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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 (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Vineland Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Camden, NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Philadelphia Area Employment — July 2024 Employment News Release Aug 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2024 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2024
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 Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
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 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2024
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Economy at a Glance:
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2024		 June
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,283.6 3,293.8 3,318.5 3,277.0 3,242.1 (p)3,254.3

Employment(1)

 3,166.3 3,162.3 3,172.5 3,126.3 3,131.7 (p)3,137.4

Unemployment(1)

 117.3 131.6 146.1 150.7 110.4 (p)116.9

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.6 4.0 4.4 4.6 3.4 (p)3.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,123.5 3,143.2 3,125.8 3,115.8 3,131.8 (p)3,147.2

12-month % change

 1.4 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.4 (p)1.2

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 126.2 128.0 130.5 130.8 129.6 (p)131.1

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.8 2.3 2.4 1.8 (p)3.4

Manufacturing(3)

 181.5 182.4 181.9 181.1 179.8 (p)179.2

12-month % change

 0.3 -0.1 -0.7 -0.9 -1.3 (p)-1.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 539.1 541.0 540.9 537.9 538.3 (p)544.0

12-month % change

 -1.0 -1.1 -0.3 -0.8 -1.1 (p)-0.7

Information(3)

 53.0 52.5 53.0 53.2 52.5 (p)52.5

12-month % change

 -2.0 -3.0 -0.9 -0.2 -1.1 (p)-1.7

Financial Activities(3)

 231.0 233.6 233.3 232.6 231.0 (p)230.2

12-month % change

 0.9 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 (p)0.2

Professional and Business Services(3)

 498.9 504.6 502.6 500.4 500.4 (p)501.1

12-month % change

 -0.9 0.1 1.0 1.4 0.2 (p)-0.1

Education and Health Services(3)

 732.6 726.7 724.7 725.2 743.1 (p)752.3

12-month % change

 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.6 (p)4.2

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 287.7 302.0 303.8 299.9 285.6 (p)280.2

12-month % change

 3.6 4.7 4.9 4.3 2.3 (p)1.6

Other Services(3)

 125.4 127.8 127.2 126.1 123.9 (p)125.0

12-month % change

 1.5 2.7 2.3 1.9 1.1 (p)0.9

Government(3)

 348.1 344.6 327.9 328.6 347.6 (p)351.6

12-month % change

 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.1 (p)1.5

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

   314.328   316.061   316.617

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     3.6   3.4   3.4

CPI-W, All items(5)

   314.773   316.888   317.957

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

     3.6   3.1   3.4

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.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary