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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Table

Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics

 
Civilian labor force in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 164,301 (1)165,832 166,251 166,731 2,430 1.5

Northeast region

 28,404.9 28,900.9 28,951.8 28,986.0 581.1 2.0

Middle Atlantic division

 20,406.8 20,905.4 20,945.5 20,982.5 575.7 2.8

New Jersey

 4,617.9 (p)4,778.8 4,796.4 (p)4,814.7 (p)196.8 (p)4.3

New York

 9,373.2 (p)9,632.6 9,646.6 (p)9,660.0 (p)286.9 (p)3.1

Pennsylvania

 6,387.4 (p)6,491.7 6,500.2 (p)6,505.1 (p)117.8 (p)1.8

South region

 61,029.2 61,945.8 62,097.5 62,322.4 1,293.1 2.1

South Atlantic division

 32,364.4 32,950.4 33,016.8 33,130.1 765.7 2.4

Delaware

 498.6 (p)496.0 495.9 (p)496.6 (p)-2.0 (p)-0.4

District of Columbia

 385.3 (p)389.2 389.7 (p)390.5 (p)5.2 (p)1.3

Florida

 10,512.9 (p)10,855.3 10,879.1 (p)10,921.8 (p)409.0 (p)3.9

Georgia

 5,251.1 (p)5,239.3 5,248.4 (p)5,261.3 (p)10.2 (p)0.2

Maryland

 3,198.0 (p)3,163.9 3,167.2 (p)3,177.7 (p)-20.3 (p)-0.6

North Carolina

 5,030.5 (p)5,166.4 5,168.9 (p)5,179.6 (p)149.1 (p)3.0

South Carolina

 2,384.3 (p)2,374.8 2,382.1 (p)2,393.1 (p)8.8 (p)0.4

Virginia

 4,311.6 (p)4,487.4 4,505.4 (p)4,528.9 (p)217.3 (p)5.0

West Virginia

 794.2 (p)784.0 782.7 (p)782.4 (p)-11.9 (p)-1.5

Footnotes
(1) Data affected by changes in population controls.
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployed in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 5,972 5,694 5,936 5,839 -133 -2.2

Northeast region

 1,283.4 1,126.3 1,134.8 1,114.1 -169.3 -13.2

Middle Atlantic division

 961.0 850.3 856.1 840.9 -120.0 -12.5

New Jersey

 192.5 (p)163.6 168.8 (p)170.7 (p)-21.8 (p)-11.3

New York

 428.7 (p)402.8 401.3 (p)391.6 (p)-37.0 (p)-8.6

Pennsylvania

 312.9 (p)281.2 283.4 (p)276.0 (p)-36.9 (p)-11.8

South region

 2,229.0 2,070.9 2,076.7 2,061.1 -167.9 -7.5

South Atlantic division

 1,111.3 1,022.1 1,015.9 1,002.1 -109.3 -9.8

Delaware

 22.6 (p)22.9 22.6 (p)22.0 (p)-0.5 (p)-2.4

District of Columbia

 23.0 (p)17.3 18.2 (p)18.9 (p)-4.1 (p)-17.9

Florida

 339.0 (p)285.9 284.4 (p)283.3 (p)-55.7 (p)-16.4

Georgia

 165.1 (p)161.8 162.9 (p)165.0 (p)-0.1 (p)-0.1

Maryland

 148.1 (p)94.1 92.3 (p)86.3 (p)-61.8 (p)-41.7

North Carolina

 177.3 (p)193.8 188.1 (p)183.1 (p)5.9 (p)3.3

South Carolina

 80.7 (p)76.1 76.0 (p)76.4 (p)-4.3 (p)-5.3

Virginia

 131.1 (p)144.8 145.9 (p)143.4 (p)12.4 (p)9.4

West Virginia

 29.1 (p)30.9 28.8 (p)26.9 (p)-2.2 (p)-7.6

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Area

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United States

 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 -0.1

Northeast region

 4.5 3.9 3.9 3.8 -0.7

Middle Atlantic division

 4.7 4.1 4.1 4.0 -0.7

New Jersey

 4.2 (p)3.4 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-0.7

New York

 4.6 (p)4.2 4.2 (p)4.1 (p)-0.5

Pennsylvania

 4.9 (p)4.3 4.4 (p)4.2 (p)-0.7

South region

 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.3 -0.4

South Atlantic division

 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.0 -0.4

Delaware

 4.5 (p)4.6 4.6 (p)4.4 (p)-0.1

District of Columbia

 6.0 (p)4.4 4.7 (p)4.8 (p)-1.2

Florida

 3.2 (p)2.6 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)-0.6

Georgia

 3.1 (p)3.1 3.1 (p)3.1 (p)0.0

Maryland

 4.6 (p)3.0 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)-1.9

North Carolina

 3.5 (p)3.8 3.6 (p)3.5 (p)0.0

South Carolina

 3.4 (p)3.2 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)-0.2

Virginia

 3.0 (p)3.2 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.2

West Virginia

 3.7 (p)3.9 3.7 (p)3.4 (p)-0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Unemployment rates in states in the Mid-Atlantic region by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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Delaware

Dover, DE

 5.3 (p)5.2 5.1 (p)4.9 (p)-0.4

Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ(1)

 4.5 (p)4.4 4.2 (p)4.0 (p)-0.5

District of Columbia

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

 3.6 (p)3.0 2.9 (p)2.7 (p)-0.9

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(1)

 3.5 (p)3.2 3.0 (p)2.8 (p)-0.7

Maryland

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

 4.2 (p)3.0 3.1 (p)2.3 (p)-1.9

Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, MD(1)

 3.8 (p)2.4 2.7 (p)2.0 (p)-1.8

California-Lexington Park, MD

 3.7 (p)2.8 2.9 (p)2.1 (p)-1.6

Cumberland, MD-WV

 4.9 (p)4.3 3.9 (p)3.3 (p)-1.6

Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

 3.6 (p)3.2 3.2 (p)2.8 (p)-0.8

Salisbury, MD-DE

 5.3 (p)5.2 4.9 (p)4.1 (p)-1.2

Pennsylvania

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

 4.5 (p)4.5 4.6 (p)3.8 (p)-0.7

Altoona, PA

 4.4 (p)4.6 4.7 (p)3.8 (p)-0.6

Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA

 4.2 (p)5.1 4.9 (p)4.0 (p)-0.2

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

 3.5 (p)3.7 3.9 (p)3.2 (p)-0.3

East Stroudsburg, PA

 6.1 (p)6.0 6.2 (p)5.2 (p)-0.9

Erie, PA

 5.6 (p)5.4 5.5 (p)4.5 (p)-1.1

Gettysburg, PA

 3.0 (p)3.3 3.4 (p)2.6 (p)-0.4

Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

 3.6 (p)3.7 3.8 (p)3.0 (p)-0.6

Johnstown, PA

 5.4 (p)5.7 5.9 (p)4.8 (p)-0.6

Lancaster, PA

 3.4 (p)3.4 3.5 (p)2.7 (p)-0.7

Lebanon, PA

 3.7 (p)3.6 3.6 (p)2.9 (p)-0.8

Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA(1)

 3.4 (p)3.5 3.6 (p)2.9 (p)-0.5

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE

 4.4 (p)4.1 4.2 (p)3.6 (p)-0.8

Philadelphia, PA(1)

 5.7 (p)4.8 4.9 (p)4.1 (p)-1.6

Philadelphia City, PA

 6.3 (p)5.2 5.3 (p)4.4 (p)-1.9

Pittsburgh, PA

 4.6 (p)4.8 4.9 (p)3.9 (p)-0.7

Reading, PA

 4.7 (p)4.4 4.5 (p)3.7 (p)-1.0

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA

 5.7 (p)5.5 5.6 (p)4.7 (p)-1.0

State College, PA

 3.3 (p)3.8 3.6 (p)2.9 (p)-0.4

Williamsport, PA

 5.1 (p)5.1 5.2 (p)4.3 (p)-0.8

York-Hanover, PA

 3.6 (p)3.7 3.9 (p)3.1 (p)-0.5

Virginia

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

 2.6 (p)3.2 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.2

Charlottesville, VA

 2.4 (p)3.1 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)0.2

Harrisonburg, VA

 2.5 (p)3.1 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)0.3

Lynchburg, VA

 2.9 (p)3.8 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)0.4

Richmond, VA

 2.9 (p)3.4 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)0.1

Roanoke, VA

 2.6 (p)3.3 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)0.2

Roanoke, VA

 2.6 (p)3.3 2.9 (p)2.8 (p)0.2

Staunton-Waynesboro, VA

 2.4 (p)3.0 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)0.2

Winchester, VA-WV

 2.3 (p)2.9 2.6 (p)2.5 (p)0.2

West Virginia

Beckley, WV

 4.2 (p)4.2 3.8 (p)3.8 (p)-0.4

Charleston, WV

 4.1 (p)4.0 3.5 (p)3.5 (p)-0.6

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

 4.2 (p)4.5 4.3 (p)4.0 (p)-0.2

Morgantown, WV

 3.4 (p)3.5 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.5

Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

 4.5 (p)4.8 4.4 (p)4.0 (p)-0.5

Wheeling, WV-OH

 5.0 (p)5.4 5.2 (p)4.8 (p)-0.2

Footnotes
(1) Metropolitan Division
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.
 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in the states in the Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic divisions, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
Area

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United States

 152,042 155,472 155,689 155,970 3,928 2.6

Middle Atlantic division

New Jersey

 4,242.2 4,316.5 4,326.0 (p)4,335.8 (p)93.6 (p)2.2

New York

 9,477.5 9,698.0 9,665.8 (p)9,696.2 (p)218.7 (p)2.3

Pennsylvania

 5,971.0 6,106.1 6,114.6 (p)6,122.5 (p)151.5 (p)2.5

South Atlantic division

Delaware

 470.1 482.8 483.7 (p)485.7 (p)15.6 (p)3.3

District of Columbia

 765.1 773.1 772.7 (p)776.4 (p)11.3 (p)1.5

Florida

 9,379.5 9,683.5 9,708.6 (p)9,726.1 (p)346.6 (p)3.7

Georgia

 4,790.4 4,883.9 4,893.9 (p)4,908.5 (p)118.1 (p)2.5

Maryland

 2,702.4 2,731.2 2,736.7 (p)2,739.2 (p)36.8 (p)1.4

North Carolina

 4,786.5 4,887.7 4,895.1 (p)4,901.5 (p)115.0 (p)2.4

South Carolina

 2,237.4 2,284.5 2,292.0 (p)2,300.6 (p)63.2 (p)2.8

Virginia

 4,055.4 4,136.7 4,140.0 (p)4,146.9 (p)91.5 (p)2.3

West Virginia

 697.0 699.6 698.5 (p)699.2 (p)2.2 (p)0.3

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.