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Oct
15

Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2019-20

Households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $72,726 per year in 2019–20, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
13

Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2021

Gasoline prices averaged $3.316 a gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in September 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
13

Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2021

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast edged up 0.3 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:

Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data		 Apr
2021		 May
2021		 June
2021		 July
2021		 Aug
2021		 Sept
2021

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,321.3 6,324.4 6,320.0 6,302.0 6,293.2 (p)6,276.8

Employment(1)

 5,871.5 5,881.5 5,886.6 5,890.2 5,888.5 (p)5,886.5

Unemployment(1)

 449.9 442.9 433.4 411.7 404.7 (p)390.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.5 6.4 (p)6.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,665.7 5,685.4 5,703.0 5,737.9 5,741.6 (p)5,733.7

12-month % change

 14.2 10.3 6.2 4.1 3.4 (p)2.3

Mining and Logging(3)

 22.1 22.2 22.0 21.6 21.6 (p)21.5

12-month % change

 -6.0 -3.1 -2.2 -2.7 -1.8 (p)-2.7

Construction(3)

 253.4 249.4 245.9 243.6 245.6 (p)245.2

12-month % change

 55.7 12.0 3.8 1.7 0.7 (p)-0.3

Manufacturing(3)

 541.2 540.1 540.3 546.9 549.9 (p)550.3

12-month % change

 10.0 5.2 2.2 3.4 3.7 (p)3.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,094.1 1,094.7 1,097.0 1,097.7 1,097.3 (p)1,100.6

12-month % change

 18.2 12.6 6.4 3.8 3.1 (p)2.4

Information(3)

 81.5 82.5 83.4 84.9 84.2 (p)84.4

12-month % change

 1.9 3.8 5.3 6.0 5.0 (p)3.1

Financial Activities(3)

 325.0 326.0 327.0 329.2 329.8 (p)330.1

12-month % change

 1.2 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.9 (p)1.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 764.8 767.1 768.1 771.0 774.5 (p)772.5

12-month % change

 6.8 5.1 4.1 3.2 3.4 (p)2.6

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,232.0 1,242.1 1,244.6 1,245.0 1,247.0 (p)1,247.2

12-month % change

 7.1 6.0 2.6 1.7 1.2 (p)1.6

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 448.9 458.7 458.6 475.3 467.8 (p)473.9

12-month % change

 83.4 68.3 38.0 22.1 17.0 (p)10.8

Other Services(3)

 230.8 230.2 233.1 235.7 237.9 (p)238.5

12-month % change

 38.9 29.3 18.2 8.2 7.9 (p)5.2

Government(3)

 671.9 672.4 683.0 687.0 686.0 (p)669.5

12-month % change

 -1.3 0.3 1.6 1.1 0.0 (p)-2.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
New York Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Allentown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Altoona Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Erie Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Harrisburg Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Johnstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Lancaster, PA, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Pittsburgh Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Reading Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Scranton Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
State College Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
York Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Youngstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2021
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2021
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Oct 2021
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2021
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release May 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Philadelphia Area Employment – August 2021 Employment News Release Sep 2021
Pittsburgh Area Employment – September 2020 Employment News Release Oct 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2019-20 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2021
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania – First Quarter 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2021
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2021
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Oct 2021
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – August 2021 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2021
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – March 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2021
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2021 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2021
Women’s Earnings in Pennsylvania — 2020 Pay News Release Sep 2021
Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2019 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2021
Workplace Fatalities in Pennsylvania – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Fatal Work Injuries in the Pittsburgh 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 Sep 2021
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2021
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lancaster – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Pittsburgh, PA – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Union Members in Pennsylvania — 2020 Employment News Release Jan 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Reading – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in York-Hanover – May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2021
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
New York Area Employment – July 2021 Employment News Release Sep 2021
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – June 2021 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2021
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Minimum Wage Workers in Pennsylvania — 2017 Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Oct 2021
Union Members in Maryland — 2020 Employment News Release Jan 2021
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Pennsylvania — 2020 Unemployment News Release Mar 2021
Business Employment Dynamics in Pennsylvania — Fourth Quarter 2020 Employment News Release Aug 2021