Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area stood at 3,116,400, in March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that while employment levels in the Philadelphia area were little changed over the year, the national rate of job gain was 1.2 percent. (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)

Industry employment

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, the education and health services supersector added 28,400 jobs from March 2024 to March 2025. Within this supersector, health care and social assistance accounted for an increase of 28,800 jobs. (See chart 2.) The 3.9-percent rise in the metropolitan area’s education and health services supersector compared to the 3.4-percent gain on a national level.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in March 2025. Three of twelve areas gained total nonfarm payroll employment over the year: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (+94,200), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+56,100), and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (+31,500). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Significant increases in employment ranged from 1.3 percent (Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX) to 1.0 percent (New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ).

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for April 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary. See the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Technical Note for more information on definitions and methodology.

Reliability of the employment estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Documentation on the reliability of state and area estimates is available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineations issued on July 21, 2023. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-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, NJ Metropolitan Division includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.

• The Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division includes Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.

• The Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division includes Bucks, Chester, and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania.

• The Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ Metropolitan Division includes New Castle County in Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.

Additional information

State and area employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website.

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

Area	Mar 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025(p)	Mar 2024 to Mar 2025(p)
					Net change	Percent change
United States(1)
Total nonfarm	156,612	157,095	157,950	158,506	1,894	1.2
Mining and logging	630	619	619	618	-12	-1.9
Construction	7,939	7,955	7,989	8,079	140	1.8
Manufacturing	12,790	12,676	12,709	12,710	-80	-0.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,614	29,015	28,881	28,911	297	1.0
Information	2,940	2,905	2,922	2,922	-18	-0.6
Financial activities	9,094	9,173	9,185	9,188	94	1.0
Professional and business services	22,396	22,193	22,330	22,357	-39	-0.2
Education and health services	26,325	26,857	27,160	27,232	907	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	16,362	16,263	16,355	16,572	210	1.3
Other services	5,905	5,939	5,958	5,996	91	1.5
Government	23,617	23,500	23,842	23,921	304	1.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Total nonfarm	3,091.7	3,084.8	3,099.4	3,110.7	19.0	0.6
Mining and logging	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0	0.0
Construction	149.7	144.7	147.1	148.9	-0.8	-0.5
Manufacturing	181.2	177.5	179.2	180.3	-0.9	-0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	659.3	656.2	653.2	651.4	-7.9	-1.2
Information	109.3	103.8	105.2	108.3	-1.0	-0.9
Financial activities	206.6	208.7	209.0	209.2	2.6	1.3
Professional and business services	569.9	562.7	565.6	565.0	-4.9	-0.9
Education and health services	437.6	453.9	458.0	460.0	22.4	5.1
Leisure and hospitality	308.9	303.8	306.2	309.1	0.2	0.1
Other services	107.7	107.6	108.7	109.6	1.9	1.8
Government	359.4	363.8	365.1	366.8	7.4	2.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Total nonfarm	2,739.1	2,714.4	2,719.4	2,731.4	-7.7	-0.3
Mining, logging, and construction	118.5	116.2	114.9	115.0	-3.5	-3.0
Manufacturing	165.7	161.9	162.3	162.3	-3.4	-2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities	387.7	392.7	386.6	387.1	-0.6	-0.2
Information	77.5	75.5	75.4	76.0	-1.5	-1.9
Financial activities	177.7	178.9	178.6	178.9	1.2	0.7
Professional and business services	516.4	511.3	511.1	510.8	-5.6	-1.1
Education and health services	617.2	611.1	622.3	625.5	8.3	1.3
Leisure and hospitality	259.0	253.3	248.3	253.8	-5.2	-2.0
Other services	96.3	95.7	94.9	95.2	-1.1	-1.1
Government	323.1	317.8	325.0	326.8	3.7	1.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Total nonfarm	4,666.0	4,646.1	4,659.2	4,682.2	16.2	0.3
Mining and logging	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.1	6.7
Construction	168.7	162.3	162.2	167.3	-1.4	-0.8
Manufacturing	406.9	401.2	401.8	406.0	-0.9	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	937.0	939.1	935.9	938.2	1.2	0.1
Information	76.0	76.1	75.8	75.5	-0.5	-0.7
Financial activities	311.2	312.3	312.1	313.4	2.2	0.7
Professional and business services	805.4	786.4	790.6	790.3	-15.1	-1.9
Education and health services	767.3	777.7	784.3	782.7	15.4	2.0
Leisure and hospitality	452.1	448.2	447.9	455.9	3.8	0.8
Other services	192.0	194.7	193.3	194.3	2.3	1.2
Government	547.9	546.5	553.7	557.0	9.1	1.7
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Total nonfarm	4,223.6	4,255.6	4,272.4	4,279.7	56.1	1.3
Mining, logging, and construction	251.1	252.2	253.4	256.8	5.7	2.3
Manufacturing	310.7	310.6	309.9	309.4	-1.3	-0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	880.6	894.1	891.9	891.5	10.9	1.2
Information	88.2	88.5	88.6	89.4	1.2	1.4
Financial activities	376.0	384.5	383.5	382.2	6.2	1.6
Professional and business services	766.5	769.7	769.7	765.6	-0.9	-0.1
Education and health services	506.5	513.0	517.9	519.1	12.6	2.5
Leisure and hospitality	421.1	418.1	425.8	429.9	8.8	2.1
Other services	138.4	137.9	138.3	140.6	2.2	1.6
Government	484.5	487.0	493.4	495.2	10.7	2.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Total nonfarm	3,423.1	3,437.4	3,453.7	3,459.4	36.3	1.1
Mining and logging	77.8	80.0	80.2	79.8	2.0	2.6
Construction	233.3	230.2	233.2	234.5	1.2	0.5
Manufacturing	238.4	239.4	238.9	239.6	1.2	0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	690.3	700.2	699.9	699.2	8.9	1.3
Information	30.3	29.6	29.3	29.1	-1.2	-4.0
Financial activities	180.7	181.6	181.2	181.1	0.4	0.2
Professional and business services	561.0	562.2	560.8	556.6	-4.4	-0.8
Education and health services	455.7	462.2	464.6	466.3	10.6	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	362.0	356.5	361.2	364.3	2.3	0.6
Other services	130.4	134.8	134.4	136.3	5.9	4.5
Government	463.2	460.7	470.0	472.6	9.4	2.0
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Total nonfarm	6,275.3	6,229.2	6,261.9	6,259.0	-16.3	-0.3
Mining and logging	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	-0.1	-4.8
Construction	255.0	244.7	245.0	241.1	-13.9	-5.5
Manufacturing	470.6	452.0	452.9	450.6	-20.0	-4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,070.2	1,074.7	1,067.3	1,059.7	-10.5	-1.0
Information	220.0	203.3	209.5	207.4	-12.6	-5.7
Financial activities	313.9	304.8	303.8	302.6	-11.3	-3.6
Professional and business services	972.1	958.1	963.1	960.0	-12.1	-1.2
Education and health services	1,236.3	1,269.5	1,289.2	1,295.0	58.7	4.7
Leisure and hospitality	763.1	747.1	753.2	755.0	-8.1	-1.1
Other services	213.4	208.6	209.3	212.4	-1.0	-0.5
Government	758.6	764.3	766.6	773.2	14.6	1.9
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Total nonfarm	2,963.4	2,978.2	2,991.0	2,994.9	31.5	1.1
Mining and logging	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.0	0.0
Construction	155.7	158.2	160.1	159.1	3.4	2.2
Manufacturing	101.6	101.8	102.5	102.8	1.2	1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	655.0	671.4	669.0	668.5	13.5	2.1
Information	56.3	53.2	54.5	54.3	-2.0	-3.6
Financial activities	219.8	219.1	219.5	220.3	0.5	0.2
Professional and business services	519.3	510.6	516.2	515.4	-3.9	-0.8
Education and health services	460.5	471.2	472.7	473.8	13.3	2.9
Leisure and hospitality	357.5	351.1	353.6	355.6	-1.9	-0.5
Other services	117.7	119.3	119.2	119.4	1.7	1.4
Government	319.1	321.4	322.8	324.8	5.7	1.8
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
Total nonfarm	9,866.9	9,875.0	9,913.5	9,961.1	94.2	1.0
Mining, logging, and construction	381.1	365.2	360.8	370.2	-10.9	-2.9
Manufacturing	330.9	328.8	328.7	330.0	-0.9	-0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	1,590.8	1,601.7	1,590.7	1,587.3	-3.5	-0.2
Information	313.6	303.1	308.4	308.6	-5.0	-1.6
Financial activities	813.4	817.1	814.6	813.3	-0.1	0.0
Professional and business services	1,600.8	1,584.2	1,587.6	1,596.8	-4.0	-0.2
Education and health services	2,266.4	2,320.1	2,352.3	2,368.5	102.1	4.5
Leisure and hospitality	873.6	861.3	858.0	867.8	-5.8	-0.7
Other services	394.9	397.0	398.1	401.3	6.4	1.6
Government	1,301.4	1,296.5	1,314.3	1,317.3	15.9	1.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Total nonfarm	3,091.6	3,080.9	3,097.9	3,116.4	24.8	0.8
Mining, logging, and construction	121.3	117.4	116.6	117.9	-3.4	-2.8
Manufacturing	178.8	176.6	177.3	177.2	-1.6	-0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities	540.3	547.2	542.8	542.3	2.0	0.4
Information	53.3	51.5	50.6	51.0	-2.3	-4.3
Financial activities	226.2	224.4	223.9	223.1	-3.1	-1.4
Professional and business services	496.8	486.9	490.9	494.3	-2.5	-0.5
Education and health services	730.3	739.8	754.3	758.7	28.4	3.9
Leisure and hospitality	270.6	260.8	259.3	266.7	-3.9	-1.4
Other services	124.0	127.5	127.7	129.4	5.4	4.4
Government	350.0	348.8	354.5	355.8	5.8	1.7
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
Total nonfarm	2,473.2	2,446.9	2,461.6	2,463.7	-9.5	-0.4
Mining and logging	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.9	0.3	8.3
Construction	183.9	176.1	177.8	179.6	-4.3	-2.3
Manufacturing	150.6	147.4	148.3	148.2	-2.4	-1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities	471.5	472.5	469.6	465.1	-6.4	-1.4
Information	41.0	39.1	38.8	38.5	-2.5	-6.1
Financial activities	210.0	208.3	210.2	209.8	-0.2	-0.1
Professional and business services	396.8	382.3	386.3	387.6	-9.2	-2.3
Education and health services	404.3	415.7	416.9	419.1	14.8	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	270.9	264.2	266.8	269.5	-1.4	-0.5
Other services	78.7	78.0	79.1	78.9	0.2	0.3
Government	261.9	259.5	264.0	263.5	1.6	0.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
Total nonfarm	2,437.2	2,414.4	2,415.3	2,416.7	-20.5	-0.8
Mining and logging	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0
Construction	118.3	112.9	113.1	113.7	-4.6	-3.9
Manufacturing	143.3	133.3	133.2	133.2	-10.1	-7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities	342.6	348.1	345.0	342.4	-0.2	-0.1
Information	137.8	134.4	133.0	133.4	-4.4	-3.2
Financial activities	131.9	128.9	128.6	128.1	-3.8	-2.9
Professional and business services	491.3	483.7	486.0	482.7	-8.6	-1.8
Education and health services	411.2	418.4	423.9	425.2	14.0	3.4
Leisure and hospitality	246.2	241.0	239.9	241.3	-4.9	-2.0
Other services	87.1	85.8	85.5	86.5	-0.6	-0.7
Government	327.1	327.5	326.7	329.8	2.7	0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Total nonfarm	3,354.7	3,359.7	3,369.7	3,380.9	26.2	0.8
Mining, logging, and construction	162.8	159.3	164.3	169.7	6.9	4.2
Manufacturing	56.7	56.8	56.9	56.8	0.1	0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	396.2	401.5	398.6	398.3	2.1	0.5
Information	81.3	81.8	80.7	80.7	-0.6	-0.7
Financial activities	153.0	154.2	154.5	154.0	1.0	0.7
Professional and business services	806.1	802.5	799.8	801.9	-4.2	-0.5
Education and health services	476.0	487.6	492.1	493.4	17.4	3.7
Leisure and hospitality	316.2	304.9	306.1	313.0	-3.2	-1.0
Other services	184.6	183.3	184.5	182.8	-1.8	-1.0
Government	721.8	727.8	732.2	730.3	8.5	1.2
Footnotes ​(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published. ​(p) Preliminary