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Sep
25
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2021-22

Households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $85,897 per year in 2021–22, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Sep
15
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2023

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ Combined Statistical Area (CSA), for the year ended March 2023.

Sep
13
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:
Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data		 Mar
2023		 Apr
2023		 May
2023		 June
2023		 July
2023		 Aug
2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,505.0 6,509.4 6,510.5 6,507.1 6,497.8 (p)6,499.4

Employment(1)

 6,229.0 6,241.8 6,251.2 6,261.4 6,267.3 (p)6,273.1

Unemployment(1)

 276.0 267.5 259.3 245.7 230.4 (p)226.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.5 (p)3.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,106.1 6,114.6 6,124.6 6,134.6 6,148.7 (p)6,164.5

12-month % change

 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 (p)2.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 23.0 23.1 22.9 22.9 23.3 (p)23.4

12-month % change

 4.5 5.0 3.2 3.6 4.5 (p)4.0

Construction(3)

 264.8 265.3 265.3 264.2 264.4 (p)267.7

12-month % change

 1.1 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.5 (p)4.1

Manufacturing(3)

 567.9 566.9 566.8 567.4 567.5 (p)568.8

12-month % change

 1.4 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.3 (p)0.4

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,158.0 1,155.2 1,159.5 1,157.8 1,160.7 (p)1,162.3

12-month % change

 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 (p)1.2

Information(3)

 97.5 96.6 96.5 96.6 96.5 (p)96.4

12-month % change

 6.1 4.2 4.0 3.6 2.6 (p)2.3

Financial Activities(3)

 340.5 340.3 340.3 341.8 340.2 (p)339.3

12-month % change

 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.4 1.6 (p)1.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

 859.0 862.3 865.5 868.7 870.8 (p)868.0

12-month % change

 2.3 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 (p)2.4

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,297.4 1,303.4 1,303.9 1,307.4 1,313.7 (p)1,321.1

12-month % change

 4.1 4.2 3.8 4.1 3.5 (p)3.9

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 559.5 562.5 563.6 563.9 566.9 (p)571.2

12-month % change

 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.3 4.8 (p)5.8

Other Services(3)

 253.9 254.2 254.5 255.4 256.3 (p)257.4

12-month % change

 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.4 (p)2.5

Government(3)

 684.6 684.8 685.8 688.5 688.4 (p)688.9

12-month % change

 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.5 (p)1.8

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
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Youngstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Sep 2023
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Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Sep 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Sep 2023
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Philadelphia Area Employment — July 2023 Employment News Release Aug 2023
Pittsburgh Area Employment – September 2022 Employment News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2021-22 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2023
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania — Third Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2023
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – August 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2023
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Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — June 2023 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2023
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – July 2023 Average energy prices News Release Aug 2023
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Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2021 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2023
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Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
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Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
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