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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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Net
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change

United States

 171,261 169,094 169,777 170,262 -999 -0.6

Northeast region

 29,810.3 29,745.7 29,744.9 29,767.4 -42.8 -0.1

Middle Atlantic division

 21,512.4 21,601.0 21,607.3 21,619.4 107.0 0.5

New Jersey

 4,915.1 4,910.6 4,918.1 (p)4,928.4 (p)13.3 (p)0.3

New York

 10,044.6 10,039.6 10,029.9 (p)10,027.9 (p)-16.7 (p)-0.2

Pennsylvania

 6,552.8 6,650.6 6,659.2 (p)6,663.0 (p)110.2 (p)1.7

South region

 64,755.4 64,585.5 64,585.5 64,624.5 -130.9 -0.2

South Atlantic division

 33,907.5 33,867.8 33,856.5 33,875.0 -32.4 -0.1

Delaware

 516.8 506.7 505.3 (p)504.7 (p)-12.0 (p)-2.3

District of Columbia

 408.7 401.9 402.4 (p)402.9 (p)-5.8 (p)-1.4

Florida

 11,093.4 11,120.7 11,114.7 (p)11,113.9 (p)20.6 (p)0.2

Georgia

 5,430.8 5,480.8 5,490.3 (p)5,504.0 (p)73.2 (p)1.3

Maryland

 3,227.2 3,203.0 3,199.7 (p)3,201.6 (p)-25.6 (p)-0.8

North Carolina

 5,308.1 5,238.2 5,231.2 (p)5,233.6 (p)-74.5 (p)-1.4

South Carolina

 2,622.6 2,672.9 2,675.8 (p)2,680.0 (p)57.4 (p)2.2

Virginia

 4,516.6 4,472.6 4,465.3 (p)4,461.2 (p)-55.5 (p)-1.2

West Virginia

 783.0 772.6 772.2 (p)772.1 (p)-10.9 (p)-1.4

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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change		 Percent
change

United States

 7,605 6,916 7,031 7,109 -496 -6.5

Northeast region

 1,367.6 1,262.7 1,232.1 1,218.1 -149.5 -10.9

Middle Atlantic division

 1,023.1 920.6 895.5 881.4 -141.7 -13.8

New Jersey

 270.2 216.3 212.7 (p)209.1 (p)-61.2 (p)-22.6

New York

 463.6 443.1 433.0 (p)431.8 (p)-31.8 (p)-6.9

Pennsylvania

 289.3 261.2 249.7 (p)240.5 (p)-48.8 (p)-16.9

South region

 2,595.0 2,663.4 2,618.4 2,584.3 -10.7 -0.4

South Atlantic division

 1,357.9 1,373.1 1,337.4 1,315.2 -42.7 -3.1

Delaware

 26.7 24.3 23.6 (p)23.4 (p)-3.3 (p)-12.5

District of Columbia

 27.1 23.8 23.1 (p)22.5 (p)-4.6 (p)-17.1

Florida

 461.2 514.5 502.4 (p)488.9 (p)27.7 (p)6.0

Georgia

 186.5 179.0 175.5 (p)178.9 (p)-7.6 (p)-4.1

Maryland

 138.8 135.3 129.8 (p)124.6 (p)-14.2 (p)-10.2

North Carolina

 204.6 186.1 182.0 (p)179.8 (p)-24.8 (p)-12.1

South Carolina

 122.6 112.5 109.0 (p)106.7 (p)-15.9 (p)-13.0

Virginia

 155.0 165.4 160.5 (p)159.6 (p)4.6 (p)2.9

West Virginia

 35.2 32.0 31.3 (p)30.7 (p)-4.5 (p)-12.8

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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2026		 Aug
2026		 Sep
2026		 Net change
Sep 2025 to
Sep 2026

United States

 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 -0.2

Northeast region

 4.6 4.2 4.1 4.1 -0.5

Middle Atlantic division

 4.8 4.3 4.1 4.1 -0.7

New Jersey

 5.5 4.4 4.3 (p)4.2 (p)-1.3

New York

 4.6 4.4 4.3 (p)4.3 (p)-0.3

Pennsylvania

 4.4 3.9 3.7 (p)3.6 (p)-0.8

South region

 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 0.0

South Atlantic division

 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 -0.1

Delaware

 5.2 4.8 4.7 (p)4.6 (p)-0.6

District of Columbia

 6.6 5.9 5.7 (p)5.6 (p)-1.0

Florida

 4.2 4.6 4.5 (p)4.4 (p)0.2

Georgia

 3.4 3.3 3.2 (p)3.3 (p)-0.1

Maryland

 4.3 4.2 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)-0.4

North Carolina

 3.9 3.6 3.5 (p)3.4 (p)-0.5

South Carolina

 4.7 4.2 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-0.7

Virginia

 3.4 3.7 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)0.2

West Virginia

 4.5 4.1 4.0 (p)4.0 (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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Aug 2026

Delaware

Dover, DE

 6.2 5.4 5.4 (p)5.5 (p)-0.7

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

 5.5 4.8 4.9 (p)4.9 (p)-0.6

District of Columbia

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

 4.2 4.1 4.0 (p)3.8 (p)-0.4

Washington, DC-MD(1)

 5.8 5.2 5.2 (p)5.0 (p)-0.8

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 4.6 4.0 4.2 (p)3.9 (p)-0.7

Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD(1)

 4.2 3.7 3.7 (p)3.4 (p)-0.8

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 4.5 3.9 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)-0.8

Lexington Park, MD

 4.1 3.5 3.9 (p)3.6 (p)-0.5

Salisbury, MD

 4.8 4.5 4.5 (p)4.1 (p)-0.7

New Jersey

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ

 6.6 5.3 5.4 (p)5.4 (p)-1.2

Camden, NJ(1)

 6.0 4.4 4.7 (p)4.8 (p)-1.2

Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ(1)

 5.5 4.2 4.4 (p)4.5 (p)-1.0

Newark, NJ(1)

 6.1 4.6 4.8 (p)4.9 (p)-1.2

Trenton-Princeton, NJ

 6.0 4.6 4.8 (p)4.9 (p)-1.1

Vineland, NJ

 9.1 6.4 7.2 (p)7.4 (p)-1.7

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 5.5 4.1 4.1 (p)4.3 (p)-1.2

Altoona, PA

 4.9 3.9 3.6 (p)3.8 (p)-1.1

Chambersburg, PA

 4.8 3.5 3.4 (p)3.5 (p)-1.3

Erie, PA

 5.1 3.9 3.7 (p)3.9 (p)-1.2

Gettysburg, PA

 4.7 3.5 3.3 (p)3.5 (p)-1.2

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 4.9 3.6 3.5 (p)3.7 (p)-1.2

Johnstown, PA

 6.2 4.7 4.4 (p)4.6 (p)-1.6

Lancaster, PA

 4.3 3.2 3.0 (p)3.2 (p)-1.1

Lebanon, PA

 4.9 3.6 3.4 (p)3.7 (p)-1.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 5.4 4.1 4.2 (p)4.4 (p)-1.0

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

 4.4 3.2 3.2 (p)3.5 (p)-0.9

Philadelphia, PA(1)

 6.0 4.6 4.6 (p)4.9 (p)-1.1

Philadelphia City, PA

 6.4 4.9 4.9 (p)5.2 (p)-1.2

Pittsburgh, PA

 4.9 3.8 3.7 (p)3.9 (p)-1.0

Reading, PA

 5.6 4.2 4.0 (p)4.3 (p)-1.3

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

 6.0 4.7 4.7 (p)4.9 (p)-1.1

State College, PA

 4.5 3.2 3.0 (p)3.0 (p)-1.5

Williamsport, PA

 5.3 4.0 3.8 (p)4.0 (p)-1.3

York-Hanover, PA

 5.0 3.8 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)-1.1

Virginia

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

 3.4 3.6 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)-0.1

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 5.5 4.7 4.1 (p)4.0 (p)-1.5

Charlottesville, VA

 3.2 3.6 3.3 (p)3.2 (p)0.0

Harrisonburg, VA

 3.4 4.0 3.5 (p)3.4 (p)0.0

Lynchburg, VA

 3.8 4.3 4.1 (p)3.9 (p)0.1

Richmond, VA

 3.5 3.9 3.8 (p)3.6 (p)0.1

Roanoke, VA

 3.5 3.9 3.8 (p)3.5 (p)0.0

Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA

 3.0 3.3 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.1

Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC

 3.7 4.0 3.9 (p)3.7 (p)0.0

Winchester, VA-WV

 3.4 3.8 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)0.1

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 4.7 4.6 4.3 (p)4.2 (p)-0.5

Charleston, WV

 4.6 4.4 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)-0.5

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 4.9 5.1 4.8 (p)4.4 (p)-0.5

Morgantown, WV

 3.9 3.9 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.5

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 4.5 4.3 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)-0.3

Wheeling, WV-OH

 4.8 4.3 4.0 (p)4.2 (p)-0.6

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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2026		 Sep 2025 to
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change

United States

 158,548 158,882 (p)159,015 (p)159,044 (p)496 (p)0.3

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,373.8 4,361.3 4,362.5 (p)4,377.4 (p)3.6 (p)0.1

New York

 9,951.7 9,969.5 9,950.8 (p)9,970.4 (p)18.7 (p)0.2

Pennsylvania

 6,167.6 6,200.9 6,213.2 (p)6,212.6 (p)45.0 (p)0.7

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 494.5 495.8 496.6 (p)495.8 (p)1.3 (p)0.3

District of Columbia

 745.7 721.1 719.8 (p)719.9 (p)-25.8 (p)-3.5

Florida

 9,985.6 10,029.8 10,040.1 (p)10,045.4 (p)59.8 (p)0.6

Georgia

 4,983.2 4,977.7 4,983.5 (p)4,983.0 (p)-0.2 (p)0.0

Maryland

 2,808.2 2,814.4 2,803.1 (p)2,794.3 (p)-13.9 (p)-0.5

North Carolina

 5,061.0 5,118.4 5,127.4 (p)5,128.0 (p)67.0 (p)1.3

South Carolina

 2,386.1 2,415.5 2,428.8 (p)2,441.3 (p)55.2 (p)2.3

Virginia

 4,276.2 4,234.7 4,242.8 (p)4,250.6 (p)-25.6 (p)-0.6

West Virginia

 717.4 718.3 717.4 (p)717.4 (p)0.0 (p)0.0

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.