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 |
|
2022 |
715.8 |
727.3 |
732.3 |
740.3 |
740.2 |
733.9 |
733.7 |
738.5 |
751.6 |
759.4 |
765.5 |
762.7 |
741.8 |
2023 |
747.9 |
758.8 |
763.0 |
768.3 |
767.3 |
765.0 |
763.5 |
765.4 |
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|
|
|
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
|
2022 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.4 |
12.6 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
13.3 |
13.3 |
13.2 |
12.7 |
12.5 |
2023 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
12.3 |
12.7 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
13.2 |
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|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2022 |
18.5 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
19.1 |
2023 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
19.1 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.2 |
19.3 |
19.2 |
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|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2022 |
90.5 |
90.5 |
90.3 |
89.6 |
89.6 |
89.3 |
89.2 |
88.9 |
88.6 |
90.5 |
93.0 |
94.0 |
90.3 |
2023 |
91.0 |
89.6 |
89.8 |
89.3 |
89.8 |
90.5 |
90.5 |
90.3 |
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Information |
|
2022 |
16.2 |
16.1 |
16.2 |
16.3 |
16.2 |
16.4 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
16.7 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
2023 |
16.6 |
16.5 |
16.6 |
16.6 |
16.7 |
17.0 |
16.9 |
16.6 |
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|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2022 |
45.2 |
45.6 |
45.9 |
46.4 |
46.6 |
47.0 |
47.7 |
47.9 |
47.4 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
47.7 |
46.9 |
2023 |
47.2 |
47.0 |
47.2 |
47.0 |
47.1 |
47.3 |
47.7 |
47.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2022 |
107.0 |
108.2 |
108.9 |
109.5 |
110.6 |
111.7 |
110.5 |
110.4 |
110.2 |
111.5 |
112.3 |
112.2 |
110.3 |
2023 |
110.3 |
111.2 |
110.8 |
112.2 |
112.3 |
113.2 |
113.6 |
113.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2022 |
235.6 |
244.9 |
244.9 |
249.1 |
245.8 |
236.8 |
239.5 |
242.7 |
251.0 |
257.7 |
259.0 |
257.0 |
247.0 |
2023 |
251.0 |
260.4 |
262.2 |
264.6 |
261.6 |
254.6 |
255.0 |
255.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2022 |
61.7 |
61.7 |
64.8 |
68.7 |
70.0 |
70.8 |
70.1 |
70.6 |
73.1 |
71.0 |
71.9 |
70.4 |
68.7 |
2023 |
69.0 |
71.1 |
73.5 |
76.2 |
76.7 |
78.2 |
77.4 |
78.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2022 |
26.6 |
26.8 |
27.1 |
27.6 |
27.9 |
28.0 |
28.1 |
28.0 |
28.6 |
28.7 |
28.7 |
28.9 |
27.9 |
2023 |
28.6 |
28.8 |
29.0 |
28.9 |
29.1 |
29.8 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2022 |
103.1 |
103.2 |
103.2 |
101.8 |
101.9 |
102.2 |
99.8 |
101.6 |
103.6 |
103.3 |
103.7 |
103.7 |
102.6 |
2023 |
102.7 |
102.7 |
102.5 |
101.6 |
101.7 |
102.0 |
99.9 |
101.5 |
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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 |
|
2022 |
723,752 |
726,914 |
730,084 |
727,884 |
730,441 |
727,364 |
732,119 |
738,057 |
738,513 |
739,878 |
735,898 |
730,604 |
731,792 |
2023 |
735,758 |
741,492 |
740,638 |
735,670 |
737,595 |
738,783 |
739,763 |
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|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2022 |
679,484 |
685,559 |
691,698 |
691,150 |
692,291 |
686,233 |
688,480 |
691,676 |
701,377 |
702,807 |
699,081 |
697,227 |
692,255 |
2023 |
697,630 |
702,463 |
707,919 |
706,510 |
704,719 |
704,724 |
705,156 |
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|
|
|
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Unemployment |
|
2022 |
44,268 |
41,355 |
38,386 |
36,734 |
38,150 |
41,131 |
43,639 |
46,381 |
37,136 |
37,071 |
36,817 |
33,377 |
39,537 |
2023 |
38,128 |
39,029 |
32,719 |
29,160 |
32,876 |
34,059 |
34,607 |
|
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Unemployment Rate |
|
2022 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
2023 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
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United States Department of Labor
