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Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

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

168,496 170,380 170,342 170,778 2,282 1.4

Northeast region

29,611.3 29,650.4 29,633.5 29,614.6 3.3 0.0

Middle Atlantic division

21,317.7 21,309.5 21,295.3 21,278.9 -38.8 -0.2

New Jersey

4,909.6 4,892.4 4,890.4 (p)4,887.3 (p)-22.3 (p)-0.5

New York

9,848.7 9,876.7 9,868.1 (p)9,861.4 (p)12.8 (p)0.1

Pennsylvania

6,560.0 6,540.2 6,536.7 (p)6,530.1 (p)-29.9 (p)-0.5

South region

64,311.7 64,543.0 64,553.3 64,566.4 254.7 0.4

South Atlantic division

33,977.3 33,924.4 33,931.8 33,932.4 -44.9 -0.1

Delaware

507.4 508.6 509.6 (p)510.6 (p)3.2 (p)0.6

District of Columbia

415.5 420.9 420.3 (p)419.0 (p)3.4 (p)0.8

Florida

11,172.0 11,192.8 11,196.0 (p)11,196.0 (p)23.9 (p)0.2

Georgia

5,415.8 5,376.3 5,377.1 (p)5,381.6 (p)-34.2 (p)-0.6

Maryland

3,257.1 3,236.0 3,237.6 (p)3,238.8 (p)-18.3 (p)-0.6

North Carolina

5,285.6 5,286.8 5,285.7 (p)5,283.1 (p)-2.4 (p)0.0

South Carolina

2,550.4 2,565.2 2,572.0 (p)2,575.6 (p)25.2 (p)1.0

Virginia

4,588.5 4,558.4 4,552.6 (p)4,547.5 (p)-40.9 (p)-0.9

West Virginia

786.6 779.6 779.9 (p)780.7 (p)-5.9 (p)-0.7

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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)
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United States

7,071 7,015 7,236 7,384 313 4.4

Northeast region

1,198.6 1,240.8 1,245.7 1,251.0 52.4 4.4

Middle Atlantic division

896.0 890.4 896.7 906.3 10.3 1.1

New Jersey

225.9 238.9 241.7 (p)245.7 (p)19.7 (p)8.7

New York

432.5 391.1 392.4 (p)397.9 (p)-34.6 (p)-8.0

Pennsylvania

238.0 260.2 262.6 (p)262.6 (p)24.7 (p)10.4

South region

2,413.0 2,444.5 2,447.2 2,460.4 47.4 2.0

South Atlantic division

1,201.8 1,247.0 1,254.2 1,266.1 64.3 5.3

Delaware

18.7 20.5 21.1 (p)21.9 (p)3.2 (p)17.2

District of Columbia

22.1 25.0 25.0 (p)25.2 (p)3.1 (p)14.2

Florida

385.2 415.2 417.0 (p)424.0 (p)38.8 (p)10.1

Georgia

197.6 186.3 185.4 (p)181.2 (p)-16.4 (p)-8.3

Maryland

104.2 107.3 110.4 (p)115.7 (p)11.6 (p)11.1

North Carolina

194.2 196.9 195.1 (p)194.9 (p)0.7 (p)0.4

South Carolina

116.6 105.9 107.7 (p)110.8 (p)-5.8 (p)-5.0

Virginia

131.8 160.3 162.7 (p)162.7 (p)30.9 (p)23.4

West Virginia

32.3 29.2 29.0 (p)29.4 (p)-2.9 (p)-8.9

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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)
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United States

4.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 0.1

Northeast region

4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 0.2

Middle Atlantic division

4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 0.1

New Jersey

4.6 4.9 4.9 (p)5.0 (p)0.4

New York

4.4 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0 (p)-0.4

Pennsylvania

3.6 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0 (p)0.4

South region

3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 0.0

South Atlantic division

3.5 3.7 3.7 3.7 0.2

Delaware

3.7 4.0 4.1 (p)4.3 (p)0.6

District of Columbia

5.3 5.9 6.0 (p)6.0 (p)0.7

Florida

3.4 3.7 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.4

Georgia

3.6 3.5 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-0.2

Maryland

3.2 3.3 3.4 (p)3.6 (p)0.4

North Carolina

3.7 3.7 3.7 (p)3.7 (p)0.0

South Carolina

4.6 4.1 4.2 (p)4.3 (p)-0.3

Virginia

2.9 3.5 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.7

West Virginia

4.1 3.7 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)-0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

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)
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Delaware

Dover, DE

4.7 4.9 5.4 (p)5.9 (p)1.2

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

4.3 4.6 4.9 (p)5.3 (p)1.0

District of Columbia

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

3.4 4.0 4.0 (p)4.3 (p)0.9

Washington, DC-MD(1)

4.7 5.0 5.1 (p)5.6 (p)0.9

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

3.5 3.6 3.8 (p)4.3 (p)0.8

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD(1)

3.0 3.5 3.5 (p)3.9 (p)0.9

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

3.7 3.8 3.8 (p)4.3 (p)0.6

Lexington Park, MD

3.3 3.2 3.5 (p)3.9 (p)0.6

Salisbury, MD

3.7 3.9 3.9 (p)4.4 (p)0.7

New Jersey

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

5.5 6.2 6.4 (p)6.5 (p)1.0

Camden, NJ(1)

5.1 5.2 5.7 (p)5.8 (p)0.7

Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ(1)

4.7 5.0 5.4 (p)5.4 (p)0.7

Newark, NJ(1)

5.2 5.5 5.8 (p)5.9 (p)0.7

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

4.9 5.3 5.7 (p)5.7 (p)0.8

Vineland, NJ

7.7 7.2 8.6 (p)8.5 (p)0.8

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

4.6 4.6 4.8 (p)5.1 (p)0.5

Altoona, PA

4.4 4.3 4.5 (p)4.7 (p)0.3

Chambersburg, PA

3.9 3.9 4.1 (p)4.5 (p)0.6

Erie, PA

4.5 4.3 4.6 (p)4.9 (p)0.4

Gettysburg, PA

4.0 3.9 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)0.4

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

4.1 4.1 4.4 (p)4.5 (p)0.4

Johnstown, PA

5.3 5.3 5.5 (p)5.8 (p)0.5

Lancaster, PA

3.8 3.6 3.8 (p)4.1 (p)0.3

Lebanon, PA

3.9 4.0 4.3 (p)4.5 (p)0.6

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

4.6 4.5 4.9 (p)5.1 (p)0.5

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

3.9 3.5 3.8 (p)4.1 (p)0.2

Philadelphia, PA(1)

5.2 5.1 5.4 (p)5.7 (p)0.5

Philadelphia City, PA

5.5 5.4 5.7 (p)6.0 (p)0.5

Pittsburgh, PA

4.4 4.2 4.4 (p)4.7 (p)0.3

Reading, PA

4.5 4.6 4.8 (p)5.2 (p)0.7

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

5.1 5.1 5.2 (p)5.4 (p)0.3

State College, PA

3.9 3.6 3.8 (p)4.2 (p)0.3

Williamsport, PA

4.6 4.6 4.8 (p)5.0 (p)0.4

York-Hanover, PA

4.3 4.3 4.5 (p)4.7 (p)0.4

Virginia

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

2.9 3.6 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.7

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

4.0 5.5 4.4 (p)5.7 (p)1.7

Charlottesville, VA

2.9 3.5 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)0.4

Harrisonburg, VA

3.4 4.0 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Lynchburg, VA

3.7 4.2 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)0.3

Richmond, VA

3.4 3.7 3.7 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Roanoke, VA

3.4 3.8 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

3.0 3.5 3.2 (p)3.3 (p)0.3

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

3.5 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0 (p)0.5

Winchester, VA-WV

3.1 3.5 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

4.1 4.2 3.9 (p)4.4 (p)0.3

Charleston, WV

4.3 4.1 3.8 (p)4.3 (p)0.0

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

5.2 5.1 5.2 (p)4.8 (p)-0.4

Morgantown, WV

3.7 3.6 3.3 (p)3.7 (p)0.0

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

4.4 4.1 3.7 (p)4.2 (p)-0.2

Wheeling, WV-OH

4.8 4.9 4.9 (p)5.0 (p)0.2

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(p) Preliminary

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)
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United States

158,074 159,439 (p)159,518 (p)159,540 (p)1,466 (p)0.9

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

4,360.3 4,377.9 4,384.3 (p)4,389.2 (p)28.9 (p)0.7

New York

9,883.5 9,967.8 10,024.7 (p)10,008.6 (p)125.1 (p)1.3

Pennsylvania

6,147.9 6,230.1 6,236.9 (p)6,249.1 (p)101.2 (p)1.6

South Atlantic division

Delaware

490.3 492.6 493.0 (p)493.8 (p)3.5 (p)0.7

District of Columbia

766.7 763.8 763.1 (p)757.8 (p)-8.9 (p)-1.2

Florida

9,950.2 10,061.7 10,052.5 (p)10,048.4 (p)98.2 (p)1.0

Georgia

4,967.3 4,996.0 4,997.7 (p)4,999.6 (p)32.3 (p)0.7

Maryland

2,835.0 2,840.8 2,850.0 (p)2,846.8 (p)11.8 (p)0.4

North Carolina

5,014.6 5,096.1 5,090.6 (p)5,095.4 (p)80.8 (p)1.6

South Carolina

2,355.2 2,420.4 2,427.5 (p)2,427.2 (p)72.0 (p)3.1

Virginia

4,237.2 4,271.1 4,274.4 (p)4,281.6 (p)44.4 (p)1.0

West Virginia

715.9 720.7 720.1 (p)719.0 (p)3.1 (p)0.4

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.