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Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – December 2018
In December, Chester County, PA, and New Castle County, DE, had the lowest unemployment rates in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area at 2.8 percent each.
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – January 2019
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast edged up 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — December 2018
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended December 2018.
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
July 2018 |
Aug 2018 |
Sept 2018 |
Oct 2018 |
Nov 2018 |
Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
4,480.4 | 4,485.5 | 4,487.6 | 4,492.6 | 4,495.1 | (p)4,501.0 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,290.7 | 4,297.2 | 4,300.6 | 4,308.7 | 4,316.5 | (p)4,322.9 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
189.7 | 188.3 | 187.0 | 184.0 | 178.6 | (p)178.1 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | (p)4.0 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,194.1 | 4,194.9 | 4,195.9 | 4,213.2 | 4,211.3 | (p)4,208.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | (p)1.5 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | (p)1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | -7.1 | -7.1 | -7.1 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
149.0 | 148.5 | 147.5 | 149.3 | 151.2 | (p)151.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.9 | -4.7 | -5.8 | -2.5 | -1.4 | (p)0.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
254.3 | 253.5 | 252.8 | 254.7 | 255.3 | (p)255.7 |
12-month % change |
|
3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | (p)3.7 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
902.1 | 905.3 | 905.3 | 909.7 | 910.4 | (p)908.0 |
12-month % change |
|
1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | (p)1.9 |
Information(3) |
|
69.6 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 69.3 | 68.9 | (p)68.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.1 | (p)-1.2 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
247.3 | 247.1 | 247.7 | 247.6 | 247.0 | (p)247.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.0 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.4 | -0.4 | (p)0.4 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
681.0 | 678.6 | 686.4 | 690.7 | 687.0 | (p)686.8 |
12-month % change |
|
2.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | (p)2.9 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
712.9 | 713.4 | 711.9 | 712.6 | 714.6 | (p)713.1 |
12-month % change |
|
3.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | (p)1.2 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
385.1 | 383.4 | 380.8 | 384.7 | 383.3 | (p)383.1 |
12-month % change |
|
2.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.3 | (p)0.6 |
Other Services(3) |
|
174.9 | 176.8 | 176.5 | 178.0 | 178.0 | (p)178.9 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | (p)2.9 |
Government(3) |
|
616.6 | 617.4 | 616.1 | 615.3 | 614.3 | (p)614.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | (p)0.0 |
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