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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area | ||||||||||||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Total Nonfarm |
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2020 |
2,961.7 | 2,976.4 | 2,965.3 | 2,494.0 | 2,557.0 | 2,636.3 | 2,685.1 | 2,709.2 | 2,760.2 | 2,793.7 | 2,798.0 | 2,783.7 | 2,760.1 |
2021 |
2,732.2 | 2,757.8 | 2,774.6 | 2,802.1 | (p)2,822.9 | ||||||||
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2020 |
116.0 | 115.7 | 117.8 | 85.9 | 107.0 | 113.9 | 116.0 | 118.0 | 117.6 | 117.8 | 116.9 | 114.8 | 113.1 |
2021 |
110.3 | 111.0 | 112.1 | 114.9 | (p)117.9 | ||||||||
Manufacturing |
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2020 |
182.8 | 182.8 | 182.2 | 162.4 | 167.1 | 172.6 | 173.0 | 173.7 | 173.4 | 174.1 | 174.8 | 175.1 | 174.5 |
2021 |
172.1 | 172.6 | 172.1 | 173.3 | (p)172.8 | ||||||||
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2020 |
529.5 | 523.5 | 522.0 | 429.8 | 445.8 | 478.0 | 493.0 | 493.9 | 500.3 | 508.0 | 521.3 | 527.2 | 497.7 |
2021 |
506.3 | 503.2 | 506.7 | 508.1 | (p)510.1 | ||||||||
Information |
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2020 |
53.8 | 53.8 | 53.3 | 49.5 | 49.0 | 49.0 | 49.7 | 49.7 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.4 | 50.1 | 50.7 |
2021 |
49.1 | 49.5 | 49.7 | 50.6 | (p)50.7 | ||||||||
Financial Activities |
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2020 |
217.9 | 218.2 | 218.0 | 212.1 | 212.3 | 213.9 | 215.5 | 216.0 | 214.5 | 214.6 | 215.4 | 215.6 | 215.3 |
2021 |
214.4 | 214.3 | 213.6 | 215.2 | (p)216.4 | ||||||||
Professional & Business Services |
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2020 |
463.3 | 464.4 | 467.4 | 425.9 | 432.1 | 436.7 | 440.2 | 442.1 | 445.1 | 452.5 | 450.6 | 451.4 | 447.6 |
2021 |
449.0 | 452.0 | 453.2 | 458.2 | (p)461.2 | ||||||||
Educational & Health Services |
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2020 |
671.1 | 684.7 | 679.1 | 601.2 | 602.8 | 606.3 | 608.2 | 612.0 | 629.2 | 640.9 | 641.5 | 636.9 | 634.5 |
2021 |
626.5 | 639.0 | 641.4 | 643.3 | (p)640.6 | ||||||||
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2020 |
267.1 | 266.6 | 259.3 | 118.1 | 133.1 | 157.1 | 186.6 | 193.5 | 197.0 | 200.9 | 193.1 | 179.1 | 196.0 |
2021 |
177.4 | 184.6 | 191.7 | 203.1 | (p)218.9 | ||||||||
Other Services |
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2020 |
122.2 | 122.5 | 120.5 | 74.8 | 78.9 | 84.1 | 99.4 | 102.0 | 102.7 | 103.2 | 102.8 | 102.9 | 101.3 |
2021 |
103.1 | 103.0 | 103.6 | 105.0 | (p)105.3 | ||||||||
Government |
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2020 |
338.0 | 344.2 | 345.7 | 334.3 | 328.9 | 324.7 | 303.5 | 308.3 | 330.4 | 331.4 | 331.2 | 330.6 | 329.3 |
2021 |
324.0 | 328.6 | 330.5 | 330.4 | (p)329.0 | ||||||||
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Footnotes |
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual Avg |
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Labor Force |
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2020 |
(1)3,162,432 | (1)3,178,323 | (1)3,145,416 | (1)3,046,987 | (1)3,099,053 | (1)3,123,706 | (1)3,174,157 | (1)3,085,730 | (1)3,058,958 | (1)3,058,858 | (1)3,068,315 | (1)3,030,074 | (1)3,102,667 |
2021 |
3,032,628 | 3,073,903 | 3,067,379 | (p)3,041,649 | |||||||||
Employment |
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2020 |
(1)3,020,709 | (1)3,037,111 | (1)2,989,799 | (1)2,591,012 | (1)2,658,380 | (1)2,676,238 | (1)2,744,598 | (1)2,757,213 | (1)2,826,548 | (1)2,851,832 | (1)2,844,736 | (1)2,821,007 | (1)2,818,265 |
2021 |
2,798,089 | 2,833,869 | 2,842,676 | (p)2,846,240 | |||||||||
Unemployment |
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2020 |
(1)141,723 | (1)141,212 | (1)155,617 | (1)455,975 | (1)440,673 | (1)447,468 | (1)429,559 | (1)328,517 | (1)232,410 | (1)207,026 | (1)223,579 | (1)209,067 | (1)284,402 |
2021 |
234,539 | 240,034 | 224,703 | (p)195,409 | |||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2020 |
(1)4.5 | (1)4.4 | (1)4.9 | (1)15.0 | (1)14.2 | (1)14.3 | (1)13.5 | (1)10.6 | (1)7.6 | (1)6.8 | (1)7.3 | (1)6.9 | (1)9.2 |
2021 |
7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | (p)6.4 | |||||||||
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Footnotes |
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The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md., Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania; Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem Counties in New Jersey; New Castle County in Delaware; and Cecil County in Maryland. |
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