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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)
Area

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United States

 161,802 162,981 163,351 163,922 2,120 1.3

Northeast region

 28,518.7 28,587.5 28,555.5 28,567.0 48.3 0.2

Middle Atlantic division

 20,421.5 20,477.8 20,451.6 20,457.2 35.7 0.2

New Jersey

 4,417.5 4,443.4 4,445.7 (p)4,457.1 (p)39.5 (p)0.9

New York

 9,575.5 9,565.3 9,535.6 (p)9,520.7 (p)-54.8 (p)-0.6

Pennsylvania

 6,428.4 6,469.1 6,470.3 (p)6,479.4 (p)51.0 (p)0.8

South region

 59,784.1 60,409.2 60,509.1 60,636.5 852.4 1.4

South Atlantic division

 31,844.9 32,188.1 32,251.3 32,335.0 490.0 1.5

Delaware

 483.0 488.8 489.1 (p)489.2 (p)6.2 (p)1.3

District of Columbia

 403.8 411.2 412.1 (p)412.0 (p)8.2 (p)2.0

Florida

 10,244.2 10,338.4 10,354.3 (p)10,386.7 (p)142.5 (p)1.4

Georgia

 5,103.7 5,103.1 5,102.3 (p)5,107.8 (p)4.1 (p)0.1

Maryland

 3,194.0 3,223.9 3,233.0 (p)3,244.9 (p)50.9 (p)1.6

North Carolina

 4,981.1 5,078.9 5,097.5 (p)5,112.1 (p)131.0 (p)2.6

South Carolina

 2,322.5 2,374.7 2,379.3 (p)2,382.1 (p)59.6 (p)2.6

Virginia

 4,329.9 4,377.4 4,390.3 (p)4,404.5 (p)74.6 (p)1.7

West Virginia

 782.8 791.8 793.4 (p)795.7 (p)12.9 (p)1.6

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

 6,197 5,975 6,063 6,044 -153 -2.5

Northeast region

 1,090.2 1,034.4 1,021.5 1,019.8 -70.4 -6.5

Middle Atlantic division

 816.2 782.1 774.4 774.3 -41.9 -5.1

New Jersey

 174.8 156.5 146.9 (p)141.9 (p)-32.9 (p)-18.8

New York

 371.5 379.2 377.3 (p)377.8 (p)6.3 (p)1.7

Pennsylvania

 270.0 246.4 250.2 (p)254.6 (p)-15.3 (p)-5.7

South region

 2,203.5 2,178.3 2,163.9 2,146.9 -56.6 -2.6

South Atlantic division

 1,127.6 1,159.9 1,147.2 1,133.9 6.3 0.6

Delaware

 17.7 15.7 16.0 (p)16.6 (p)-1.0 (p)-5.9

District of Columbia

 22.0 23.1 23.0 (p)22.5 (p)0.6 (p)2.6

Florida

 347.6 349.2 344.0 (p)341.8 (p)-5.8 (p)-1.7

Georgia

 192.7 190.4 185.3 (p)182.1 (p)-10.7 (p)-5.5

Maryland

 122.1 121.9 122.0 (p)122.0 (p)-0.1 (p)-0.1

North Carolina

 186.6 210.8 212.1 (p)212.2 (p)25.6 (p)13.7

South Carolina

 75.4 83.5 81.8 (p)77.3 (p)1.8 (p)2.4

Virginia

 123.2 127.9 126.1 (p)122.6 (p)-0.6 (p)-0.5

West Virginia

 40.2 37.3 37.0 (p)36.8 (p)-3.4 (p)-8.5

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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United States

 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 -0.1

Northeast region

 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 -0.2

Middle Atlantic division

 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 -0.2

New Jersey

 4.0 3.5 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)-0.8

New York

 3.9 4.0 4.0 (p)4.0 (p)0.1

Pennsylvania

 4.2 3.8 3.9 (p)3.9 (p)-0.3

South region

 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 -0.2

South Atlantic division

 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 0.0

Delaware

 3.7 3.2 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.3

District of Columbia

 5.4 5.6 5.6 (p)5.5 (p)0.1

Florida

 3.4 3.4 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)-0.1

Georgia

 3.8 3.7 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)-0.2

Maryland

 3.8 3.8 3.8 (p)3.8 (p)0.0

North Carolina

 3.7 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2 (p)0.5

South Carolina

 3.2 3.5 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)0.0

Virginia

 2.8 2.9 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)0.0

West Virginia

 5.1 4.7 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)-0.5

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

 4.7 3.3 4.2 (p)4.5 (p)-0.2

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

 4.3 3.1 3.7 (p)3.9 (p)-0.4

District of Columbia

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

 3.5 3.1 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.2

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

 3.5 3.1 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.2

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 4.3 3.6 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)-0.2

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD(1)

 3.4 3.0 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.1

California-Lexington Park, MD

 4.4 3.2 3.7 (p)4.2 (p)-0.2

Cumberland, MD-WV

 5.7 4.6 5.9 (p)5.9 (p)0.2

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 4.2 3.5 3.9 (p)3.8 (p)-0.4

Salisbury, MD-DE

 4.2 3.7 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-0.2

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 4.9 3.8 4.0 (p)4.5 (p)-0.4

Altoona, PA

 4.7 3.5 4.2 (p)4.8 (p)0.1

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

 4.9 4.1 4.2 (p)4.6 (p)-0.3

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

 4.2 3.2 3.4 (p)4.0 (p)-0.2

East Stroudsburg, PA

 5.7 4.7 4.8 (p)5.4 (p)-0.3

Erie, PA

 5.0 3.8 4.2 (p)4.7 (p)-0.3

Gettysburg, PA

 3.7 2.7 3.1 (p)3.6 (p)-0.1

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 4.0 3.2 3.6 (p)4.0 (p)0.0

Johnstown, PA

 6.1 4.3 5.3 (p)5.8 (p)-0.3

Lancaster, PA

 3.9 3.0 3.3 (p)3.8 (p)-0.1

Lebanon, PA

 4.1 3.3 3.6 (p)4.0 (p)-0.1

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

 3.8 3.1 3.2 (p)3.8 (p)0.0

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 4.7 3.6 3.8 (p)4.3 (p)-0.4

Philadelphia, PA(1)

 5.7 4.5 4.8 (p)5.4 (p)-0.3

Philadelphia City, PA

 6.2 4.9 5.2 (p)5.8 (p)-0.4

Pittsburgh, PA

 4.6 3.7 4.0 (p)4.5 (p)-0.1

Reading, PA

 4.5 3.8 4.1 (p)4.5 (p)0.0

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

 5.5 4.6 4.8 (p)5.4 (p)-0.1

State College, PA

 3.9 3.0 3.2 (p)3.7 (p)-0.2

Williamsport, PA

 4.8 4.0 4.2 (p)4.5 (p)-0.3

York-Hanover, PA

 4.4 3.3 3.7 (p)4.2 (p)-0.2

Virginia

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 3.4 3.1 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)-0.2

Charlottesville, VA

 2.9 2.7 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-0.2

Harrisonburg, VA

 3.2 3.0 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)-0.2

Lynchburg, VA

 3.7 3.3 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)-0.2

Richmond, VA

 3.3 3.0 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)-0.3

Roanoke, VA

 3.1 2.8 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

Roanoke, VA

 3.1 2.8 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA

 2.9 2.7 2.7 (p)2.6 (p)-0.3

Winchester, VA-WV

 2.9 2.7 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)-0.2

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 5.4 4.5 5.0 (p)4.7 (p)-0.7

Charleston, WV

 5.2 4.3 4.7 (p)4.5 (p)-0.7

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 5.6 4.5 5.4 (p)5.3 (p)-0.3

Morgantown, WV

 4.5 3.5 4.3 (p)3.9 (p)-0.6

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 5.4 4.7 5.2 (p)4.9 (p)-0.5

Wheeling, WV-OH

 5.0 4.3 4.8 (p)4.7 (p)-0.3

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

 149,467 151,252 (p)151,411 (p)151,541 (p)2,074 (p)1.4

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,153.7 4,202.5 4,199.3 (p)4,200.4 (p)46.7 (p)1.1

New York

 9,691.7 9,778.7 9,771.9 (p)9,783.8 (p)92.1 (p)1.0

Pennsylvania

 6,013.3 6,037.3 6,035.2 (p)6,051.7 (p)38.4 (p)0.6

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 461.1 464.6 464.5 (p)466.0 (p)4.9 (p)1.1

District of Columbia

 792.7 799.3 801.3 (p)802.1 (p)9.4 (p)1.2

Florida

 8,811.9 8,989.1 9,010.6 (p)9,033.1 (p)221.2 (p)2.5

Georgia

 4,552.9 4,613.6 4,616.7 (p)4,637.5 (p)84.6 (p)1.9

Maryland

 2,745.6 2,752.3 2,748.8 (p)2,749.3 (p)3.7 (p)0.1

North Carolina

 4,500.6 (1)4,560.5 4,569.3 (p)4,571.6 (p)71.0 (p)1.6

South Carolina

 2,148.4 2,177.3 2,177.9 (p)2,180.3 (p)31.9 (p)1.5

Virginia

 4,005.2 4,027.3 4,040.7 (p)4,041.9 (p)36.7 (p)0.9

West Virginia

 729.9 737.2 735.3 (p)735.0 (p)5.1 (p)0.7

Footnotes
(1) Correction
(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.