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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Pennsylvania > Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Economy at a Glance:
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 1,135.0 1,135.3 1,144.8 1,124.8 1,111.9 (p)1,112.0

Employment(1)

 1,104.4 1,100.6 1,106.7 1,084.1 1,083.6 (p)1,080.5

Unemployment(1)

 30.6 34.6 38.1 40.8 28.3 (p)31.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.6 2.5 (p)2.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 1,130.8 1,141.5 1,136.5 1,132.2 1,131.8 (p)1,135.9

12-month % change

 0.6 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.0 (p)0.8

Mining, Logging and Construction(3)

 57.9 58.4 59.8 59.9 59.0 (p)59.6

12-month % change

 -2.0 -2.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 (p)0.7

Manufacturing(3)

 89.7 90.5 90.0 89.5 89.0 (p)88.3

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.5 -1.2 -1.6 -1.4 (p)-2.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 201.8 202.3 201.9 200.7 200.2 (p)203.3

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.6 -0.2 -0.5 -0.7 (p)0.0

Information(3)

 25.5 25.2 25.5 25.7 25.4 (p)25.4

12-month % change

 -0.8 -2.7 -0.8 0.4 0.0 (p)-0.8

Financial Activities(3)

 90.4 91.6 91.4 91.4 90.8 (p)90.6

12-month % change

 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 (p)0.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 214.0 215.7 214.6 214.0 213.7 (p)212.0

12-month % change

 -2.7 -1.6 -1.4 -0.8 -1.9 (p)-2.3

Education and Health Services(3)

 221.2 222.1 220.9 221.2 224.8 (p)227.7

12-month % change

 3.9 5.1 5.4 5.7 5.2 (p)4.9

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 95.8 100.7 101.1 99.6 94.3 (p)93.2

12-month % change

 2.5 1.6 0.5 0.6 2.6 (p)2.1

Other Services(3)

 48.7 50.1 50.0 49.5 48.7 (p)49.2

12-month % change

 3.0 4.8 3.3 2.7 3.2 (p)2.3

Government(3)

 85.8 84.9 81.3 80.7 85.9 (p)86.6

12-month % change

 1.9 2.4 2.9 1.8 2.3 (p)1.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary