1 | 290.4 | 302.7 | 308.3 | 309.9 | (p)308.3 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2018 |
91.7 | 92.2 | 92.9 | 96.4 | 98.3 | 99.3 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 98.4 | 96.6 |
2019 |
97.4 | 96.7 | 98.8 | 100.7 | 102.4 | 103.5 | 101.9 | 101.8 | 101.8 | 102.3 | 102.4 | (p)100.6 | |
Other Services |
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2018 |
39.0 | 39.2 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 40.5 | 40.3 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 39.9 |
2019 |
39.6 | 39.7 | 40.0 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 41.1 | 41.0 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 40.7 | 40.6 | (p)40.5 | |
Government |
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2018 |
128.0 | 128.9 | 129.0 | 128.7 | 128.1 | 128.0 | 122.3 | 124.9 | 129.5 | 130.0 | 130.5 | 130.9 | 128.2 |
2019 |
128.7 | 130.3 | 130.5 | 130.2 | 129.6 | 129.2 | 124.3 | 126.0 | 130.8 | 131.1 | 131.4 | (p)132.3 | |
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Footnotes |
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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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2018 |
993,404 | 1,003,172 | 998,461 | 1,001,421 | 999,750 | 1,006,113 | 1,013,194 | 1,002,635 | 1,006,353 | 1,016,468 | 1,013,168 | 1,011,671 | 1,005,484 |
2019 |
1,017,303 | 1,022,939 | 1,021,414 | 1,016,034 | 1,015,797 | 1,019,395 | 1,029,867 | 1,025,668 | 1,031,716 | 1,042,606 | 1,040,925 | (p)1,035,096 | |
Employment |
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2018 |
938,096 | 946,943 | 946,320 | 954,230 | 951,576 | 950,746 | 955,458 | 945,824 | 958,028 | 968,354 | 968,861 | 966,945 | 954,282 |
2019 |
968,769 | 976,445 | 977,493 | 977,565 | 969,871 | 970,867 | 974,014 | 969,430 | 981,899 | 988,035 | 988,794 | (p)983,407 | |
Unemployment |
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2018 |
55,308 | 56,229 | 52,141 | 47,191 | 48,174 | 55,367 | 57,736 | 56,811 | 48,325 | 48,114 | 44,307 | 44,726 | 51,202 |
2019 |
48,534 | 46,494 | 43,921 | 38,469 | 45,926 | 48,528 | 55,853 | 56,238 | 49,817 | 54,571 | 52,131 | (p)51,689 | |
Unemployment Rate |
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2018 |
5.6 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
2019 |
4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | (p)5.0 | |
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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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