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Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2018
Gasoline prices averaged $2.977 a gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in September 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2018
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast inched up 0.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Philadelphia Area Employment – August 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,939,900 in August 2018, up 47,800, or 1.7 percent, over the year.
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2018 |
May 2018 |
June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
4,489.2 | 4,477.9 | 4,475.5 | 4,480.4 | 4,485.5 | (p)4,488.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,285.9 | 4,282.4 | 4,283.7 | 4,290.7 | 4,297.2 | (p)4,301.0 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
203.4 | 195.5 | 191.8 | 189.7 | 188.3 | (p)187.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | (p)4.2 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,175.1 | 4,180.0 | 4,187.5 | 4,194.1 | 4,194.9 | (p)4,195.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | (p)1.4 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-7.1 |
Construction(3) |
|
153.9 | 150.9 | 150.1 | 149.0 | 148.5 | (p)147.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -3.0 | -3.8 | -3.9 | -4.7 | (p)-6.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
250.8 | 252.5 | 252.9 | 254.3 | 253.5 | (p)253.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.4 | (p)3.3 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
900.6 | 900.5 | 902.0 | 902.1 | 905.3 | (p)905.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | (p)1.6 |
Information(3) |
|
69.9 | 69.9 | 70.1 | 69.6 | 69.6 | (p)70.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.5 | -1.4 | -2.0 | 0.0 | -0.7 | (p)0.9 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
246.1 | 247.7 | 247.7 | 247.3 | 247.1 | (p)247.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -1.2 | (p)-1.0 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
677.6 | 681.7 | 685.6 | 681.0 | 678.6 | (p)681.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | (p)2.5 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
706.6 | 707.6 | 708.4 | 712.9 | 713.4 | (p)711.3 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | (p)2.3 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
378.7 | 377.1 | 378.4 | 385.1 | 383.4 | (p)384.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | (p)2.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
174.8 | 175.0 | 174.5 | 174.9 | 176.8 | (p)177.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | (p)2.0 |
Government(3) |
|
614.8 | 615.8 | 616.5 | 616.6 | 617.4 | (p)616.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 |
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