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Jul
02

Philadelphia Area Employment – May 2020

Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,569,400 in May 2020, down 416,300, or 13.9 percent, over the year.

Jun
24

Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie – May 2019

Workers in the Erie, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $20.52 in May 2019, 20 percent below the nationwide average of $25.72.

Jun
23

Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle – May 2019

Workers in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $23.82 in May 2018, about 5 percent below the nationwide average of $24.98.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:

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2020

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)6,537.9 6,549.1 6,558.4 6,542.9 6,447.5 (p)6,470.4

Employment(1)

 (r)6,234.5 6,242.1 6,249.4 6,163.4 5,410.4 (p)5,621.3

Unemployment(1)

 (r)303.4 307.0 309.0 379.5 1,037.1 (p)849.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)4.6 4.7 4.7 5.8 16.1 (p)13.1

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,079.5 6,096.6 6,109.6 6,038.3 4,993.1 (p)5,191.4

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 1.0 -0.3 -17.6 (p)-14.3

Mining and Logging(3)

 28.2 27.9 27.8 27.5 25.0 (p)25.3

12-month % change

 -4.7 -6.1 -6.7 -8.3 -16.1 (p)-14.2

Construction(3)

 260.7 265.0 266.2 259.6 158.4 (p)235.8

12-month % change

 0.8 0.8 2.4 0.0 -39.5 (p)-9.4

Manufacturing(3)

 573.3 574.1 576.6 573.2 500.9 (p)525.5

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.3 0.0 -0.7 -13.1 (p)-8.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,123.9 1,126.9 1,129.1 1,129.1 940.5 (p)971.3

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.3 0.3 0.3 -16.4 (p)-13.6

Information(3)

 86.9 86.8 86.6 86.4 77.6 (p)72.3

12-month % change

 0.3 0.5 0.3 -0.3 -10.0 (p)-16.4

Financial Activities(3)

 331.6 333.0 334.3 336.1 326.5 (p)327.7

12-month % change

 1.2 1.4 1.8 2.3 -0.8 (p)-0.5

Professional & Business Services(3)

 817.8 820.6 821.4 815.4 732.3 (p)735.9

12-month % change

 1.3 1.3 1.0 0.5 -10.1 (p)-9.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,305.6 1,305.1 1,309.2 1,293.4 1,132.6 (p)1,153.5

12-month % change

 1.5 1.3 1.6 0.1 -12.3 (p)-10.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 582.7 583.5 584.0 553.2 237.5 (p)276.1

12-month % change

 1.5 1.5 1.4 -4.4 -58.9 (p)-52.1

Other Services(3)

 260.7 263.6 265.4 257.5 174.5 (p)184.8

12-month % change

 0.0 0.8 1.7 -1.4 -33.3 (p)-29.4

Government(3)

 708.1 710.1 709.0 706.9 687.3 (p)683.2

12-month % change

 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.4 -2.4 (p)-3.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
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 Jun 2020
Allentown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Altoona Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Erie Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Harrisburg Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Johnstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Lancaster, PA, Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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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
Pittsburgh Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Reading Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
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Scranton Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
State College Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
York Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Youngstown Area Economic Summary
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jul 2020
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Lancaster, PA: 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
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2020
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: 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 - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jul 2020
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jul 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
Philadelphia Area Employment – May 2020 Employment News Release Jul 2020
Pittsburgh Area Employment – March 2020 Employment News Release May 2020
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania – First Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2018
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – May 2020 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2020
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
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
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
Women’s Earnings in Pennsylvania — 2018 Pay News Release Dec 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
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 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle – May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
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 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Union Members in Pennsylvania – 2017 Employment News Release Feb 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Reading – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in York-Hanover – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – March 2020 Unemployment News Release May 2020
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – March 2020 Unemployment News Release May 2020
New York Area Employment – July 2018 Employment News Release Aug 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area – March 2020 Benefits, Pay News Release May 2020
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City – May 2020 Average energy prices News Release Jun 2020
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