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News Releases:
Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast inched down 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
13
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2019

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington decreased 0.4 percent from August to October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Nov
07
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – September 2019

In September, Chester County, PA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area at 2.9 percent.

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance:
Pennsylvania
Data Series Back
Data		 July
2022		 Aug
2022		 Sept
2022		 Oct
2022		 Nov
2022		 Dec
2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 6,445.8 6,447.7 6,448.4 6,450.5 6,446.2 (p)6,455.3

Employment(1)

 6,170.6 6,175.3 6,184.9 6,193.0 6,190.9 (p)6,201.8

Unemployment(1)

 275.1 272.5 263.5 257.6 255.3 (p)253.6

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.0 4.0 (p)3.9

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 5,977.7 5,986.3 5,999.1 6,011.4 6,023.1 (p)6,040.1

12-month % change

 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.4 3.3 (p)3.5

Mining and Logging(3)

 23.5 23.6 23.8 24.1 24.1 (p)24.3

12-month % change

 8.3 8.8 10.2 10.0 8.6 (p)9.5

Construction(3)

 256.2 256.8 254.9 253.0 255.7 (p)260.3

12-month % change

 0.8 1.2 0.4 -0.2 0.9 (p)2.9

Manufacturing(3)

 562.1 562.4 566.1 567.9 568.8 (p)570.8

12-month % change

 3.6 3.3 3.9 4.0 4.1 (p)4.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 1,164.9 1,169.3 1,171.9 1,172.8 1,167.9 (p)1,168.8

12-month % change

 5.5 5.6 5.9 5.3 4.0 (p)3.3

Information(3)

 90.3 90.4 90.2 90.2 90.1 (p)90.2

12-month % change

 4.5 3.7 1.6 1.3 1.0 (p)-0.4

Financial Activities(3)

 329.5 331.0 330.7 332.6 333.4 (p)333.5

12-month % change

 0.6 1.0 1.1 2.4 2.2 (p)1.9

Professional & Business Services(3)

 831.2 833.0 827.0 829.5 831.8 (p)835.7

12-month % change

 3.8 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.5 (p)3.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 1,262.6 1,264.5 1,268.9 1,271.8 1,273.1 (p)1,276.0

12-month % change

 2.5 2.9 4.0 3.6 3.8 (p)3.8

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 535.1 536.2 540.8 545.6 549.6 (p)552.1

12-month % change

 9.9 9.0 8.9 6.8 6.8 (p)7.6

Other Services(3)

 249.6 248.5 247.9 247.6 250.3 (p)250.2

12-month % change

 5.1 4.5 3.7 1.8 3.0 (p)2.0

Government(3)

 672.7 670.6 676.9 676.3 678.3 (p)678.2

12-month % change

 -1.4 -1.3 0.1 0.1 0.3 (p)0.5

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
New York Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Allentown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Altoona Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Erie Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Harrisburg Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Johnstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Lancaster, PA, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD, Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Philadelphia, PA, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Pittsburgh Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Reading Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Scranton Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
State College Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
York Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Oct 2019
Youngstown Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Nov 2019
Altoona, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Erie, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Johnstown, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Lebanon, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
State College, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Williamsport, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
York-Hanover, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Pennsylvania: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Pittsburgh, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Lancaster, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Philadelphia City, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Reading, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2023
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2023
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Mar 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Erie – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Philadelphia Area Employment – August 2019 Employment News Release Oct 2019
Pittsburgh Area Employment – March 2019 Employment News Release Apr 2019
Consumer Expenditures for the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area: 2017-18 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2019
County Employment and Wages in Pennsylvania – First Quarter 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2018
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices - Philadelphia Average energy prices Table Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – October 2019 Consumer price indexes News Release Nov 2019
Consumer Price Index, Pittsburgh – Second Half 2017 Consumer price indexes News Release Jan 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area – September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2019 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2019
Women’s Earnings in Pennsylvania — 2017 Pay News Release Sep 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in Pennsylvania — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Pennsylvania – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Nov 2014
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Fatal Work Injuries in the Pittsburgh Area — 2017 Workplace fatalities News Release Jul 2019
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Phila.-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-DE-NJ-MD, CMSA Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2019
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Phila.-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-DE-NJ-MD, CMSA (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Nov 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Harrisburg-Carlisle – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lancaster – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2015
Workplace Fatalities in Pittsburgh, PA – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Jan 2015
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Union Members in Pennsylvania – 2017 Employment News Release Feb 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pittsburgh – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Reading – May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release May 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Scranton—Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in York-Hanover – May 2018 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2019
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – September 2019 Unemployment News Release Nov 2019
New York Area Employment – July 2018 Employment News Release Aug 2018
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — September 2019 Benefits, Pay News Release Nov 2019
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City–August 2019 Average energy prices News Release Sep 2019
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Minimum Wage Workers in Pennsylvania — 2017 Pay News Release Aug 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages for Teachers in Pennsylvania’s Metropolitan Areas – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2017
Mid-Atlantic Regional Office CPI Announcement (PDF) Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Nov 2019