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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 Jun 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
New York-New Jersey - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Camden, NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2020
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jun 2020
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2020
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – March 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2020
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2020 Average energy prices News Release Jun 2020
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 Phila.-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-DE-NJ-MD, CMSA Consumer price indexes Table May 2020
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2020
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Phila.-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-DE-NJ-MD, CMSA (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table May 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – March 2020 Unemployment News Release May 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 Jun 2020

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

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2019		 Jan
2020		 Feb
2020		 Mar
2020		 Apr
2020		 May
2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)3,143.7 3,148.4 3,171.8 3,148.7 3,086.6 (p)3,102.7

Employment(1)

 (2)3,018.0 3,003.6 3,028.9 2,991.4 2,630.0 (p)2,687.9

Unemployment(1)

 (2)125.8 144.8 142.9 157.3 456.5 (p)414.8

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.0 4.6 4.5 5.0 14.8 (p)13.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 3,006.4 2,948.0 2,968.1 2,959.0 2,517.1 (p)2,569.4

12-month % change

 0.6 0.9 1.2 0.3 -15.5 (p)-13.9

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 117.3 113.6 112.5 112.8 77.8 (p)93.1

12-month % change

 -1.5 -0.4 -0.6 -2.0 -35.4 (p)-23.4

Manufacturing(4)

 183.7 182.8 182.7 182.3 167.5 (p)172.3

12-month % change

 -0.3 0.1 -0.2 -0.6 -8.6 (p)-6.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 544.9 525.9 520.4 522.2 452.6 (p)460.8

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.6 0.1 0.2 -13.2 (p)-12.1

Information(4)

 50.1 49.4 49.4 49.4 47.0 (p)45.8

12-month % change

 2.2 2.1 1.9 1.9 -3.5 (p)-6.3

Financial Activities(4)

 219.0 216.6 217.6 217.5 209.5 (p)211.6

12-month % change

 1.3 0.2 0.6 0.6 -3.3 (p)-2.6

Professional and Business Services(4)

 472.3 468.4 470.5 470.0 433.6 (p)434.8

12-month % change

 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.6 -8.1 (p)-8.0

Education and Health Services(4)

 677.8 667.8 682.4 679.7 596.6 (p)601.8

12-month % change

 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.1 -11.6 (p)-10.1

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 272.5 264.0 265.9 258.4 114.0 (p)132.8

12-month % change

 1.1 1.5 2.2 -3.5 -58.8 (p)-53.3

Other Services(4)

 122.1 120.6 121.5 120.6 80.1 (p)81.8

12-month % change

 0.3 -0.2 0.7 -0.5 -34.3 (p)-33.8

Government(4)

 346.7 338.9 345.2 346.1 338.4 (p)334.6

12-month % change

 1.1 1.7 1.2 1.0 -1.1 (p)-1.6

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

CPI-U, All items(5)

 257.194   259.694   256.353  

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

   2.4   2.6   -0.1  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 258.000   260.059   257.755  

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

   2.6   2.7   0.3  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 17, 2020.
(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