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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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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

2025

 778,376 785,421 790,308 786,782 781,666 784,685 789,615 786,693 789,434 (1)- 793,461 (p)787,181  

2026

 791,843 (p)792,969                      

Employment

2025

 739,090 746,464 753,043 751,594 743,689 742,361 744,588 740,100 746,980 (1)- 754,814 (p)751,510  

2026

 749,683 (p)748,725                      

Unemployment

2025

 39,286 38,957 37,265 35,188 37,977 42,324 45,027 46,593 42,454 (1)- 38,647 (p)35,671  

2026

 42,160 (p)44,244                      

Unemployment Rate

2025

 5.0 5.0 4.7 4.5 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.9 5.4 (1)- 4.9 (p)4.5  

2026

 5.3 (p)5.6                      

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(p) Preliminary