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May
12
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – April 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast decreased 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
May
12
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – April 2020
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington declined 1.3 percent from February to April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
May
06
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – March 2020
In March, Burlington County, NJ, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area at 3.4 percent.
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Nov 2019 |
Dec 2019 |
Jan 2020 |
Feb 2020 |
Mar 2020 |
Apr 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
(r)4,537.1 | (r)4,535.0 | 4,551.7 | 4,564.1 | 4,588.2 | (p)4,469.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
(r)4,369.0 | (r)4,367.3 | 4,379.4 | 4,390.3 | 4,419.8 | (p)3,784.3 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
(r)168.2 | (r)167.7 | 172.3 | 173.9 | 168.4 | (p)685.5 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
(r)3.7 | (r)3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | (p)15.3 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,219.2 | 4,226.4 | 4,240.8 | 4,241.9 | 4,166.8 | (p)3,409.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | -0.6 | (p)-18.7 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | (p)1.4 |
12-month % change |
|
7.1 | 15.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 15.4 | (p)7.7 |
Construction(3) |
|
160.4 | 159.5 | 162.9 | 166.6 | 166.2 | (p)122.4 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | (p)-23.5 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
252.5 | 252.1 | 252.6 | 253.0 | 253.0 | (p)219.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | (p)-13.1 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
891.8 | 894.1 | 895.9 | 894.6 | 889.8 | (p)732.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | (p)-17.3 |
Information(3) |
|
66.9 | 66.5 | 66.3 | 66.4 | 65.7 | (p)60.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | -2.6 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -2.1 | (p)-10.1 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
251.1 | 251.2 | 252.0 | 253.5 | 250.6 | (p)237.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | (p)-5.9 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
690.7 | 692.7 | 693.2 | 690.3 | 680.2 | (p)590.1 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 | (p)-14.0 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
724.1 | 724.8 | 728.8 | 730.6 | 721.0 | (p)607.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | (p)-15.1 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
399.9 | 400.4 | 402.2 | 404.0 | 379.5 | (p)143.0 |
12-month % change |
|
2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -4.0 | (p)-63.7 |
Other Services(3) |
|
174.9 | 174.5 | 175.2 | 173.5 | 171.9 | (p)114.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | -0.6 | (p)-34.0 |
Government(3) |
|
605.4 | 609.1 | 610.2 | 607.9 | 587.4 | (p)579.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | -2.7 | (p)-4.1 |
|
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