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News Releases:
Dec
11
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2024

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

Dec
11
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2024

Gasoline prices averaged $3.181 a gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in November 2024.

Nov
21
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — September 2024

Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.2 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area for the year ended September 2024.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:
Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug
2024		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,605.4 6,602.5 6,602.5 6,580.4 6,555.9 (p)6,531.3

Employment(1)

 6,382.2 6,379.5 6,378.5 6,357.5 6,334.1 (p)6,307.9

Unemployment(1)

 223.2 223.0 224.0 223.0 221.8 (p)223.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 (p)3.4

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 6,168.3 6,178.8 6,192.0 6,198.2 6,206.1 (p)6,204.7

12-month % change

 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 (p)1.6

Mining and Logging(3)

 23.4 23.0 23.2 23.2 23.2 (p)23.0

12-month % change

 1.3 0.0 2.2 2.7 3.1 (p)2.2

Construction(3)

 257.1 258.3 258.9 258.2 258.1 (p)258.5

12-month % change

 -1.0 -0.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.7 (p)0.0

Manufacturing(3)

 566.9 567.0 567.4 566.8 565.2 (p)563.5

12-month % change

 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.3 -0.3 (p)0.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,141.2 1,141.1 1,145.5 1,143.4 1,143.9 (p)1,145.1

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.4 0.2 0.0 -0.2 (p)0.4

Information(3)

 93.5 91.2 91.8 92.7 91.6 (p)92.2

12-month % change

 -0.5 -2.3 -0.8 0.7 -0.2 (p)-0.3

Financial Activities(3)

 343.1 344.0 343.5 343.2 342.9 (p)343.0

12-month % change

 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 (p)0.8

Professional & Business Services(3)

 835.6 838.9 836.5 838.8 840.9 (p)836.4

12-month % change

 -0.9 -0.3 -0.5 -0.2 -0.1 (p)-0.1

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,364.0 1,370.5 1,376.0 1,380.2 1,385.0 (p)1,384.6

12-month % change

 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.6 (p)3.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 584.6 590.3 586.6 588.2 590.9 (p)592.4

12-month % change

 4.5 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.8 (p)4.5

Other Services(3)

 262.0 263.2 262.5 263.3 264.7 (p)265.7

12-month % change

 1.9 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.8 (p)2.4

Government(3)

 696.9 691.3 700.1 700.2 699.7 (p)700.3

12-month % change

 2.6 1.1 1.8 0.7 1.5 (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
New York Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Allentown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Altoona Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Erie Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Harrisburg Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Johnstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Lancaster, PA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Pittsburgh Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Reading Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Scranton Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
State College Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
York Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Youngstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Dec 2024
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Dec 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Dec 2024
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Philadelphia Area Employment — July 2024 Employment News Release Aug 2024
Pittsburgh Area Employment – September 2022 Employment News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania — First Quarter 2024 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2024
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – November 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Dec 2024
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2024
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2024 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2024
Women’s Earnings in Pennsylvania — 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2024
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 Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
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 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Union Members in Pennsylvania — 2023 Employment News Release Jan 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release May 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Reading – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in York-Hanover — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release May 2024
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 — April 2024 Employment News Release May 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2024
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 (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Dec 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Pennsylvania — 2023 Unemployment News Release Feb 2024
Business Employment Dynamics in Pennsylvania — Fourth Quarter 2023 Employment News Release Jul 2024
Pennsylvania Job Openings and Labor Turnover — August 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Oct 2024
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in Pennsylvania — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2023