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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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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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2021 |
2,760.5 | 2,777.5 | 2,810.7 | 2,840.5 | 2,852.4 | 2,861.7 | 2,861.1 | 2,858.4 | 2,881.9 | 2,916.8 | 2,935.4 | 2,947.1 | 2,858.7 |
2022 |
2,879.2 | 2,907.0 | 2,925.1 | 2,950.2 | 2,967.6 | 2,986.2 | 2,981.4 | 2,980.5 | 2,991.7 | 3,019.2 | 3,033.1 | (p)3,033.1 | |
Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2021 |
112.1 | 109.3 | 114.6 | 119.5 | 119.8 | 120.8 | 123.0 | 123.1 | 122.3 | 124.0 | 122.6 | 120.0 | 119.3 |
2022 |
115.6 | 115.1 | 117.4 | 120.6 | 122.1 | 123.9 | 124.5 | 124.5 | 124.4 | 123.8 | 122.1 | (p)121.0 | |
Manufacturing |
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2021 |
171.8 | 171.7 | 172.3 | 172.0 | 172.1 | 173.2 | 174.1 | 173.9 | 173.0 | 174.3 | 175.0 | 176.8 | 173.4 |
2022 |
175.2 | 176.7 | 177.0 | 177.7 | 178.9 | 179.2 | 180.7 | 180.1 | 180.0 | 180.1 | 181.6 | (p)181.7 | |
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2021 |
522.1 | 516.0 | 516.0 | 513.8 | 515.4 | 518.7 | 519.2 | 519.6 | 520.9 | 531.5 | 544.2 | 555.2 | 524.4 |
2022 |
535.9 | 535.8 | 536.5 | 536.8 | 539.7 | 545.9 | 546.6 | 546.5 | 546.8 | 553.9 | 561.7 | (p)571.6 | |
Information |
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2021 |
47.4 | 47.8 | 47.6 | 47.9 | 48.1 | 48.8 | 49.0 | 49.2 | 50.0 | 50.3 | 50.3 | 50.2 | 48.9 |
2022 |
48.9 | 48.5 | 48.7 | 49.4 | 49.7 | 50.4 | 50.5 | 50.4 | 50.3 | 50.2 | 50.5 | (p)50.4 | |
Financial Activities |
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2021 |
215.3 | 216.1 | 216.5 | 216.4 | 216.2 | 218.2 | 219.4 | 219.2 | 216.9 | 217.1 | 217.9 | 219.3 | 217.4 |
2022 |
217.1 | 217.5 | 218.3 | 217.9 | 218.9 | 220.1 | 221.6 | 221.0 | 220.2 | 221.3 | 221.1 | (p)222.1 | |
Professional & Business Services |
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2021 |
451.9 | 455.6 | 461.3 | 470.1 | 471.8 | 474.5 | 475.8 | 473.8 | 475.6 | 480.0 | 481.2 | 480.5 | 471.0 |
2022 |
475.0 | 480.2 | 485.3 | 493.3 | 492.9 | 498.0 | 501.2 | 501.0 | 496.7 | 502.0 | 503.6 | (p)497.6 | |
Educational & Health Services |
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2021 |
627.9 | 637.5 | 645.6 | 649.7 | 647.0 | 633.4 | 631.3 | 629.9 | 642.4 | 652.2 | 654.4 | 655.4 | 642.2 |
2022 |
641.8 | 655.6 | 657.0 | 661.0 | 659.4 | 653.6 | 652.9 | 655.9 | 668.7 | 679.0 | 684.3 | (p)682.7 | |
Leisure & Hospitality |
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2021 |
182.3 | 187.5 | 197.9 | 210.2 | 221.9 | 236.1 | 246.7 | 247.9 | 239.5 | 240.7 | 240.7 | 240.6 | 224.3 |
2022 |
228.4 | 230.5 | 235.7 | 245.0 | 256.4 | 269.1 | 273.2 | 273.0 | 259.3 | 258.1 | 253.7 | (p)252.9 | |
Other Services |
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2021 |
106.6 | 107.0 | 108.5 | 109.9 | 111.0 | 112.4 | 113.6 | 113.1 | 112.8 | 114.9 | 115.2 | 116.1 | 111.8 |
2022 |
114.8 | 115.7 | 116.5 | 116.4 | 118.2 | 120.1 | 121.2 | 120.6 | 119.1 | 119.9 | 121.2 | (p)121.1 | |
Government |
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2021 |
323.1 | 329.0 | 330.4 | 331.0 | 329.1 | 325.6 | 309.0 | 308.7 | 328.5 | 331.8 | 333.9 | 333.0 | 326.1 |
2022 |
326.5 | 331.4 | 332.7 | 332.1 | 331.4 | 325.9 | 309.0 | 307.5 | 326.2 | 330.9 | 333.3 | (p)332.0 | |
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Footnotes |
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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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Labor Force |
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2022 |
(1)3,157,959 | (1)3,151,401 | 3,172,707 | 3,158,992 | 3,184,131 | 3,181,169 | 3,202,463 | 3,210,832 | 3,197,198 | 3,221,516 | 3,190,093 | (p)3,197,031 | |
2023 |
(p)3,235,591 | ||||||||||||
Employment |
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2022 |
(1)2,990,503 | (1)3,002,618 | 3,033,612 | 3,030,293 | 3,058,081 | 3,041,686 | 3,060,068 | 3,065,288 | 3,088,671 | 3,112,715 | 3,081,276 | (p)3,089,716 | |
2023 |
(p)3,101,361 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment |
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2022 |
(1)167,456 | (1)148,783 | 139,095 | 128,699 | 126,050 | 139,483 | 142,395 | 145,544 | 108,527 | 108,801 | 108,817 | (p)107,315 | |
2023 |
(p)134,230 | ||||||||||||
Unemployment Rate |
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2022 |
(1)5.3 | (1)4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | (p)3.4 | |
2023 |
(p)4.1 | ||||||||||||
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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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