Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,876,300 in February 2017, up 65,000, or 2.3 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.7 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia area has not had an over-the-year employment decline in over 6 years. (See chart 1 and table 1; the Technical Note at the end of this release contains metropolitan area definitions. All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of four metropolitan divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. All four divisions saw employment increases over the year. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, with 33 percent of the area’s employment, gained 27,600 jobs since last February. The Camden Metropolitan Division, with 19 percent of local employment, added 18,900 jobs over the year. The Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County Metropolitan Division, with 36 percent of the area’s employment, added 16,500 jobs; and the Wilmington Metropolitan Division, with the remaining 12 percent, gained 2,000 jobs over the year.

Industry employment

In the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, education and health services had the largest employment gain from February 2016 to February 2017, adding 29,400 jobs. The Philadelphia area’s 4.8-percent growth in education and health services employment was nearly double the nationwide increase of 2.5 percent. (See chart 2.) The Philadelphia division added 14,200 jobs and the Montgomery County division added 8,700 jobs.

Trade, transportation, and utilities employment increased by 8,500 since last February, the second-largest gain in the Philadelphia area. The local rate of job growth, at 1.7 percent, exceeded the national rate of 1.0 percent. Of the three local divisions that gained in this industry, Camden saw the largest increase, adding 5,200 jobs.

Two other supersectors in the Philadelphia area gained more than 5,000 jobs since last February—professional and business services (7,900); and leisure and hospitality (6,400). The 2.7-percent rate of local employment growth in leisure and hospitality exceeded the 1.9-percent nationwide increase.

Four other supersectors in the local area gained between 1,000 and 5,000 jobs each since last February: mining, logging, and construction; government; financial activities; and other services.   

Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areas

Philadelphia was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in February 2017. All 12 areas had over-the-year job growth during the period, with the rates of job growth in 7 areas exceeding the national average of 1.7 percent. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell had the fastest rate of job growth, up 3.6 percent, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington at 3.5 percent. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Chicago-Naperville-Elgin had the slowest rates of job growth, at 0.6 and 0.9 percent, respectively. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

New York-Newark-Jersey City added the largest number of jobs, 145,800, followed by Dallas (119,300) and Atlanta (95,400). Houston had the smallest employment gain over the year, adding 19,300 jobs.

Education and health services had the largest employment gain in six areas—Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, New York, Philadelphia, and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. Professional and business services added the most jobs in three areas—Atlanta, Phoenix Mesa-Scottsdale, and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria.

Manufacturing had the largest over-the-year job losses in three areas—Boston, Los Angeles, and New York. Four areas experienced no annual job losses in any supersector—Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.

Metropolitan area employment data for March 2017 are scheduled to be released on Friday, April 21, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2012 version of the North American Industry Classification System.

Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates.

Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports which are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months.

Reliability of the estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and administrative data and thus are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data are also subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the special estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding.

Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error for state CES data at the supersector level are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/additional-resources/reliability-of-state-and-area-estimates.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the delineations issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on July 15, 2015. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland.

• The Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.
• The Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, Pa. Metropolitan Division includes Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.
• The Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division includes Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.
• The Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division includes New Castle County in   Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Philadelphia metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Feb 2016	Dec 2016	Jan 2017	Feb 2017	Feb 2016 to Feb 2017
						Net change	Percent change
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,811.3	2,933.6	2,859.5	(p)2,876.3	(p)65.0	(p)2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		104.9	112.6	107.8	(p)109.7	(p)4.8	(p)4.6
Manufacturing		177.9	178.5	177.0	(p)178.0	(p)0.1	(p)0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		511.8	546.5	527.9	(p)520.3	(p)8.5	(p)1.7
Information		46.2	46.9	46.1	(p)46.2	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Financial activities		209.4	214.4	212.5	(p)211.5	(p)2.1	(p)1.0
Professional and business services		447.4	467.6	455.6	(p)455.3	(p)7.9	(p)1.8
Education and health services		618.1	644.7	630.8	(p)647.5	(p)29.4	(p)4.8
Leisure and hospitality		240.8	258.0	247.3	(p)247.2	(p)6.4	(p)2.7
Other services		116.7	119.9	118.7	(p)118.6	(p)1.9	(p)1.6
Government		338.1	344.5	335.8	(p)342.0	(p)3.9	(p)1.2
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		919.2	958.1	932.6	(p)946.8	(p)27.6	(p)3.0
Mining, logging, and construction		21.8	23.0	22.2	(p)22.6	(p)0.8	(p)3.7
Manufacturing		35.1	34.9	34.3	(p)34.6	(p)-0.5	(p)-1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		131.4	141.2	136.1	(p)134.5	(p)3.1	(p)2.4
Information		14.2	14.6	14.2	(p)14.3	(p)0.1	(p)0.7
Financial activities		58.6	59.0	58.5	(p)58.5	(p)-0.1	(p)-0.2
Professional and business services		124.7	130.0	127.3	(p)127.7	(p)3.0	(p)2.4
Education and health services		281.1	292.1	283.6	(p)295.3	(p)14.2	(p)5.1
Leisure and hospitality		86.4	94.0	90.2	(p)90.8	(p)4.4	(p)5.1
Other services		38.3	39.3	38.8	(p)38.9	(p)0.6	(p)1.6
Government		127.6	130.0	127.4	(p)129.6	(p)2.0	(p)1.6
Philadelphia City, Pa.
Total nonfarm		690.1	719.6	701.9	(p)712.5	(p)22.4	(p)3.2
Mining, logging, and construction		11.5	11.7	11.3	(p)11.7	(p)0.2	(p)1.7
Manufacturing		20.4	20.4	20.0	(p)20.1	(p)-0.3	(p)-1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		90.9	96.6	93.5	(p)92.4	(p)1.5	(p)1.7
Information		11.6	11.9	11.6	(p)11.7	(p)0.1	(p)0.9
Financial activities		42.4	42.7	42.2	(p)42.3	(p)-0.1	(p)-0.2
Professional and business services		93.5	97.9	95.8	(p)96.1	(p)2.6	(p)2.8
Education and health services		224.4	233.4	226.9	(p)236.3	(p)11.9	(p)5.3
Leisure and hospitality		66.5	73.1	70.0	(p)70.6	(p)4.1	(p)6.2
Other services		27.1	28.1	27.7	(p)27.8	(p)0.7	(p)2.6
Government		101.8	103.8	102.9	(p)103.5	(p)1.7	(p)1.7
Delaware County, Pa.
Total nonfarm		229.1	238.5	230.7	(p)234.3	(p)5.2	(p)2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		10.3	11.3	10.9	(p)10.9	(p)0.6	(p)5.8
Manufacturing		14.7	14.5	14.3	(p)14.5	(p)-0.2	(p)-1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		40.5	44.6	42.6	(p)42.1	(p)1.6	(p)4.0
Information		2.6	2.7	2.6	(p)2.6	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Financial activities		16.2	16.3	16.3	(p)16.2	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Professional and business services		31.2	32.1	31.5	(p)31.6	(p)0.4	(p)1.3
Education and health services		56.7	58.7	56.7	(p)59.0	(p)2.3	(p)4.1
Leisure and hospitality		19.9	20.9	20.2	(p)20.2	(p)0.3	(p)1.5
Other services		11.2	11.2	11.1	(p)11.1	(p)-0.1	(p)-0.9
Government		25.8	26.2	24.5	(p)26.1	(p)0.3	(p)1.2
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		1,024.2	1,067.2	1,041.4	(p)1,040.7	(p)16.5	(p)1.6
Mining, logging, and construction		46.4	50.3	49.0	(p)49.3	(p)2.9	(p)6.3
Manufacturing		89.2	89.4	88.5	(p)88.6	(p)-0.6	(p)-0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		201.0	212.4	204.8	(p)200.9	(p)-0.1	(p)0.0
Information		21.2	21.6	21.2	(p)21.2	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Financial activities		78.3	81.1	79.9	(p)79.2	(p)0.9	(p)1.1
Professional and business services		196.2	203.0	198.9	(p)199.3	(p)3.1	(p)1.6
Education and health services		183.3	192.3	188.5	(p)192.0	(p)8.7	(p)4.7
Leisure and hospitality		79.5	85.2	80.3	(p)79.0	(p)-0.5	(p)-0.6
Other services		46.0	47.8	47.6	(p)47.5	(p)1.5	(p)3.3
Government		83.1	84.1	82.7	(p)83.7	(p)0.6	(p)0.7
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		516.3	544.7	533.0	(p)535.2	(p)18.9	(p)3.7
Mining, logging, and construction		20.8	22.8	20.9	(p)21.9	(p)1.1	(p)5.3
Manufacturing		36.3	37.1	37.3	(p)37.8	(p)1.5	(p)4.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		115.1	125.5	121.9	(p)120.3	(p)5.2	(p)4.5
Information		6.9	6.8	6.8	(p)6.8	(p)-0.1	(p)-1.4
Financial activities		29.1	31.0	30.6	(p)30.6	(p)1.5	(p)5.2
Professional and business services		74.8	79.6	77.6	(p)77.9	(p)3.1	(p)4.1
Education and health services		92.5	96.3	95.9	(p)95.9	(p)3.4	(p)3.7
Leisure and hospitality		42.9	45.5	44.9	(p)44.8	(p)1.9	(p)4.4
Other services		18.1	18.3	18.0	(p)17.9	(p)-0.2	(p)-1.1
Government		79.8	81.8	79.1	(p)81.3	(p)1.5	(p)1.9
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		351.6	363.6	352.5	(p)353.6	(p)2.0	(p)0.6
Mining, logging, and construction		15.9	16.5	15.7	(p)15.9	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Manufacturing		17.3	17.1	16.9	(p)17.0	(p)-0.3	(p)-1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		64.3	67.4	65.1	(p)64.6	(p)0.3	(p)0.5
Information		3.9	3.9	3.9	(p)3.9	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Financial activities		43.4	43.3	43.5	(p)43.2	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.5
Professional and business services		51.7	55.0	51.8	(p)50.4	(p)-1.3	(p)-2.5
Education and health services		61.2	64.0	62.8	(p)64.3	(p)3.1	(p)5.1
Leisure and hospitality		32.0	33.3	31.9	(p)32.6	(p)0.6	(p)1.9
Other services		14.3	14.5	14.3	(p)14.3	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Government		47.6	48.6	46.6	(p)47.4	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Feb 2016	Dec 2016	Jan 2017	Feb 2017	Feb 2016 to Feb 2017
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		141,919	146,158	(p)143,261	(p)144,271	(p)2,352	(p)1.7
Mining and logging		698	669	(p)662	(p)670	(p)-28	(p)-4.0
Construction		6,256	6,660	(p)6,414	(p)6,475	(p)219	(p)3.5
Manufacturing		12,290	12,341	(p)12,261	(p)12,301	(p)11	(p)0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		26,727	28,090	(p)27,235	(p)26,992	(p)265	(p)1.0
Information		2,762	2,775	(p)2,722	(p)2,755	(p)-7	(p)-0.3
Financial activities		8,155	8,373	(p)8,342	(p)8,342	(p)187	(p)2.3
Professional and business services		19,609	20,521	(p)20,088	(p)20,207	(p)598	(p)3.0
Education and health services		22,505	23,023	(p)22,707	(p)23,064	(p)559	(p)2.5
Leisure and hospitality		14,889	15,394	(p)15,027	(p)15,175	(p)286	(p)1.9
Other services		5,615	5,676	(p)5,640	(p)5,669	(p)54	(p)1.0
Government		22,413	22,636	(p)22,163	(p)22,621	(p)208	(p)0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,615.5	2,735.8	2,698.6	(p)2,710.9	(p)95.4	(p)3.6
Mining and logging		1.7	1.8	1.8	(p)1.8	(p)0.1	(p)5.9
Construction		110.9	119.1	118.1	(p)118.5	(p)7.6	(p)6.9
Manufacturing		160.9	163.5	163.1	(p)163.4	(p)2.5	(p)1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		581.6	614.7	599.3	(p)595.0	(p)13.4	(p)2.3
Information		94.0	98.9	97.7	(p)98.7	(p)4.7	(p)5.0
Financial activities		163.5	169.0	170.1	(p)171.2	(p)7.7	(p)4.7
Professional and business services		480.6	506.9	497.2	(p)502.7	(p)22.1	(p)4.6
Education and health services		329.9	340.3	338.0	(p)342.6	(p)12.7	(p)3.8
Leisure and hospitality		268.7	288.9	284.5	(p)286.3	(p)17.6	(p)6.6
Other services		95.9	98.5	97.0	(p)96.6	(p)0.7	(p)0.7
Government		327.8	334.2	331.8	(p)334.1	(p)6.3	(p)1.9
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,644.2	2,741.4	2,685.1	(p)2,689.1	(p)44.9	(p)1.7
Mining, logging, and construction		99.1	107.5	101.7	(p)99.7	(p)0.6	(p)0.6
Manufacturing		186.7	187.4	185.5	(p)185.4	(p)-1.3	(p)-0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		413.5	433.6	424.9	(p)414.7	(p)1.2	(p)0.3
Information		77.1	78.8	78.4	(p)78.4	(p)1.3	(p)1.7
Financial activities		183.7	188.6	189.2	(p)189.1	(p)5.4	(p)2.9
Professional and business services		454.9	475.8	464.5	(p)467.4	(p)12.5	(p)2.7
Education and health services		569.7	586.0	577.3	(p)588.2	(p)18.5	(p)3.2
Leisure and hospitality		245.8	260.0	250.2	(p)246.5	(p)0.7	(p)0.3
Other services		98.0	100.9	100.3	(p)99.9	(p)1.9	(p)1.9
Government		315.7	322.8	313.1	(p)319.8	(p)4.1	(p)1.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,551.8	4,683.8	4,574.2	(p)4,592.3	(p)40.5	(p)0.9
Mining and logging		1.5	1.6	1.4	(p)1.5	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		149.5	163.1	153.7	(p)156.5	(p)7.0	(p)4.7
Manufacturing		413.1	413.1	411.3	(p)412.4	(p)-0.7	(p)-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		924.0	975.0	939.7	(p)926.0	(p)2.0	(p)0.2
Information		79.7	81.3	80.3	(p)80.5	(p)0.8	(p)1.0
Financial activities		294.5	300.5	304.4	(p)305.7	(p)11.2	(p)3.8
Professional and business services		799.7	820.3	796.2	(p)796.0	(p)-3.7	(p)-0.5
Education and health services		712.1	718.8	711.7	(p)721.6	(p)9.5	(p)1.3
Leisure and hospitality		440.2	458.4	443.1	(p)443.2	(p)3.0	(p)0.7
Other services		192.5	191.1	190.4	(p)192.0	(p)-0.5	(p)-0.3
Government		545.0	560.6	542.0	(p)556.9	(p)11.9	(p)2.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		3,447.9	3,593.6	3,557.9	(p)3,567.2	(p)119.3	(p)3.5
Mining, logging, and construction		200.0	208.6	207.9	(p)208.3	(p)8.3	(p)4.2
Manufacturing		264.1	266.1	265.7	(p)265.5	(p)1.4	(p)0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		733.2	783.0	767.4	(p)759.3	(p)26.1	(p)3.6
Information		81.3	83.1	82.4	(p)82.5	(p)1.2	(p)1.5
Financial activities		277.8	288.6	288.8	(p)288.2	(p)10.4	(p)3.7
Professional and business services		569.2	598.5	590.2	(p)593.3	(p)24.1	(p)4.2
Education and health services		426.3	435.7	436.9	(p)439.2	(p)12.9	(p)3.0
Leisure and hospitality		351.6	370.0	368.5	(p)373.2	(p)21.6	(p)6.1
Other services		118.0	122.6	121.5	(p)123.8	(p)5.8	(p)4.9
Government		426.4	437.4	428.6	(p)433.9	(p)7.5	(p)1.8
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,992.4	3,036.0	2,995.0	(p)3,011.7	(p)19.3	(p)0.6
Mining and logging		93.9	86.3	87.7	(p)87.3	(p)-6.6	(p)-7.0
Construction		219.3	214.9	213.4	(p)216.8	(p)-2.5	(p)-1.1
Manufacturing		230.3	222.1	222.6	(p)226.8	(p)-3.5	(p)-1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		606.6	627.3	609.9	(p)602.1	(p)-4.5	(p)-0.7
Information		32.2	33.4	32.8	(p)32.7	(p)0.5	(p)1.6
Financial activities		153.7	156.6	155.2	(p)153.8	(p)0.1	(p)0.1
Professional and business services		467.3	472.5	466.2	(p)468.9	(p)1.6	(p)0.3
Education and health services		375.7	387.5	382.7	(p)386.4	(p)10.7	(p)2.8
Leisure and hospitality		304.4	313.1	310.8	(p)315.2	(p)10.8	(p)3.5
Other services		107.4	107.2	107.3	(p)106.9	(p)-0.5	(p)-0.5
Government		401.6	415.1	406.4	(p)414.8	(p)13.2	(p)3.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,920.5	6,064.6	5,963.8	(p)6,008.3	(p)87.8	(p)1.5
Mining and logging		4.3	4.0	3.9	(p)4.0	(p)-0.3	(p)-7.0
Construction		226.0	228.9	222.5	(p)229.2	(p)3.2	(p)1.4
Manufacturing		519.9	515.2	508.8	(p)510.2	(p)-9.7	(p)-1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,074.4	1,132.4	1,096.9	(p)1,086.0	(p)11.6	(p)1.1
Information		256.3	253.4	249.9	(p)255.0	(p)-1.3	(p)-0.5
Financial activities		334.3	340.3	338.1	(p)337.7	(p)3.4	(p)1.0
Professional and business services		893.6	911.5	898.3	(p)910.3	(p)16.7	(p)1.9
Education and health services		966.1	988.1	984.2	(p)998.0	(p)31.9	(p)3.3
Leisure and hospitality		703.2	730.0	709.9	(p)718.4	(p)15.2	(p)2.2
Other services		201.6	206.8	207.4	(p)208.1	(p)6.5	(p)3.2
Government		740.8	754.0	743.9	(p)751.4	(p)10.6	(p)1.4
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,571.2	2,651.4	2,627.1	(p)2,627.3	(p)56.1	(p)2.2
Mining and logging		0.7	0.7	0.7	(p)0.7	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		117.9	125.1	121.9	(p)124.0	(p)6.1	(p)5.2
Manufacturing		87.6	89.3	88.7	(p)88.4	(p)0.8	(p)0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		587.9	614.2	601.7	(p)596.1	(p)8.2	(p)1.4
Information		49.2	49.4	48.8	(p)49.0	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.4
Financial activities		175.3	176.3	174.6	(p)174.1	(p)-1.2	(p)-0.7
Professional and business services		419.1	434.0	428.6	(p)429.0	(p)9.9	(p)2.4
Education and health services		377.0	389.4	388.9	(p)392.2	(p)15.2	(p)4.0
Leisure and hospitality		324.0	331.9	332.5	(p)330.8	(p)6.8	(p)2.1
Other services		124.0	128.4	128.5	(p)128.6	(p)4.6	(p)3.7
Government		308.5	312.7	312.2	(p)314.4	(p)5.9	(p)1.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		9,327.6	9,697.0	9,427.3	(p)9,473.4	(p)145.8	(p)1.6
Mining, logging, and construction		357.2	380.9	365.2	(p)363.0	(p)5.8	(p)1.6
Manufacturing		365.9	363.5	357.1	(p)362.8	(p)-3.1	(p)-0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,693.4	1,798.6	1,735.2	(p)1,707.9	(p)14.5	(p)0.9
Information		281.2	291.8	283.9	(p)285.1	(p)3.9	(p)1.4
Financial activities		763.7	770.1	768.0	(p)769.1	(p)5.4	(p)0.7
Professional and business services		1,471.6	1,547.1	1,501.9	(p)1,507.7	(p)36.1	(p)2.5
Education and health services		1,853.3	1,924.9	1,881.2	(p)1,917.5	(p)64.2	(p)3.5
Leisure and hospitality		832.7	879.8	841.8	(p)843.3	(p)10.6	(p)1.3
Other services		409.5	418.3	411.8	(p)411.7	(p)2.2	(p)0.5
Government		1,299.1	1,322.0	1,281.2	(p)1,305.3	(p)6.2	(p)0.5
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,811.3	2,933.6	2,859.5	(p)2,876.3	(p)65.0	(p)2.3
Mining, logging, and construction		104.9	112.6	107.8	(p)109.7	(p)4.8	(p)4.6
Manufacturing		177.9	178.5	177.0	(p)178.0	(p)0.1	(p)0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		511.8	546.5	527.9	(p)520.3	(p)8.5	(p)1.7
Information		46.2	46.9	46.1	(p)46.2	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Financial activities		209.4	214.4	212.5	(p)211.5	(p)2.1	(p)1.0
Professional and business services		447.4	467.6	455.6	(p)455.3	(p)7.9	(p)1.8
Education and health services		618.1	644.7	630.8	(p)647.5	(p)29.4	(p)4.8
Leisure and hospitality		240.8	258.0	247.3	(p)247.2	(p)6.4	(p)2.7
Other services		116.7	119.9	118.7	(p)118.6	(p)1.9	(p)1.6
Government		338.1	344.5	335.8	(p)342.0	(p)3.9	(p)1.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.
Total nonfarm		1,961.4	2,032.6	1,990.9	(p)2,010.7	(p)49.3	(p)2.5
Mining and logging		3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		102.3	104.7	103.9	(p)104.4	(p)2.1	(p)2.1
Manufacturing		120.9	122.2	121.6	(p)122.1	(p)1.2	(p)1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		380.6	403.4	391.0	(p)387.6	(p)7.0	(p)1.8
Information		36.5	35.8	35.4	(p)35.9	(p)-0.6	(p)-1.6
Financial activities		171.5	180.0	179.5	(p)180.7	(p)9.2	(p)5.4
Professional and business services		332.9	355.0	341.3	(p)343.0	(p)10.1	(p)3.0
Education and health services		290.0	299.1	296.2	(p)298.7	(p)8.7	(p)3.0
Leisure and hospitality		216.0	221.4	221.0	(p)225.8	(p)9.8	(p)4.5
Other services		64.3	62.6	60.9	(p)61.9	(p)-2.4	(p)-3.7
Government		243.2	245.2	236.9	(p)247.4	(p)4.2	(p)1.7
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif.
Total nonfarm		2,304.1	2,392.9	2,345.5	(p)2,354.5	(p)50.4	(p)2.2
Mining and logging		0.9	0.9	0.9	(p)0.9	(p)0.0	(p)0.0
Construction		108.8	114.2	112.2	(p)113.3	(p)4.5	(p)4.1
Manufacturing		130.5	132.6	131.3	(p)130.6	(p)0.1	(p)0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		370.3	395.1	378.3	(p)375.1	(p)4.8	(p)1.3
Information		96.1	102.2	100.2	(p)99.6	(p)3.5	(p)3.6
Financial activities		139.8	146.0	144.8	(p)145.3	(p)5.5	(p)3.9
Professional and business services		463.4	478.8	469.1	(p)469.7	(p)6.3	(p)1.4
Education and health services		335.4	344.6	342.2	(p)346.9	(p)11.5	(p)3.4
Leisure and hospitality		260.4	267.8	260.9	(p)264.9	(p)4.5	(p)1.7
Other services		83.9	86.2	84.6	(p)85.5	(p)1.6	(p)1.9
Government		314.6	324.5	321.0	(p)322.7	(p)8.1	(p)2.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		3,174.1	3,269.8	3,218.2	(p)3,236.5	(p)62.4	(p)2.0
Mining, logging, and construction		150.1	153.4	152.4	(p)150.9	(p)0.8	(p)0.5
Manufacturing		53.0	54.1	52.6	(p)52.8	(p)-0.2	(p)-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		395.8	420.0	404.8	(p)401.4	(p)5.6	(p)1.4
Information		75.4	72.0	71.1	(p)72.2	(p)-3.2	(p)-4.2
Financial activities		154.8	155.9	154.9	(p)156.0	(p)1.2	(p)0.8
Professional and business services		722.5	745.1	738.4	(p)742.1	(p)19.6	(p)2.7
Education and health services		434.7	440.9	437.3	(p)444.7	(p)10.0	(p)2.3
Leisure and hospitality		301.9	324.9	316.6	(p)319.7	(p)17.8	(p)5.9
Other services		191.7	196.0	192.6	(p)194.7	(p)3.0	(p)1.6
Government		694.2	707.5	697.5	(p)702.0	(p)7.8	(p)1.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
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