Historical Employment - Philadelphia MSA (PDF)
Nonfarm Employment by Industry from the Current Employment Statistics Survey
(levels in thousands)
| Industry |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.- N.J. - Del. - Md.
Annual Averages (not seasonally adjusted) |
| Historical data |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Total nonfarm |
|
2,583.8 |
2,644.5 |
2,702.1 |
2,744.4 |
2,751.0 |
2,739.3 |
2,729.8 |
2,746.8 |
2,775.1 |
2,799.9 |
2,813.7 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
106.6 |
109.4 |
116.1 |
119.7 |
122.0 |
120.6 |
121.1 |
124.2 |
127.6 |
131.0 |
128.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
296.8 |
297.2 |
293.5 |
291.3 |
280.2 |
262.7 |
244.9 |
236.6 |
231.0 |
227.3 |
220.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
506.4 |
515.9 |
529.6 |
538.1 |
536.0 |
531.4 |
531.0 |
530.1 |
532.5 |
531.9 |
532.5 |
Information |
|
62.7 |
65.4 |
67.7 |
71.5 |
71.3 |
68.0 |
62.0 |
56.1 |
55.8 |
56.0 |
57.5 |
Financial activities |
|
205.4 |
212.8 |
219.0 |
218.4 |
219.3 |
218.9 |
220.4 |
218.9 |
219.9 |
220.7 |
219.9 |
Professional and business services |
|
358.2 |
377.8 |
390.0 |
395.0 |
391.8 |
384.4 |
388.9 |
402.5 |
409.7 |
421.3 |
430.0 |
Education and health services |
|
430.6 |
443.3 |
449.9 |
457.2 |
468.5 |
479.3 |
482.6 |
490.8 |
503.0 |
514.3 |
525.9 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
179.7 |
184.3 |
191.9 |
195.7 |
198.1 |
202.1 |
206.2 |
211.0 |
216.2 |
219.6 |
222.7 |
Other services |
|
102.6 |
104.7 |
107.8 |
112.0 |
115.7 |
120.5 |
120.6 |
123.2 |
124.9 |
123.6 |
124.0 |
Government |
|
334.7 |
333.8 |
336.7 |
345.5 |
348.3 |
351.6 |
352.0 |
353.5 |
354.6 |
354.2 |
352.5 |
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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Last Modified Date: April 14, 2008
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
