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

Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 
Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 168,703 170,342 170,778 171,248 2,545 1.5

Northeast region

 29,608.8 29,633.5 29,614.6 29,629.4 20.6 0.1

Middle Atlantic division

 21,307.6 21,295.3 21,278.9 21,301.7 -5.8 0.0

New Jersey

 4,907.1 4,890.4 4,887.3 4,891.3 -15.8 -0.3

New York

 9,849.0 9,868.1 9,861.6 9,879.4 30.4 0.3

Pennsylvania

 6,551.6 6,536.7 6,530.0 6,531.0 -20.7 -0.3

South region

 64,353.3 64,553.3 64,566.4 64,617.2 263.9 0.4

South Atlantic division

 33,972.9 33,931.8 33,932.4 33,943.2 -29.6 -0.1

Delaware

 507.1 509.6 510.6 512.2 5.1 1.0

District of Columbia

 416.0 420.3 419.0 417.8 1.8 0.4

Florida

 11,170.5 11,196.0 11,195.8 11,194.8 24.3 0.2

Georgia

 5,412.4 5,377.1 5,381.5 5,387.4 -25.0 -0.5

Maryland

 3,253.4 3,237.6 3,238.9 3,238.3 -15.1 -0.5

North Carolina

 5,284.8 5,285.7 5,283.0 5,287.0 2.2 0.0

South Carolina

 2,551.4 2,572.0 2,575.5 2,582.9 31.4 1.2

Virginia

 4,592.2 4,552.6 4,547.7 4,540.3 -51.9 -1.1

West Virginia

 785.4 779.9 780.8 782.0 -3.4 -0.4

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 6,901 7,236 7,384 7,603 702 10.2

Northeast region

 1,206.1 1,245.7 1,251.0 1,288.4 82.3 6.8

Middle Atlantic division

 899.9 896.7 906.3 944.9 45.0 5.0

New Jersey

 225.9 241.7 245.6 256.2 30.4 13.5

New York

 434.2 392.4 398.1 418.7 -15.5 -3.6

Pennsylvania

 239.8 262.6 262.5 269.9 30.1 12.5

South region

 2,430.4 2,447.2 2,460.4 2,497.7 67.3 2.8

South Atlantic division

 1,203.7 1,254.2 1,266.1 1,289.6 85.9 7.1

Delaware

 18.4 21.1 21.9 23.1 4.6 25.0

District of Columbia

 22.1 25.0 25.2 25.8 3.8 17.0

Florida

 386.3 417.0 423.8 433.2 46.9 12.1

Georgia

 197.4 185.4 181.1 181.6 -15.8 -8.0

Maryland

 102.9 110.4 115.7 122.3 19.3 18.8

North Carolina

 195.3 195.1 194.9 197.8 2.5 1.3

South Carolina

 115.9 107.7 110.7 113.9 -1.9 -1.7

Virginia

 133.7 162.7 162.8 160.2 26.5 19.8

West Virginia

 32.2 29.0 29.6 31.1 -1.1 -3.4

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States

 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 0.3

Northeast region

 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 0.2

Middle Atlantic division

 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 0.2

New Jersey

 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.2 0.6

New York

 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.2 -0.2

Pennsylvania

 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.1 0.4

South region

 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.9 0.1

South Atlantic division

 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 0.3

Delaware

 3.6 4.1 4.3 4.5 0.9

District of Columbia

 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.2 0.9

Florida

 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.9 0.4

Georgia

 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 -0.2

Maryland

 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 0.6

North Carolina

 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.0

South Carolina

 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.4 -0.1

Virginia

 2.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 0.6

West Virginia

 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.0 -0.1

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in states in the Mid-Atlantic region by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Delaware

Dover, DE

 3.6 5.4 5.9 5.4 1.8

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

 3.6 4.9 5.3 5.1 1.5

District of Columbia

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 3.0 4.0 4.3 4.1 1.1

Washington, DC-MD(1)

 4.0 5.1 5.6 5.6 1.6

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 3.0 3.8 4.2 4.3 1.3

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD(1)

 2.6 3.5 3.9 4.1 1.5

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 3.1 3.8 4.3 4.3 1.2

Lexington Park, MD

 2.6 3.5 3.8 3.8 1.2

Salisbury, MD

 3.1 3.9 4.4 4.5 1.4

New Jersey

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

 5.0 6.4 6.5 7.0 2.0

Camden, NJ(1)

 4.3 5.7 5.8 5.9 1.6

Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ(1)

 3.9 5.4 5.4 5.5 1.6

Newark, NJ(1)

 4.4 5.8 5.9 6.0 1.6

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

 4.1 5.7 5.7 5.8 1.7

Vineland, NJ

 6.2 8.6 8.5 8.2 2.0

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 3.4 4.8 5.1 4.7 1.3

Altoona, PA

 2.9 4.5 4.7 3.9 1.0

Chambersburg, PA

 2.7 4.1 4.5 3.8 1.1

Erie, PA

 3.1 4.6 4.8 4.2 1.1

Gettysburg, PA

 2.6 4.2 4.3 3.5 0.9

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 2.9 4.4 4.5 3.9 1.0

Johnstown, PA

 3.4 5.5 5.7 4.6 1.2

Lancaster, PA

 2.5 3.8 4.1 3.4 0.9

Lebanon, PA

 2.7 4.3 4.5 3.8 1.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 3.6 4.9 5.1 4.7 1.1

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA(1)

 2.7 3.8 4.1 3.5 0.8

Philadelphia, PA(1)

 4.0 5.4 5.6 5.1 1.1

Philadelphia City, PA

 4.2 5.7 5.9 5.4 1.2

Pittsburgh, PA

 3.1 4.4 4.6 3.9 0.8

Reading, PA

 3.3 4.8 5.2 4.4 1.1

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

 3.6 5.2 5.5 4.7 1.1

State College, PA

 2.3 3.8 4.1 3.3 1.0

Williamsport, PA

 3.4 4.8 5.0 4.2 0.8

York-Hanover, PA

 3.1 4.5 4.7 4.0 0.9

Virginia

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV(1)

 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.2 0.6

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 2.9 4.4 5.7 4.7 1.8

Charlottesville, VA

 2.5 3.3 3.3 2.7 0.2

Harrisonburg, VA

 2.7 3.8 3.7 2.8 0.1

Lynchburg, VA

 3.3 4.1 4.0 3.4 0.1

Richmond, VA

 3.0 3.7 3.7 3.2 0.2

Roanoke, VA

 3.0 3.6 3.8 3.2 0.2

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

 2.6 3.2 3.3 2.8 0.2

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

 3.1 4.0 4.0 3.5 0.4

Winchester, VA-WV

 2.8 3.3 3.4 3.0 0.2

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 3.6 3.9 4.6 4.5 0.9

Charleston, WV

 3.7 3.8 4.4 4.4 0.7

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 4.6 5.2 4.9 4.6 0.0

Morgantown, WV

 3.0 3.3 3.8 3.7 0.7

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 3.7 3.7 4.3 4.1 0.4

Wheeling, WV-OH

 4.3 4.9 5.0 4.4 0.1

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 158,314 159,511 159,485 159,593 1,279 0.8

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,375.4 4,384.3 4,390.9 (p)4,401.8 (p)26.4 (p)0.6

New York

 9,908.8 10,024.7 10,009.1 (p)9,982.1 (p)73.3 (p)0.7

Pennsylvania

 6,153.0 6,236.9 6,247.1 (p)6,252.9 (p)99.9 (p)1.6

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 491.3 493.0 493.6 (p)494.2 (p)2.9 (p)0.6

District of Columbia

 768.2 763.1 758.2 (p)758.6 (p)-9.6 (p)-1.2

Florida

 9,979.3 10,052.5 10,045.7 (p)10,046.1 (p)66.8 (p)0.7

Georgia

 4,967.1 4,997.7 4,994.6 (p)4,991.4 (p)24.3 (p)0.5

Maryland

 2,835.7 2,850.0 2,848.7 (p)2,839.7 (p)4.0 (p)0.1

North Carolina

 5,027.0 5,090.6 5,096.5 (p)5,106.7 (p)79.7 (p)1.6

South Carolina

 2,366.5 2,427.5 2,425.5 (p)2,420.8 (p)54.3 (p)2.3

Virginia

 4,250.2 4,274.4 4,283.4 (p)4,278.4 (p)28.2 (p)0.7

West Virginia

 715.6 720.1 719.3 (p)717.3 (p)1.7 (p)0.2

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.