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Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2022	946.4	961.5	968.4	977.9	979.4	972.3	970.2	974.4	992.0	1,002.1	1,009.4	1,007.1	980.1
2023	986.3	999.4	1,004.9	1,012.2	(p)1,011.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	23.4	23.5	24.4	24.9	25.3	25.5	25.9	25.7	26.4	26.3	26.2	25.6	25.3
2023	25.3	25.1	25.0	25.5	(p)25.8
Manufacturing
2022	31.5	32.1	32.2	32.3	32.5	32.6	32.5	32.5	32.4	32.5	32.7	32.8	32.4
2023	32.1	32.3	32.2	32.3	(p)32.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	133.6	133.5	133.2	132.1	132.3	132.5	132.4	132.3	131.8	134.3	137.8	140.0	133.8
2023	135.1	133.3	133.3	132.9	(p)133.6
Information
2022	19.1	19.0	19.1	19.3	19.2	19.5	19.9	19.8	19.8	19.6	19.8	19.7	19.5
2023	19.6	19.5	19.6	19.6	(p)19.8
Financial Activities
2022	61.9	62.5	62.9	63.8	64.1	64.7	65.1	65.2	64.5	64.9	64.9	65.1	64.1
2023	64.5	64.3	64.6	64.3	(p)64.5
Professional & Business Services
2022	140.2	142.0	143.3	144.0	145.3	146.4	144.7	144.6	144.7	146.1	146.7	146.2	144.5
2023	143.1	144.0	144.2	146.7	(p)146.9
Educational & Health Services
2022	292.2	303.4	303.7	308.1	304.6	293.0	296.2	299.5	310.7	318.5	319.9	317.8	305.6
2023	310.3	321.8	323.9	326.3	(p)322.1
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	80.9	81.0	84.9	89.3	91.4	93.3	93.0	93.1	94.5	92.5	93.3	91.8	89.9
2023	90.0	92.1	94.9	98.3	(p)99.3
Other Services
2022	37.5	37.7	38.0	38.5	38.9	39.2	39.4	39.2	39.7	39.8	39.9	40.2	39.0
2023	39.8	40.0	40.3	40.2	(p)40.7
Government
2022	126.1	126.8	126.7	125.6	125.8	125.6	121.1	122.5	127.5	127.6	128.2	127.9	126.0
2023	126.5	127.0	126.9	126.1	(p)126.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2022	1,024,726	1,014,739	1,020,962	1,013,697	1,022,311	1,016,950	1,024,726	1,028,293	(p)1,027,638
2023	(p)1,035,695	1,044,541	(p)1,043,290
Employment
2022	965,938	951,864	962,785	958,051	968,685	959,327	965,938	967,554	(p)981,631
2023	(p)985,784	993,170	(p)1,000,752
Unemployment
2022	58,788	62,875	58,177	55,646	53,626	57,623	58,788	60,739	(p)46,007
2023	(p)49,911	51,371	(p)42,538
Unemployment Rate
2022	5.7	6.2	5.7	5.5	5.2	5.7	5.7	5.9	(p)4.5
2023	(p)4.8	4.9	(p)4.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Philadelphia, Pa., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Delaware and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.