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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland > Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Camden, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jan 2023
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Feb 2023
Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Camden, NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2025
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2020-21 Consumer spending News Release Sep 2022
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – December 2022 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2023
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — December 2022 Benefits, Pay News Release Jan 2023
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – November 2022 Average energy prices News Release Dec 2022
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2023
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2022
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Camden — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Jan 2023
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jan 2023
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Economy at a Glance:
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Data Series Back
Data		 Aug
2024		 Sept
2024		 Oct
2024		 Nov
2024		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 3,277.0 3,242.1 3,253.7 (p)3,233.5   (p)3,231.6

Employment(1)

 3,126.3 3,131.7 3,136.9 (p)3,119.4   (p)3,107.5

Unemployment(1)

 150.7 110.4 116.9 (p)114.1   (p)124.0

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.6 3.4 3.6 (p)3.5   (p)3.8

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 3,081.0 3,113.8 3,129.4 3,141.6 3,147.2 (p)3,082.3

12-month % change

 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.8 (p)1.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 127.3 126.5 127.8 126.0 123.1 (p)117.3

12-month % change

 -0.5 -1.0 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 (p)-0.8

Manufacturing(3)

 179.2 178.4 177.7 177.9 178.0 (p)176.9

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.7 -1.6 -1.5 -1.8 (p)-1.2

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 539.3 541.0 546.9 558.5 567.8 (p)547.8

12-month % change

 -0.6 -0.5 -0.4 -0.4 0.4 (p)0.1

Information(3)

 52.4 52.1 51.9 51.8 51.7 (p)51.4

12-month % change

 -2.4 -2.3 -2.3 -3.0 -3.4 (p)-3.6

Financial Activities(3)

 227.5 225.9 225.1 224.9 226.2 (p)224.7

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.3 -1.3 -1.1 -0.7 (p)-0.4

Professional and Business Services(3)

 491.7 498.5 499.2 499.4 499.6 (p)487.2

12-month % change

 -0.5 -0.4 -0.6 -0.4 0.5 (p)0.2

Education and Health Services(3)

 717.2 736.6 744.5 750.5 749.4 (p)740.0

12-month % change

 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 2.9 (p)3.8

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 291.5 280.7 275.3 269.3 268.2 (p)260.7

12-month % change

 1.1 0.4 0.3 -0.4 -1.6 (p)-0.3

Other Services(3)

 126.7 126.1 127.8 127.7 128.4 (p)127.7

12-month % change

 2.3 2.7 3.8 3.6 3.5 (p)4.1

Government(3)

 328.2 348.0 353.2 355.6 354.8 (p)348.6

12-month % change

 2.1 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.7 (p)2.0

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

CPI-U, All items(4)

 316.061   316.617   316.543  

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

   3.4   3.4   3.3  

CPI-W, All items(5)

 316.888   317.957   317.558  

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

   3.1   3.4   3.3  

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