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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

 167,723 168,549 168,699 168,479 756 0.5

Northeast region

 29,160.9 29,313.2 29,289.6 29,265.8 104.9 0.4

Middle Atlantic division

 21,124.6 21,142.0 21,111.1 21,082.1 -42.4 -0.2

New Jersey

 4,832.1 4,849.8 4,846.5 (p)4,845.0 (p)12.9 (p)0.3

New York

 9,753.5 9,712.5 9,709.1 (p)9,705.7 (p)-47.8 (p)-0.5

Pennsylvania

 6,537.5 6,580.4 6,555.9 (p)6,531.3 (p)-6.2 (p)-0.1

South region

 63,128.5 63,679.1 63,760.0 63,824.4 695.9 1.1

South Atlantic division

 33,584.5 33,738.4 33,746.7 33,746.7 162.2 0.5

Delaware

 509.9 505.1 504.8 (p)504.0 (p)-5.9 (p)-1.2

District of Columbia

 401.9 407.4 406.5 (p)405.8 (p)3.9 (p)1.0

Florida

 11,060.5 11,043.7 11,037.9 (p)11,028.8 (p)-31.6 (p)-0.3

Georgia

 5,330.8 5,410.7 5,415.3 (p)5,416.7 (p)85.9 (p)1.6

Maryland

 3,198.0 3,226.1 3,227.3 (p)3,231.8 (p)33.8 (p)1.1

North Carolina

 5,251.3 5,267.1 5,266.0 (p)5,264.2 (p)12.9 (p)0.2

South Carolina

 2,470.7 2,522.5 2,527.3 (p)2,531.3 (p)60.6 (p)2.5

Virginia

 4,573.6 4,568.8 4,571.6 (p)4,575.3 (p)1.7 (p)0.0

West Virginia

 790.6 788.1 788.3 (p)787.6 (p)-3.0 (p)-0.4

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)
Area

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United States

 6,443 7,115 6,834 6,984 541 8.4

Northeast region

 1,176.5 1,165.0 1,162.0 1,160.0 -16.5 -1.4

Middle Atlantic division

 899.8 879.6 877.2 876.1 -23.7 -2.6

New Jersey

 232.5 231.4 229.1 (p)227.0 (p)-5.5 (p)-2.4

New York

 444.7 425.8 426.8 (p)425.7 (p)-19.1 (p)-4.3

Pennsylvania

 220.7 223.0 221.8 (p)223.4 (p)2.7 (p)1.2

South region

 2,162.1 2,298.4 2,321.3 2,348.0 185.8 8.6

South Atlantic division

 1,060.2 1,169.5 1,180.1 1,187.8 127.6 12.0

Delaware

 20.9 21.3 21.0 (p)20.2 (p)-0.7 (p)-3.2

District of Columbia

 19.8 23.2 23.3 (p)23.1 (p)3.3 (p)16.7

Florida

 340.9 368.4 367.7 (p)369.2 (p)28.3 (p)8.3

Georgia

 171.7 192.6 195.6 (p)196.2 (p)24.5 (p)14.2

Maryland

 73.2 94.6 94.0 (p)95.9 (p)22.6 (p)30.9

North Carolina

 188.4 199.6 197.9 (p)196.8 (p)8.4 (p)4.4

South Carolina

 74.5 107.9 114.0 (p)118.1 (p)43.6 (p)58.5

Virginia

 139.2 128.3 131.4 (p)133.6 (p)-5.6 (p)-4.0

West Virginia

 34.2 32.9 33.3 (p)33.4 (p)-0.8 (p)-2.3

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 Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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Oct 2024

United States

 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.1 0.3

Northeast region

 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0

Middle Atlantic division

 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 -0.1

New Jersey

 4.8 4.8 4.7 (p)4.7 (p)-0.1

New York

 4.6 4.4 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)-0.2

Pennsylvania

 3.4 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)0.0

South region

 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 0.3

South Atlantic division

 3.2 3.5 3.5 3.5 0.3

Delaware

 4.1 4.2 4.2 (p)4.0 (p)-0.1

District of Columbia

 4.9 5.7 5.7 (p)5.7 (p)0.8

Florida

 3.1 3.3 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)0.2

Georgia

 3.2 3.6 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.4

Maryland

 2.3 2.9 2.9 (p)3.0 (p)0.7

North Carolina

 3.6 3.8 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)0.1

South Carolina

 3.0 4.3 4.5 (p)4.7 (p)1.7

Virginia

 3.0 2.8 2.9 (p)2.9 (p)-0.1

West Virginia

 4.3 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)-0.1

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)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Delaware

Dover, DE

 4.5 5.6 3.9 (p)3.8 (p)-0.7

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

 3.8 4.8 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-0.3

District of Columbia

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

 2.8 3.7 3.1 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(1)

 2.9 3.8 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 2.3 3.5 2.8 (p)3.1 (p)0.8

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD(1)

 2.1 3.1 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)0.8

California-Lexington Park, MD

 2.0 3.3 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.7

Cumberland, MD-WV

 3.2 4.2 3.4 (p)3.6 (p)0.4

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 2.9 3.7 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Salisbury, MD-DE

 3.3 3.8 3.1 (p)3.4 (p)0.1

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 3.5 4.3 3.1 (p)3.4 (p)-0.1

Altoona, PA

 2.9 4.1 2.7 (p)3.1 (p)0.2

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

 2.8 4.1 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)0.1

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

 2.6 3.7 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)0.3

East Stroudsburg, PA

 4.0 4.8 3.6 (p)3.9 (p)-0.1

Erie, PA

 3.2 4.3 2.9 (p)3.4 (p)0.2

Gettysburg, PA

 2.3 3.5 2.2 (p)2.7 (p)0.4

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 2.8 3.8 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.2

Johnstown, PA

 3.5 5.1 3.2 (p)3.7 (p)0.2

Lancaster, PA

 2.5 3.6 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Lebanon, PA

 2.6 3.6 2.4 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

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

 2.7 3.6 2.5 (p)2.8 (p)0.1

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 3.5 4.6 3.4 (p)3.6 (p)0.1

Philadelphia, PA(1)

 3.8 5.1 3.9 (p)4.1 (p)0.3

Philadelphia City, PA

 4.2 5.4 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)0.2

Pittsburgh, PA

 3.0 4.2 2.9 (p)3.3 (p)0.3

Reading, PA

 3.3 4.3 3.1 (p)3.4 (p)0.1

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

 3.6 4.8 3.4 (p)3.7 (p)0.1

State College, PA

 2.3 3.6 2.1 (p)2.5 (p)0.2

Williamsport, PA

 3.0 4.2 3.0 (p)3.3 (p)0.3

York-Hanover, PA

 2.8 4.0 2.8 (p)3.4 (p)0.6

Virginia

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 2.9 4.0 2.9 (p)3.4 (p)0.5

Charlottesville, VA

 2.7 3.1 2.7 (p)2.6 (p)-0.1

Harrisonburg, VA

 2.9 3.8 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)-0.1

Lynchburg, VA

 3.5 4.2 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)-0.1

Richmond, VA

 3.2 3.6 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-0.2

Roanoke, VA

 2.9 3.5 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)0.0

Roanoke, VA

 2.9 3.5 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)0.0

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA

 2.7 3.2 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)0.0

Winchester, VA-WV

 2.6 3.1 2.8 (p)2.5 (p)-0.1

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 3.7 4.1 3.9 (p)3.6 (p)-0.1

Charleston, WV

 3.7 4.2 3.9 (p)3.6 (p)-0.1

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 3.9 5.0 4.6 (p)4.1 (p)0.2

Morgantown, WV

 3.1 3.6 3.2 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 3.9 4.5 4.1 (p)3.6 (p)-0.3

Wheeling, WV-OH

 3.8 4.6 4.3 (p)3.7 (p)-0.1

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)
Area

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United States

 156,832 158,770 159,025 (p)159,061 (p)2,229 (p)1.4

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,343.5 4,373.9 4,388.5 (p)4,387.0 (p)43.5 (p)1.0

New York

 9,737.5 9,883.3 9,882.0 (p)9,871.1 (p)133.6 (p)1.4

Pennsylvania

 6,106.9 6,198.2 6,206.1 (p)6,204.7 (p)97.8 (p)1.6

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 484.8 489.0 489.4 (p)488.0 (p)3.2 (p)0.7

District of Columbia

 765.4 770.4 772.9 (p)772.6 (p)7.2 (p)0.9

Florida

 9,812.8 9,980.1 9,984.0 (p)9,946.0 (p)133.2 (p)1.4

Georgia

 4,920.6 4,983.5 4,984.0 (p)4,985.5 (p)64.9 (p)1.3

Maryland

 2,740.6 2,766.5 2,774.0 (p)2,765.0 (p)24.4 (p)0.9

North Carolina

 4,949.0 5,025.7 5,030.3 (p)5,024.8 (p)75.8 (p)1.5

South Carolina

 2,328.6 2,390.3 2,393.9 (p)2,390.4 (p)61.8 (p)2.7

Virginia

 4,182.5 4,248.8 4,253.3 (p)4,250.3 (p)67.8 (p)1.6

West Virginia

 714.0 718.9 718.8 (p)717.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.5

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.