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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

 (1)170,696 171,541 171,495 (2)170,465 (1)(2)-231 (1)(2)-0.1

Northeast region

 (r)29,705.7 (r)29,866.7 (r)29,864.6 29,886.2 (r)180.6 (r)0.6

Middle Atlantic division

 (r)21,383.1 (r)21,572.3 (r)21,569.9 21,605.5 (r)222.4 (r)1.0

New Jersey

 (r)4,896.9 (r)4,919.9 (r)4,919.0 (p)4,918.1 (p)(r)21.2 (p)(r)0.4

New York

 (r)9,958.0 (r)10,081.1 (r)10,080.3 (p)10,104.7 (p)(r)146.7 (p)(r)1.5

Pennsylvania

 (r)6,528.0 (r)6,571.3 (r)6,570.7 (p)6,582.8 (p)(r)54.8 (p)(r)0.8

South region

 (r)64,522.8 (r)64,852.0 (r)64,846.3 64,844.5 (r)321.7 (r)0.5

South Atlantic division

 (r)33,909.5 (r)33,962.0 (r)33,961.5 33,969.0 (r)59.6 (r)0.2

Delaware

 (r)513.6 (r)517.1 (r)517.1 (p)516.2 (p)(r)2.6 (p)(r)0.5

District of Columbia

 (r)415.3 (r)408.9 (r)409.1 (p)408.0 (p)(r)-7.3 (p)(r)-1.8

Florida

 (r)11,122.1 (r)11,116.5 (r)11,117.3 (p)11,124.0 (p)(r)2.0 (p)(r)0.0

Georgia

 (r)5,413.5 (r)5,442.1 (r)5,441.4 (p)5,445.6 (p)(r)32.1 (p)(r)0.6

Maryland

 (r)3,240.3 (r)3,222.7 (r)3,221.7 (p)3,214.7 (p)(r)-25.6 (p)(r)-0.8

North Carolina

 (r)5,290.5 (r)5,317.0 (r)5,316.7 (p)5,313.3 (p)(r)22.8 (p)(r)0.4

South Carolina

 (r)2,583.8 (r)2,635.1 (r)2,634.5 (p)2,646.5 (p)(r)62.7 (p)(r)2.4

Virginia

 (r)4,548.4 (r)4,518.6 (r)4,519.8 (p)4,518.5 (p)(r)-29.9 (p)(r)-0.7

West Virginia

 (r)782.5 (r)783.9 (r)783.7 (p)782.7 (p)(r)0.2 (p)(r)0.0

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(2) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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

 6,865 7,781 7,503 (1)7,368 (1)503 (1)7.3

Northeast region

 (r)1,234.0 (r)1,370.7 (r)1,366.2 1,359.7 (r)125.7 (r)10.2

Middle Atlantic division

 (r)914.7 (r)1,019.3 (r)1,015.1 1,002.0 (r)87.3 (r)9.5

New Jersey

 (r)241.6 (r)264.8 (r)263.6 (p)254.7 (p)(r)13.0 (p)(r)5.4

New York

 (r)405.6 (r)467.0 (r)464.8 (p)465.4 (p)(r)59.7 (p)(r)14.7

Pennsylvania

 (r)267.2 (r)287.6 (r)286.7 (p)282.0 (p)(r)14.8 (p)(r)5.5

South region

 (r)2,420.8 (r)2,635.0 (r)2,629.4 2,666.3 (r)245.5 (r)10.1

South Atlantic division

 (r)1,218.0 (r)1,391.1 (r)1,387.4 1,419.5 (r)201.5 (r)16.5

Delaware

 (r)21.3 (r)27.6 (r)27.5 (p)27.9 (p)(r)6.6 (p)(r)31.2

District of Columbia

 (r)23.8 (r)27.6 (r)27.5 (p)27.2 (p)(r)3.4 (p)(r)14.4

Florida

 (r)393.0 (r)480.8 (r)479.3 (p)499.2 (p)(r)106.2 (p)(r)27.0

Georgia

 (r)184.5 (r)190.6 (r)190.4 (p)192.7 (p)(r)8.3 (p)(r)4.5

Maryland

 (r)113.2 (r)137.6 (r)136.5 (p)137.0 (p)(r)23.9 (p)(r)21.1

North Carolina

 (r)200.6 (r)203.7 (r)203.4 (p)203.5 (p)(r)2.9 (p)(r)1.4

South Carolina

 (r)106.9 (r)126.0 (r)125.7 (p)130.3 (p)(r)23.4 (p)(r)21.9

Virginia

 (r)145.3 (r)161.0 (r)160.9 (p)165.4 (p)(r)20.1 (p)(r)13.8

West Virginia

 (r)30.0 (r)36.4 (r)36.2 (p)36.3 (p)(r)6.2 (p)(r)20.8

Footnotes
(1) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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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2026		 Net change
Jan 2025 to
Jan 2026

United States

 4.0 4.5 4.4 (1)4.3 (1)0.3

Northeast region

 (r)4.2 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 4.5 (r)0.3

Middle Atlantic division

 (r)4.3 (r)4.7 (r)4.7 4.6 (r)0.3

New Jersey

 (r)4.9 (r)5.4 (r)5.4 (p)5.2 (p)(r)0.3

New York

 (r)4.1 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (p)4.6 (p)(r)0.5

Pennsylvania

 (r)4.1 (r)4.4 (r)4.4 (p)4.3 (p)(r)0.2

South region

 (r)3.8 (r)4.1 (r)4.1 4.1 (r)0.3

South Atlantic division

 (r)3.6 (r)4.1 (r)4.1 4.2 (r)0.6

Delaware

 (r)4.1 (r)5.3 (r)5.3 (p)5.4 (p)(r)1.3

District of Columbia

 (r)5.7 (r)6.7 (r)6.7 (p)6.7 (p)(r)1.0

Florida

 (r)3.5 (r)4.3 (r)4.3 (p)4.5 (p)(r)1.0

Georgia

 (r)3.4 (r)3.5 (r)3.5 (p)3.5 (p)(r)0.1

Maryland

 (r)3.5 (r)4.3 (r)4.2 (p)4.3 (p)(r)0.8

North Carolina

 (r)3.8 (r)3.8 (r)3.8 (p)3.8 (p)(r)0.0

South Carolina

 (r)4.1 (r)4.8 (r)4.8 (p)4.9 (p)(r)0.8

Virginia

 (r)3.2 (r)3.6 (r)3.6 (p)3.7 (p)(r)0.5

West Virginia

 (r)3.8 (r)4.6 (r)4.6 (p)4.6 (p)(r)0.8

Footnotes
(1) January 2026 estimates were revised to incorporate updated population controls. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised

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

 3.4 (1)- 5.7 (p)5.6 (p)2.2

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(2)

 3.3 (1)- 5.2 (p)4.9 (p)1.6

District of Columbia

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

 2.7 (1)- 4.6 (p)3.8 (p)1.1

Washington, DC-MD(2)

 3.8 (1)- 6.1 (p)5.1 (p)1.3

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 2.7 (1)- 4.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.9

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD(2)

 2.3 (1)- 4.4 (p)3.4 (p)1.1

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 2.9 (1)- 4.5 (p)3.9 (p)1.0

Lexington Park, MD

 2.3 (1)- 4.0 (p)3.0 (p)0.7

Salisbury, MD

 3.3 (1)- 4.9 (p)3.9 (p)0.6

New Jersey

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

 6.7 (1)- 7.2 (p)7.2 (p)0.5

Camden, NJ(2)

 4.2 (1)- 4.9 (p)4.6 (p)0.4

Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ(2)

 4.0 (1)- 4.6 (p)4.3 (p)0.3

Newark, NJ(2)

 4.3 (1)- 4.9 (p)4.6 (p)0.3

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

 4.1 (1)- 4.8 (p)4.5 (p)0.4

Vineland, NJ

 6.9 (1)- 7.3 (p)7.4 (p)0.5

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 3.4 (1)- 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)0.5

Altoona, PA

 3.3 (1)- 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.4

Chambersburg, PA

 2.8 (1)- 3.3 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Erie, PA

 3.9 (1)- 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)0.3

Gettysburg, PA

 2.7 (1)- 3.3 (p)3.0 (p)0.3

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 2.9 (1)- 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Johnstown, PA

 3.9 (1)- 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)0.5

Lancaster, PA

 2.5 (1)- 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Lebanon, PA

 2.7 (1)- 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)0.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 3.4 (1)- 4.3 (p)4.0 (p)0.6

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA(2)

 2.6 (1)- 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)0.4

Philadelphia, PA(2)

 3.8 (1)- 4.6 (p)4.3 (p)0.5

Philadelphia City, PA

 4.1 (1)- 4.9 (p)4.5 (p)0.4

Pittsburgh, PA

 3.3 (1)- 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.3

Reading, PA

 3.2 (1)- 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)0.5

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

 3.8 (1)- 4.3 (p)4.3 (p)0.5

State College, PA

 2.5 (1)- 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)0.2

Williamsport, PA

 3.8 (1)- 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)0.3

York-Hanover, PA

 2.9 (1)- 3.6 (p)3.4 (p)0.5

Virginia

Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV(2)

 2.2 (1)- 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)1.1

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 2.6 (1)- 4.0 (p)3.5 (p)0.9

Charlottesville, VA

 2.2 (1)- 3.4 (p)2.9 (p)0.7

Harrisonburg, VA

 2.3 (1)- 3.6 (p)3.1 (p)0.8

Lynchburg, VA

 2.8 (1)- 4.1 (p)3.6 (p)0.8

Richmond, VA

 2.6 (1)- 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)0.7

Roanoke, VA

 2.6 (1)- 3.8 (p)3.3 (p)0.7

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

 2.2 (1)- 3.5 (p)2.9 (p)0.7

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

 2.8 (1)- 4.1 (p)3.6 (p)0.8

Winchester, VA-WV

 2.4 (1)- 3.5 (p)3.0 (p)0.6

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 3.6 (1)- 5.1 (p)5.0 (p)1.4

Charleston, WV

 3.5 (1)- 4.7 (p)4.4 (p)0.9

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 4.7 (1)- 4.7 (p)4.4 (p)-0.3

Morgantown, WV

 3.0 (1)- 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)0.8

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 3.7 (1)- 4.4 (p)4.4 (p)0.7

Wheeling, WV-OH

 4.3 (1)- 4.5 (p)4.5 (p)0.2

Footnotes
(1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations.
(2) 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

 158,268 158,449 158,432 158,592 324 0.2

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,374.1 4,375.1 4,380.5 (p)4,386.5 (p)12.4 (p)0.3

New York

 9,961.8 9,956.9 9,983.3 (p)10,007.1 (p)45.3 (p)0.5

Pennsylvania

 6,166.4 6,174.0 6,184.0 (p)6,201.9 (p)35.5 (p)0.6

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 495.7 492.7 494.8 (p)495.3 (p)-0.4 (p)-0.1

District of Columbia

 765.5 726.9 725.6 (p)720.2 (p)-45.3 (p)-5.9

Florida

 9,995.9 9,947.2 9,953.9 (p)9,975.3 (p)-20.6 (p)-0.2

Georgia

 4,975.0 4,974.6 4,983.1 (p)4,984.3 (p)9.3 (p)0.2

Maryland

 2,839.9 2,786.1 2,786.1 (p)2,790.6 (p)-49.3 (p)-1.7

North Carolina

 5,031.5 5,064.1 5,068.2 (p)5,073.4 (p)41.9 (p)0.8

South Carolina

 2,374.0 2,398.1 2,400.1 (p)2,405.5 (p)31.5 (p)1.3

Virginia

 4,275.5 4,262.7 4,252.8 (p)4,255.7 (p)-19.8 (p)-0.5

West Virginia

 713.7 716.4 716.3 (p)717.6 (p)3.9 (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.