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Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2016
Fatal work injuries totaled 52 in 2016 for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – March 2018
Gasoline prices averaged $2.660 a gallon in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area in March 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey – 2017
In 2017, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 9.2 percent in New Jersey.
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Oct 2017 |
Nov 2017 |
Dec 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Feb 2018 |
Mar 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(2)4,515.4 | (2)4,513.9 | (2)4,513.7 | 4,508.7 | 4,506.8 | (p)4,499.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
(2)4,301.1 | (2)4,300.0 | (2)4,300.2 | 4,296.9 | 4,297.4 | (p)4,292.8 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(2)214.3 | (2)213.9 | (2)213.5 | 211.8 | 209.5 | (p)207.1 |
Unemployment Rate(3) |
|
(2)4.7 | (2)4.7 | (2)4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | (p)4.6 |
Total Nonfarm(4) |
|
4,144.8 | 4,150.5 | 4,146.8 | 4,162.2 | 4,175.2 | (p)4,180.3 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | (p)1.6 |
Mining and Logging(4) |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
7.7 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)-7.1 |
Construction(4) |
|
153.1 | 153.3 | 151.5 | 153.7 | 155.5 | (p)154.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 | -0.3 | -1.8 | -0.8 | -1.0 | (p)-1.2 |
Manufacturing(4) |
|
245.3 | 244.9 | 246.5 | 246.7 | 248.4 | (p)249.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | (p)2.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4) |
|
892.6 | 893.8 | 891.1 | 896.1 | 901.6 | (p)902.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | (p)2.8 |
Information(4) |
|
69.8 | 69.7 | 69.5 | 69.9 | 70.6 | (p)70.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 | -2.5 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -2.4 | (p)-1.9 |
Financial Activities(4) |
|
248.5 | 248.1 | 246.4 | 247.3 | 247.5 | (p)247.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | (p)-0.6 |
Professional & Business Services(4) |
|
665.0 | 665.9 | 667.3 | 674.7 | 676.3 | (p)678.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | (p)1.9 |
Education & Health Services(4) |
|
702.7 | 705.2 | 704.5 | 706.7 | 708.0 | (p)707.0 |
12-month % change |
|
3.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | (p)2.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(4) |
|
376.6 | 378.4 | 380.8 | 376.1 | 376.8 | (p)380.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | (p)2.0 |
Other Services(4) |
|
174.5 | 174.5 | 173.9 | 173.7 | 174.2 | (p)173.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | (p)0.6 |
Government(4) |
|
615.3 | 615.3 | 614.0 | 616.0 | 615.0 | (p)615.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | (p)0.3 |
|
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