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Economy at a Glance
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Philadelphia City/County, PA

Philadelphia City/County, PA
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2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 758.0 754.4 760.9 749.8 (p)747.5  

Employment(1)

 725.7 718.7 721.8 709.1 (p)716.2  

Unemployment(1)

 32.3 35.7 39.1 40.8 (p)31.3  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.3 4.7 5.1 5.4 (p)4.2  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

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Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CPI-U, All items(4)

   314.328   316.061   316.617

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

     3.6   3.4   3.4

CPI-W, All items(5)

   314.773   316.888   317.957

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

     3.6   3.1   3.4

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: January 15, 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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