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
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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 |
Total Nonfarm |
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2025 |
3,088.3 |
3,098.8 |
3,121.4 |
3,133.6 |
3,145.2 |
3,145.5 |
3,110.3 |
3,102.2 |
3,131.4 |
3,147.7 |
3,156.9 |
3,159.0 |
3,128.4 |
2026 |
3,094.6 |
3,091.5 |
3,111.8 |
3,139.0 |
3,149.7 |
3,162.1 |
3,134.2 |
3,127.9 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2025 |
118.6 |
119.0 |
122.8 |
126.0 |
127.5 |
129.0 |
129.2 |
129.6 |
128.7 |
128.0 |
126.8 |
123.3 |
125.7 |
2026 |
118.9 |
114.9 |
120.3 |
125.4 |
125.2 |
127.9 |
129.0 |
128.3 |
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Manufacturing |
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2025 |
177.7 |
177.5 |
178.5 |
178.4 |
178.5 |
179.5 |
178.3 |
177.7 |
176.5 |
176.0 |
175.6 |
176.7 |
177.6 |
2026 |
175.5 |
175.4 |
176.2 |
176.9 |
176.8 |
177.6 |
178.8 |
178.7 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2025 |
546.2 |
541.4 |
540.7 |
538.4 |
540.0 |
542.3 |
540.3 |
539.0 |
539.9 |
545.4 |
554.6 |
562.2 |
544.2 |
2026 |
540.9 |
531.9 |
532.3 |
533.3 |
535.9 |
538.3 |
535.2 |
533.1 |
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Information |
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2025 |
51.8 |
51.7 |
52.0 |
51.3 |
51.1 |
51.4 |
51.8 |
51.9 |
51.3 |
51.5 |
51.1 |
51.3 |
51.5 |
2026 |
50.0 |
50.2 |
50.2 |
50.3 |
50.2 |
50.0 |
50.1 |
50.0 |
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Financial Activities |
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2025 |
225.5 |
225.1 |
225.2 |
224.2 |
224.4 |
226.5 |
227.6 |
227.0 |
225.1 |
225.6 |
226.3 |
227.3 |
225.8 |
2026 |
225.6 |
225.4 |
224.9 |
225.1 |
225.4 |
228.3 |
229.0 |
228.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2025 |
489.7 |
490.6 |
496.0 |
500.9 |
503.7 |
502.3 |
495.9 |
491.1 |
498.8 |
502.7 |
501.3 |
501.1 |
497.8 |
2026 |
489.1 |
489.0 |
493.3 |
503.1 |
503.2 |
505.9 |
500.6 |
499.6 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2025 |
740.0 |
752.6 |
754.6 |
755.4 |
750.3 |
743.4 |
737.0 |
737.5 |
753.1 |
761.9 |
767.1 |
766.2 |
751.6 |
2026 |
760.1 |
765.9 |
768.1 |
770.3 |
766.0 |
756.8 |
749.4 |
748.2 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2025 |
264.4 |
262.7 |
270.8 |
277.7 |
289.0 |
294.6 |
292.3 |
292.4 |
280.9 |
276.0 |
271.1 |
269.4 |
278.4 |
2026 |
260.4 |
258.9 |
265.2 |
273.1 |
284.7 |
296.8 |
301.4 |
300.2 |
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Other Services |
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2025 |
123.9 |
124.1 |
125.0 |
125.4 |
126.0 |
127.2 |
126.6 |
126.1 |
124.9 |
125.2 |
125.1 |
124.5 |
125.3 |
2026 |
123.7 |
124.5 |
123.8 |
124.6 |
126.1 |
128.4 |
127.7 |
126.5 |
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Government |
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2025 |
350.5 |
354.1 |
355.8 |
355.9 |
354.7 |
349.3 |
331.3 |
329.9 |
352.2 |
355.4 |
357.9 |
357.0 |
350.3 |
2026 |
350.4 |
355.4 |
357.5 |
356.9 |
356.2 |
352.1 |
333.0 |
334.5 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
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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 |
|
2025 |
3,282,815 |
3,286,275 |
3,303,873 |
3,295,921 |
3,284,594 |
3,303,740 |
3,313,303 |
3,304,916 |
3,296,775 |
- |
3,326,183 |
3,306,293 |
3,300,426 |
2026 |
3,298,557 |
3,297,511 |
3,326,700 |
3,338,382 |
3,344,721 |
3,350,619 |
3,350,728 |
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Employment |
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2025 |
3,137,700 |
3,137,725 |
3,161,679 |
3,164,743 |
3,143,489 |
3,149,168 |
3,143,256 |
3,125,412 |
3,137,092 |
- |
3,182,920 |
3,173,955 |
3,150,649 |
2026 |
3,150,377 |
3,139,962 |
3,184,358 |
3,207,131 |
3,208,499 |
3,214,209 |
3,210,943 |
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Unemployment |
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2025 |
145,115 |
148,550 |
142,194 |
131,178 |
141,105 |
154,572 |
170,047 |
179,504 |
159,683 |
- |
143,263 |
132,338 |
149,777 |
2026 |
148,180 |
157,549 |
142,342 |
131,251 |
136,222 |
136,410 |
139,785 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2025 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
- |
4.3 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
2026 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
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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.
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United States Department of Labor
