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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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 |
3,084.1 |
3,102.1 |
3,123.5 |
3,143.2 |
3,125.8 |
3,115.8 |
3,131.8 |
3,147.2 |
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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 |
120.2 |
125.0 |
126.2 |
128.0 |
130.5 |
130.8 |
129.6 |
131.1 |
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|
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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 |
181.5 |
181.0 |
181.5 |
182.4 |
181.9 |
181.1 |
179.8 |
179.2 |
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|
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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 |
535.3 |
536.2 |
539.1 |
541.0 |
540.9 |
537.9 |
538.3 |
544.0 |
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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 |
52.7 |
52.4 |
53.0 |
52.5 |
53.0 |
53.2 |
52.5 |
52.5 |
|
|
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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 |
230.3 |
229.8 |
231.0 |
233.6 |
233.3 |
232.6 |
231.0 |
230.2 |
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|
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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 |
490.6 |
495.1 |
498.9 |
504.6 |
502.6 |
500.4 |
500.4 |
501.1 |
|
|
|
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 |
734.3 |
735.7 |
732.6 |
726.7 |
724.7 |
725.2 |
743.1 |
752.3 |
|
|
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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 |
267.0 |
274.6 |
287.7 |
302.0 |
303.8 |
299.9 |
285.6 |
280.2 |
|
|
|
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 |
123.0 |
123.7 |
125.4 |
127.8 |
127.2 |
126.1 |
123.9 |
125.0 |
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|
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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 |
349.2 |
348.6 |
348.1 |
344.6 |
327.9 |
328.6 |
347.6 |
351.6 |
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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 |
|
2023 |
3,226,395 |
3,240,579 |
3,254,112 |
3,238,521 |
3,247,166 |
3,260,892 |
3,268,150 |
3,270,822 |
3,256,393 |
3,274,852 |
3,276,708 |
3,252,492 |
3,255,590 |
2024 |
3,250,327 |
3,286,099 |
3,305,386 |
3,289,347 |
3,283,562 |
3,293,826 |
3,318,538 |
3,276,995 |
3,242,097 |
3,254,321 |
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|
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Employment |
|
2023 |
3,102,438 |
3,112,770 |
3,140,727 |
3,139,217 |
3,135,709 |
3,138,840 |
3,139,441 |
3,129,620 |
3,142,915 |
3,158,860 |
3,169,138 |
3,145,357 |
3,137,919 |
2024 |
3,126,893 |
3,158,386 |
3,184,584 |
3,183,971 |
3,166,251 |
3,162,260 |
3,172,468 |
3,126,267 |
3,131,675 |
3,137,395 |
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|
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Unemployment |
|
2023 |
123,957 |
127,809 |
113,385 |
99,304 |
111,457 |
122,052 |
128,709 |
141,202 |
113,478 |
115,992 |
107,570 |
107,135 |
117,671 |
2024 |
123,434 |
127,713 |
120,802 |
105,376 |
117,311 |
131,566 |
146,070 |
150,728 |
110,422 |
116,926 |
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|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
2024 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
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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
