Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data : Mid–Atlantic Information Office : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: 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-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2023	3,015.7	3,030.5	3,052.6	3,064.6	3,080.0	3,085.9	3,058.3	3,053.7	3,088.3	3,110.2	3,123.3	3,117.7	3,073.4
2024	3,047.0	3,065.2	(p)3,084.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2023	119.7	120.1	122.4	125.1	126.3	127.0	127.6	127.7	127.3	126.8	124.5	122.8	124.8
2024	117.4	117.6	(p)120.0
Manufacturing
2023	180.5	180.5	180.9	180.9	181.0	182.5	183.1	182.8	182.2	182.1	182.3	183.4	181.9
2024	181.8	182.0	(p)181.4
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2023	551.2	543.7	543.6	540.0	544.5	546.8	542.4	542.5	544.2	548.1	557.9	563.5	547.4
2024	541.2	534.6	(p)535.2
Information
2023	54.7	54.7	54.2	53.8	54.1	54.1	53.5	53.3	53.1	53.4	53.6	52.9	53.8
2024	52.3	52.8	(p)52.9
Financial Activities
2023	228.8	228.6	228.9	228.5	229.0	230.9	231.0	230.7	229.0	229.8	229.1	229.6	229.5
2024	229.3	229.6	(p)229.9
Professional & Business Services
2023	491.3	492.2	498.0	502.1	503.2	504.0	497.7	493.6	499.4	501.7	501.9	496.0	498.4
2024	487.2	487.7	(p)490.2
Educational & Health Services
2023	683.1	697.0	701.0	704.3	701.4	692.5	689.7	691.7	710.7	722.1	729.1	727.0	704.1
2024	713.8	730.2	(p)734.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2023	254.5	254.8	262.0	267.8	277.7	288.4	289.7	287.5	279.3	275.9	271.7	269.3	273.2
2024	259.1	259.8	(p)267.4
Other Services
2023	120.5	120.7	121.8	122.6	123.5	124.4	124.4	123.8	122.6	123.9	124.6	124.0	123.1
2024	123.3	122.4	(p)123.0
Government
2023	331.4	338.2	339.8	339.5	339.3	335.3	319.2	320.1	340.5	346.4	348.6	349.2	337.3
2024	341.6	348.5	(p)349.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2023	(1)3,226,395	(1)3,240,579	(1)3,254,112	(1)3,238,521	(1)3,247,166	(1)3,260,892	(1)3,268,150	(1)3,270,822	(1)3,256,393	(1)3,274,852	(1)3,276,708	(1)3,252,492	(1)3,255,590
2024	3,250,327	3,286,099	(p)3,304,787
Employment
2023	(1)3,102,438	(1)3,112,770	(1)3,140,727	(1)3,139,217	(1)3,135,709	(1)3,138,840	(1)3,139,441	(1)3,129,620	(1)3,142,915	(1)3,158,860	(1)3,169,138	(1)3,145,357	(1)3,137,919
2024	3,126,893	3,158,386	(p)3,184,093
Unemployment
2023	(1)123,957	(1)127,809	(1)113,385	(1)99,304	(1)111,457	(1)122,052	(1)128,709	(1)141,202	(1)113,478	(1)115,992	(1)107,570	(1)107,135	(1)117,671
2024	123,434	127,713	(p)120,694
Unemployment Rate
2023	(1)3.8	(1)3.9	(1)3.5	(1)3.1	(1)3.4	(1)3.7	(1)3.9	(1)4.3	(1)3.5	(1)3.5	(1)3.3	(1)3.3	(1)3.6
2024	3.8	3.9	(p)3.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 19, 2024. (p) Preliminary
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.