Philadelphia City, PA: 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 City (County), Pa. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
750.3 |
758.0 |
762.7 |
764.8 |
764.4 |
758.0 |
754.1 |
754.9 |
773.7 |
780.2 |
784.6 |
779.6 |
765.4 |
2024 |
763.6 |
773.3 |
776.9 |
779.7 |
780.9 |
781.4 |
778.0 |
777.1 |
786.8 |
793.0 |
|
|
|
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2023 |
12.1 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
13.1 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.0 |
12.6 |
12.7 |
2024 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
12.4 |
12.7 |
13.0 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
19.5 |
19.3 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
19.7 |
19.4 |
2024 |
19.6 |
19.5 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
19.6 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
19.5 |
19.4 |
19.5 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
88.5 |
87.3 |
87.3 |
86.9 |
87.2 |
87.2 |
86.6 |
86.5 |
86.8 |
87.3 |
88.7 |
89.1 |
87.5 |
2024 |
85.8 |
84.6 |
84.6 |
84.6 |
84.9 |
84.8 |
84.9 |
84.8 |
84.8 |
86.0 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
16.3 |
16.2 |
16.1 |
16.0 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
15.8 |
15.7 |
15.9 |
16.0 |
15.8 |
16.0 |
2024 |
15.5 |
15.7 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
15.6 |
15.5 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
49.1 |
49.2 |
49.4 |
49.3 |
49.6 |
50.1 |
50.3 |
50.4 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.0 |
50.2 |
49.8 |
2024 |
50.0 |
49.9 |
50.1 |
49.7 |
49.9 |
50.8 |
50.7 |
50.6 |
49.7 |
49.6 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
114.4 |
114.5 |
114.9 |
114.8 |
115.9 |
116.1 |
115.6 |
115.1 |
116.2 |
117.0 |
117.2 |
115.6 |
115.6 |
2024 |
114.7 |
114.8 |
115.0 |
115.7 |
116.4 |
118.4 |
118.0 |
117.4 |
117.2 |
118.4 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
249.7 |
257.7 |
259.2 |
259.9 |
256.1 |
249.0 |
249.4 |
250.8 |
261.4 |
266.7 |
269.6 |
266.9 |
258.0 |
2024 |
259.9 |
269.3 |
270.4 |
271.3 |
267.7 |
261.8 |
261.5 |
261.1 |
271.5 |
276.1 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
69.4 |
69.8 |
71.5 |
73.9 |
75.0 |
74.3 |
73.4 |
73.5 |
76.1 |
75.8 |
75.1 |
74.5 |
73.5 |
2024 |
71.9 |
72.6 |
74.1 |
76.3 |
79.1 |
82.1 |
81.5 |
81.6 |
80.1 |
79.2 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
28.4 |
28.5 |
29.0 |
29.1 |
29.3 |
29.2 |
29.1 |
28.9 |
29.0 |
29.2 |
29.4 |
29.0 |
29.0 |
2024 |
28.9 |
28.8 |
28.9 |
29.1 |
29.5 |
29.7 |
29.7 |
29.3 |
28.7 |
29.0 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
103.2 |
103.5 |
103.8 |
103.2 |
103.5 |
103.7 |
101.4 |
101.8 |
105.8 |
105.6 |
106.0 |
106.2 |
104.0 |
2024 |
105.3 |
106.0 |
106.2 |
105.2 |
105.2 |
105.4 |
103.0 |
103.8 |
106.7 |
106.5 |
|
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
|
Philadelphia City (County), Pa. |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
734,953 |
741,572 |
742,825 |
737,258 |
738,396 |
738,030 |
740,780 |
744,427 |
747,963 |
751,699 |
753,194 |
742,589 |
742,808 |
2024 |
748,382 |
761,890 |
764,736 |
758,082 |
757,983 |
754,353 |
760,932 |
749,816 |
747,200 |
748,221 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
701,444 |
707,021 |
712,438 |
710,483 |
709,066 |
706,075 |
706,794 |
705,741 |
717,540 |
720,482 |
724,294 |
715,141 |
711,377 |
2024 |
716,213 |
727,586 |
732,540 |
729,423 |
725,720 |
718,696 |
721,845 |
709,056 |
715,904 |
714,935 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
33,509 |
34,551 |
30,387 |
26,775 |
29,330 |
31,955 |
33,986 |
38,686 |
30,423 |
31,217 |
28,900 |
27,448 |
31,431 |
2024 |
32,169 |
34,304 |
32,196 |
28,659 |
32,263 |
35,657 |
39,087 |
40,760 |
31,296 |
33,286 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
2024 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
5.4 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
|
|
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United States Department of Labor
