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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland > Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Camden, NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2021
New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Camden, NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Apr 2021
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2018-19 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2020
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – February 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – December 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release Feb 2021
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – March 2021 Average energy prices News Release Apr 2021
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2021
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2021
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2020
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Camden — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2015
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Apr 2021

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Economy at a Glance:

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Data Series Back
Data		 Oct
2020		 Nov
2020		 Dec
2020		 Jan
2021		 Feb
2021		 Mar
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)3,058.9 (2)3,068.3 (2)3,030.1 3,032.6 (p)3,076.7  

Employment(1)

 (2)2,851.8 (2)2,844.7 (2)2,821.0 2,798.1 (p)2,835.5  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)207.0 (2)223.6 (2)209.1 234.5 (p)241.2  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)6.8 (2)7.3 (2)6.9 7.7 (p)7.8  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 2,793.7 2,798.0 2,783.7 2,732.2 2,757.8 (p)2,779.1

12-month % change

 -7.3 -7.9 -8.2 -7.7 -7.3 (p)-6.3

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 117.8 116.9 114.8 110.3 111.0 (p)111.7

12-month % change

 -4.9 -4.9 -4.1 -4.9 -4.1 (p)-5.2

Manufacturing(4)

 174.1 174.8 175.1 172.1 172.6 (p)172.6

12-month % change

 -5.1 -4.7 -5.0 -5.9 -5.6 (p)-5.3

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 508.0 521.3 527.2 506.3 503.2 (p)506.1

12-month % change

 -4.9 -5.1 -5.0 -4.4 -3.9 (p)-3.0

Information(4)

 50.3 50.4 50.1 49.1 49.5 (p)49.7

12-month % change

 -4.7 -6.0 -6.4 -8.7 -8.0 (p)-6.8

Financial Activities(4)

 214.6 215.4 215.6 214.4 214.3 (p)213.7

12-month % change

 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -1.6 -1.8 (p)-2.0

Professional and Business Services(4)

 452.5 450.6 451.4 449.0 452.0 (p)456.2

12-month % change

 -5.3 -6.2 -5.4 -3.1 -2.7 (p)-2.4

Education and Health Services(4)

 640.9 641.5 636.9 626.5 639.0 (p)642.3

12-month % change

 -5.9 -6.2 -6.4 -6.6 -6.7 (p)-5.4

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 200.9 193.1 179.1 177.4 184.6 (p)191.8

12-month % change

 -27.5 -29.7 -34.9 -33.6 -30.8 (p)-26.0

Other Services(4)

 103.2 102.8 102.9 103.1 103.0 (p)104.1

12-month % change

 -16.2 -16.8 -16.6 -15.6 -15.9 (p)-13.6

Government(4)

 331.4 331.2 330.6 324.0 328.6 (p)330.9

12-month % change

 -3.8 -4.5 -4.3 -4.1 -4.5 (p)-4.3

Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CPI-U, All items(5)

 259.979   259.991   262.167  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   0.8   1.1   1.0  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 261.489   261.473   263.450  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   1.3   1.3   1.3  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary