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Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – September 2019
In September, Chester County, PA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area at 2.9 percent.
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – September 2019
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 1.7 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area for the year ended September 2019.
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2019
Total compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA metropolitan area for the year ended in September 2019
New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
| Data Series | Back Data |
Apr 2019 |
May 2019 |
June 2019 |
July 2019 |
Aug 2019 |
Sept 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Civilian Labor Force(1) |
|
4,449.5 | 4,447.1 | 4,443.4 | 4,445.7 | 4,456.9 | (p)4,475.9 |
Employment(1) |
|
4,274.8 | 4,279.8 | 4,286.9 | 4,298.8 | 4,315.0 | (p)4,335.2 |
Unemployment(1) |
|
174.7 | 167.4 | 156.5 | 146.9 | 141.9 | (p)140.8 |
Unemployment Rate(2) |
|
3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | (p)3.1 |
Total Nonfarm(3) |
|
4,201.4 | 4,194.4 | 4,202.5 | 4,199.3 | 4,197.4 | (p)4,197.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | (p)1.1 |
Mining and Logging(3) |
|
1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | (p)1.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Construction(3) |
|
164.1 | 164.4 | 164.9 | 165.4 | 165.5 | (p)166.0 |
12-month % change |
|
4.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | (p)6.1 |
Manufacturing(3) |
|
250.5 | 250.0 | 251.0 | 252.1 | 251.7 | (p)252.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | (p)2.2 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3) |
|
886.7 | 884.5 | 887.4 | 887.9 | 885.2 | (p)884.1 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (p)0.0 |
Information(3) |
|
66.8 | 66.5 | 66.9 | 67.1 | 66.3 | (p)65.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.7 | -5.1 | -5.0 | -3.2 | -5.2 | (p)-5.5 |
Financial Activities(3) |
|
244.6 | 245.6 | 245.6 | 245.6 | 246.0 | (p)247.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 | -2.3 | -2.3 | -2.2 | -2.1 | (p)-1.8 |
Professional & Business Services(3) |
|
683.7 | 682.0 | 684.5 | 676.9 | 676.8 | (p)672.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | (p)0.3 |
Education & Health Services(3) |
|
723.2 | 719.8 | 720.4 | 720.6 | 720.8 | (p)720.4 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | (p)1.7 |
Leisure & Hospitality(3) |
|
403.7 | 404.2 | 402.5 | 404.9 | 402.4 | (p)404.6 |
12-month % change |
|
5.1 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.8 | (p)3.8 |
Other Services(3) |
|
175.2 | 173.7 | 175.1 | 174.5 | 176.8 | (p)179.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | (p)4.6 |
Government(3) |
|
601.5 | 602.3 | 602.8 | 602.9 | 604.5 | (p)603.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | (p)0.2 |
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