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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

 162,410 164,646 164,527 164,966 2,556 1.6

Northeast region

 28,309.4 28,679.9 28,643.5 28,617.4 308.1 1.1

Middle Atlantic division

 20,370.4 20,680.8 20,662.9 20,651.1 280.7 1.4

New Jersey

 4,632.7 4,698.8 4,710.0 (p)4,719.3 (p)86.6 (p)1.9

New York

 9,364.7 9,518.5 9,516.0 (p)9,511.0 (p)146.3 (p)1.6

Pennsylvania

 6,367.3 6,450.5 6,446.2 (p)6,455.3 (p)88.1 (p)1.4

South region

 60,482.8 61,653.5 61,593.8 61,578.5 1,095.7 1.8

South Atlantic division

 32,076.2 32,753.2 32,725.5 32,720.8 644.6 2.0

Delaware

 497.0 500.0 498.7 (p)497.3 (p)0.3 (p)0.1

District of Columbia

 384.3 380.2 376.7 (p)374.3 (p)-10.0 (p)-2.6

Florida

 10,400.4 10,749.3 10,755.5 (p)10,760.8 (p)360.4 (p)3.5

Georgia

 5,198.8 5,268.9 5,262.2 (p)5,257.3 (p)58.5 (p)1.1

Maryland

 3,187.0 3,220.5 3,205.5 (p)3,195.8 (p)8.8 (p)0.3

North Carolina

 4,991.7 5,128.0 5,126.2 (p)5,124.2 (p)132.5 (p)2.7

South Carolina

 2,371.3 2,386.5 2,380.8 (p)2,377.5 (p)6.2 (p)0.3

Virginia

 4,261.3 4,348.1 4,347.7 (p)4,357.3 (p)96.0 (p)2.3

West Virginia

 792.3 794.5 793.4 (p)792.0 (p)-0.3 (p)0.0

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

 6,329 6,053 6,000 5,722 -607 -9.6

Northeast region

 1,456.3 1,114.9 1,088.7 1,061.3 -395.0 -27.1

Middle Atlantic division

 1,097.7 842.8 818.5 794.7 -303.0 -27.6

New Jersey

 234.1 162.0 160.9 (p)162.5 (p)-71.6 (p)-30.6

New York

 505.4 413.6 411.6 (p)412.3 (p)-93.1 (p)-18.4

Pennsylvania

 350.2 257.6 255.3 (p)253.6 (p)-96.6 (p)-27.6

South region

 2,429.6 2,104.7 2,108.8 2,086.4 -343.2 -14.1

South Atlantic division

 1,215.3 1,022.6 1,029.2 1,019.3 -196.0 -16.1

Delaware

 23.9 21.7 21.7 (p)21.7 (p)-2.2 (p)-9.3

District of Columbia

 23.5 18.3 17.5 (p)17.4 (p)-6.0 (p)-25.7

Florida

 363.6 285.2 279.5 (p)270.6 (p)-93.0 (p)-25.6

Georgia

 173.6 152.1 156.1 (p)157.0 (p)-16.5 (p)-9.5

Maryland

 171.8 144.8 137.5 (p)127.6 (p)-44.2 (p)-25.7

North Carolina

 207.1 194.1 200.5 (p)200.9 (p)-6.1 (p)-3.0

South Carolina

 84.7 78.6 78.1 (p)77.4 (p)-7.4 (p)-8.7

Virginia

 141.2 116.9 123.8 (p)128.9 (p)-12.2 (p)-8.7

West Virginia

 33.9 32.2 32.7 (p)32.2 (p)-1.7 (p)-5.0

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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Dec 2022

United States

 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.5 -0.4

Northeast region

 5.1 3.9 3.8 3.7 -1.4

Middle Atlantic division

 5.4 4.1 4.0 3.8 -1.6

New Jersey

 5.1 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-1.7

New York

 5.4 4.3 4.3 (p)4.3 (p)-1.1

Pennsylvania

 5.5 4.0 4.0 (p)3.9 (p)-1.6

South region

 4.0 3.4 3.4 3.4 -0.6

South Atlantic division

 3.8 3.1 3.1 3.1 -0.7

Delaware

 4.8 4.3 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)-0.4

District of Columbia

 6.1 4.8 4.6 (p)4.7 (p)-1.4

Florida

 3.5 2.7 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)-1.0

Georgia

 3.3 2.9 3.0 (p)3.0 (p)-0.3

Maryland

 5.4 4.5 4.3 (p)4.0 (p)-1.4

North Carolina

 4.1 3.8 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)-0.2

South Carolina

 3.6 3.3 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)-0.3

Virginia

 3.3 2.7 2.8 (p)3.0 (p)-0.3

West Virginia

 4.3 4.0 4.1 (p)4.1 (p)-0.2

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

 4.6 4.8 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)0.0

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

 4.2 4.0 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-0.5

District of Columbia

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

 3.6 3.3 3.1 (p)2.8 (p)-0.8

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

 3.5 3.2 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)-0.6

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 4.5 4.0 3.5 (p)3.1 (p)-1.4

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD(1)

 4.2 3.6 3.1 (p)2.8 (p)-1.4

California-Lexington Park, MD

 3.9 3.7 3.1 (p)2.9 (p)-1.0

Cumberland, MD-WV

 4.9 4.5 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-0.9

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 3.4 3.4 3.2 (p)2.9 (p)-0.5

Salisbury, MD-DE

 5.1 4.5 4.7 (p)4.7 (p)-0.4

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 4.3 3.2 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)-1.0

Altoona, PA

 4.3 3.2 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)-0.8

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

 4.0 3.2 3.4 (p)3.6 (p)-0.4

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

 3.4 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.6

East Stroudsburg, PA

 5.7 4.7 4.9 (p)4.8 (p)-0.9

Erie, PA

 5.3 3.7 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)-1.1

Gettysburg, PA

 2.9 2.3 2.3 (p)2.3 (p)-0.6

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 3.6 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.8

Johnstown, PA

 5.2 3.8 4.0 (p)4.4 (p)-0.8

Lancaster, PA

 3.3 2.5 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-0.8

Lebanon, PA

 3.6 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)-1.0

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

 3.3 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)-0.7

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 4.3 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-0.9

Philadelphia, PA(1)

 5.7 4.3 4.4 (p)4.2 (p)-1.5

Philadelphia City, PA

 6.3 4.7 4.8 (p)4.5 (p)-1.8

Pittsburgh, PA

 4.5 3.3 3.5 (p)3.7 (p)-0.8

Reading, PA

 4.5 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-1.1

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

 5.3 4.1 4.2 (p)4.3 (p)-1.0

State College, PA

 3.2 2.5 2.5 (p)2.8 (p)-0.4

Williamsport, PA

 5.0 3.5 3.7 (p)4.0 (p)-1.0

York-Hanover, PA

 3.6 2.8 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.8

Virginia

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 2.1 2.7 2.8 (p)2.5 (p)0.4

Charlottesville, VA

 2.3 2.6 2.8 (p)2.4 (p)0.1

Harrisonburg, VA

 2.3 2.8 2.8 (p)2.4 (p)0.1

Lynchburg, VA

 2.8 3.1 3.3 (p)2.9 (p)0.1

Richmond, VA

 3.2 3.0 3.2 (p)2.9 (p)-0.3

Roanoke, VA

 2.6 2.8 3.0 (p)2.6 (p)0.0

Roanoke, VA

 2.6 2.8 3.0 (p)2.6 (p)0.0

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA

 2.4 2.5 2.6 (p)2.3 (p)-0.1

Winchester, VA-WV

 2.6 2.4 2.5 (p)2.3 (p)-0.3

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 3.8 3.4 3.7 (p)3.5 (p)-0.3

Charleston, WV

 3.6 3.4 3.5 (p)3.3 (p)-0.3

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 3.8 3.8 3.8 (p)3.8 (p)0.0

Morgantown, WV

 3.1 2.8 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)-0.3

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 3.9 3.5 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-0.2

Wheeling, WV-OH

 4.1 4.1 3.9 (p)4.2 (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

 149,240 153,264 (p)153,520 (p)153,743 (p)4,503 (p)3.0

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,116.8 4,246.2 4,264.3 (p)4,265.7 (p)148.9 (p)3.6

New York

 9,290.7 9,531.8 9,561.4 (p)9,576.1 (p)285.4 (p)3.1

Pennsylvania

 5,837.6 6,011.4 6,023.1 (p)6,040.1 (p)202.5 (p)3.5

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 453.2 463.5 463.0 (p)461.3 (p)8.1 (p)1.8

District of Columbia

 762.2 769.4 771.2 (p)772.3 (p)10.1 (p)1.3

Florida

 9,138.5 9,534.8 9,557.1 (p)9,578.5 (p)440.0 (p)4.8

Georgia

 4,674.7 4,832.5 4,834.1 (p)4,840.0 (p)165.3 (p)3.5

Maryland

 2,690.9 2,733.4 2,735.2 (p)2,735.0 (p)44.1 (p)1.6

North Carolina

 4,656.1 4,832.8 4,841.0 (p)4,846.4 (p)190.3 (p)4.1

South Carolina

 2,171.9 2,247.2 2,246.7 (p)2,243.6 (p)71.7 (p)3.3

Virginia

 3,994.4 4,097.3 4,097.8 (p)4,097.9 (p)103.5 (p)2.6

West Virginia

 693.8 710.4 716.7 (p)707.0 (p)13.2 (p)1.9

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.