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Sep
21
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2020-21

Households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $81,188 per year in 2020–21, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
20
Philadelphia Area Employment — August 2022

Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area increased by 122,800 over the year in August.

Sep
14
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania — First Quarter 2022

Employment rose in all 19 large counties in Pennsylvania from March 2021 to March 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:
Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2022		 Apr
2022		 May
2022		 June
2022		 July
2022		 Aug
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,387.4 6,409.8 6,439.8 6,446.4 6,445.8 (p)6,447.6

Employment(1)

 6,074.5 6,101.5 6,142.3 6,159.0 6,170.6 (p)6,175.0

Unemployment(1)

 312.9 308.3 297.6 287.4 275.1 (p)272.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.3 (p)4.2

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,906.4 5,918.6 5,929.7 5,948.5 5,977.7 (p)5,984.4

12-month % change

 3.5 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.5 (p)3.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 22.8 23.0 23.4 23.2 23.5 (p)23.6

12-month % change

 5.1 5.5 6.8 7.4 8.3 (p)8.8

Construction(3)

 252.5 251.2 252.8 255.6 256.2 (p)255.1

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.9 -0.1 1.5 0.8 (p)0.5

Manufacturing(3)

 557.6 562.3 562.5 561.3 562.1 (p)560.6

12-month % change

 3.0 4.2 4.2 3.9 3.6 (p)3.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,153.3 1,151.6 1,149.1 1,157.6 1,164.9 (p)1,168.5

12-month % change

 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.5 (p)5.5

Information(3)

 89.5 90.1 89.5 89.7 90.3 (p)91.2

12-month % change

 6.5 7.1 5.8 5.0 4.5 (p)4.6

Financial Activities(3)

 329.5 330.1 330.2 329.7 329.5 (p)330.7

12-month % change

 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.6 (p)0.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

 819.7 821.2 819.4 819.9 831.2 (p)834.7

12-month % change

 3.5 3.7 3.1 2.9 3.8 (p)4.0

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,239.4 1,243.3 1,251.7 1,258.2 1,262.6 (p)1,263.7

12-month % change

 1.1 1.4 1.4 2.0 2.5 (p)2.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 521.8 527.3 530.8 534.6 535.1 (p)535.0

12-month % change

 15.8 15.4 15.0 13.6 9.9 (p)8.7

Other Services(3)

 244.6 243.1 244.4 246.4 249.6 (p)248.4

12-month % change

 5.7 4.4 4.7 5.3 5.1 (p)4.5

Government(3)

 675.7 675.4 675.9 672.3 672.7 (p)672.9

12-month % change

 0.3 0.4 0.0 -1.2 -1.4 (p)-1.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Youngstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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 Economic Summary Sep 2022
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2022
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Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2022
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Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Philadelphia Area Employment — August 2022 Employment News Release Sep 2022
Pittsburgh Area Employment – February 2022 Employment News Release Apr 2022
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania — First Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2022
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2022
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – August 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2022
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – July 2022 Average energy prices News Release Aug 2022
Women’s Earnings in Pennsylvania — 2020 Pay News Release Sep 2021
Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2020 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2022
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
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Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
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Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
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New York Area Employment — July 2022 Employment News Release Aug 2022
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — June 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2022
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