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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2024 |
3,048.3 |
3,067.0 |
3,091.6 |
3,104.0 |
3,113.0 |
3,117.5 |
3,083.4 |
3,081.0 |
3,113.8 |
3,129.4 |
3,141.6 |
3,147.2 |
3,103.2 |
2025 |
3,080.9 |
3,097.9 |
3,114.0 |
3,138.3 |
3,153.9 |
3,164.9 |
3,148.7 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2024 |
118.3 |
118.1 |
121.3 |
125.0 |
124.9 |
126.9 |
127.3 |
127.3 |
126.5 |
127.8 |
126.0 |
123.1 |
124.4 |
2025 |
117.4 |
116.6 |
117.7 |
120.9 |
123.1 |
123.9 |
124.0 |
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Manufacturing |
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2024 |
179.0 |
178.7 |
178.8 |
178.3 |
178.4 |
180.2 |
179.6 |
179.2 |
178.4 |
177.7 |
177.9 |
178.0 |
178.7 |
2025 |
176.6 |
177.3 |
177.1 |
177.8 |
178.2 |
179.7 |
179.7 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2024 |
547.1 |
539.6 |
540.3 |
537.9 |
540.7 |
543.4 |
540.2 |
539.3 |
541.0 |
546.9 |
558.5 |
567.8 |
545.2 |
2025 |
547.2 |
542.8 |
541.1 |
540.4 |
544.0 |
546.5 |
545.6 |
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Information |
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2024 |
53.3 |
53.3 |
53.3 |
52.5 |
52.1 |
52.3 |
52.4 |
52.4 |
52.1 |
51.9 |
51.8 |
51.7 |
52.4 |
2025 |
51.5 |
50.6 |
51.0 |
51.0 |
51.8 |
52.1 |
52.0 |
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Financial Activities |
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2024 |
225.6 |
225.4 |
226.2 |
225.8 |
225.7 |
228.6 |
228.5 |
227.5 |
225.9 |
225.1 |
224.9 |
226.2 |
226.3 |
2025 |
224.4 |
223.9 |
222.9 |
224.2 |
224.8 |
227.5 |
228.8 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
486.4 |
488.8 |
496.8 |
499.6 |
500.5 |
499.2 |
493.3 |
491.7 |
498.5 |
499.2 |
499.4 |
499.6 |
496.1 |
2025 |
486.9 |
490.9 |
494.8 |
501.5 |
504.7 |
506.7 |
510.7 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2024 |
712.6 |
729.6 |
730.3 |
733.1 |
730.6 |
720.4 |
717.0 |
717.2 |
736.6 |
744.5 |
750.5 |
749.4 |
731.0 |
2025 |
739.8 |
754.3 |
758.3 |
763.4 |
756.6 |
752.2 |
751.2 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2024 |
261.6 |
262.0 |
270.6 |
277.2 |
286.4 |
294.9 |
292.7 |
291.5 |
280.7 |
275.3 |
269.3 |
268.2 |
277.5 |
2025 |
260.8 |
259.3 |
266.0 |
274.5 |
287.1 |
297.0 |
297.6 |
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Other Services |
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2024 |
122.7 |
123.0 |
124.0 |
124.9 |
126.0 |
127.2 |
126.7 |
126.7 |
126.1 |
127.8 |
127.7 |
128.4 |
125.9 |
2025 |
127.5 |
127.7 |
129.4 |
129.5 |
130.7 |
131.8 |
131.7 |
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Government |
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2024 |
341.7 |
348.5 |
350.0 |
349.7 |
347.7 |
344.4 |
325.7 |
328.2 |
348.0 |
353.2 |
355.6 |
354.8 |
345.6 |
2025 |
348.8 |
354.5 |
355.7 |
355.1 |
352.9 |
347.5 |
327.4 |
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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 |
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2024 |
3,289,731 |
3,309,137 |
3,323,543 |
3,300,115 |
3,295,263 |
3,308,388 |
3,318,860 |
3,302,899 |
3,279,086 |
3,290,349 |
3,274,871 |
3,264,483 |
3,296,394 |
2025 |
3,262,814 |
3,283,669 |
3,305,442 |
3,295,391 |
3,278,048 |
3,296,197 |
3,314,559 |
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Employment |
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2024 |
3,161,661 |
3,174,427 |
3,199,881 |
3,191,604 |
3,177,411 |
3,174,908 |
3,169,392 |
3,150,470 |
3,162,647 |
3,169,787 |
3,156,927 |
3,152,575 |
3,170,141 |
2025 |
3,125,078 |
3,144,522 |
3,171,115 |
3,170,365 |
3,145,852 |
3,147,355 |
3,152,887 |
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Unemployment |
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2024 |
128,070 |
134,710 |
123,662 |
108,511 |
117,852 |
133,480 |
149,468 |
152,429 |
116,439 |
120,562 |
117,944 |
111,908 |
126,253 |
2025 |
137,736 |
139,147 |
134,327 |
125,026 |
132,196 |
148,842 |
161,672 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2024 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
3.7 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
2025 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
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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
