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Philadelphia, PA: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program (not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
1,885.8 |
1,893.4 |
1,904.9 |
1,921.1 |
1,927.1 |
1,930.2 |
1,915.9 |
1,907.9 |
1,916.2 |
1,933.0 |
1,942.3 |
1,944.3 |
1,918.5 |
2008 |
1,896.8 |
1,905.6 |
1,912.6 |
1,927.7 |
1,935.5 |
1,934.0 |
1,915.8 |
1,907.0 |
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Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction |
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2007 |
77.5 |
75.7 |
78.1 |
80.7 |
82.1 |
83.7 |
84.9 |
85.3 |
84.6 |
84.3 |
83.4 |
81.9 |
81.9 |
2008 |
77.2 |
75.8 |
77.6 |
78.4 |
80.6 |
82.2 |
82.9 |
83.6 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
151.1 |
150.6 |
151.2 |
150.8 |
151.5 |
152.2 |
151.9 |
151.3 |
150.7 |
150.3 |
149.8 |
150.0 |
151.0 |
2008 |
148.5 |
147.9 |
148.0 |
147.6 |
147.8 |
148.4 |
147.9 |
147.4 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
342.6 |
336.4 |
337.4 |
338.8 |
341.6 |
343.4 |
342.3 |
340.9 |
341.0 |
344.7 |
352.3 |
358.0 |
343.3 |
2008 |
344.7 |
340.2 |
340.3 |
341.0 |
343.2 |
344.8 |
343.3 |
342.1 |
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Information |
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2007 |
41.1 |
41.1 |
41.3 |
41.6 |
41.6 |
42.3 |
42.1 |
42.3 |
43.1 |
42.3 |
42.3 |
42.5 |
42.0 |
2008 |
42.1 |
42.2 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
42.0 |
42.2 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
144.6 |
144.6 |
144.5 |
144.9 |
145.0 |
146.4 |
147.0 |
146.4 |
144.9 |
144.5 |
144.5 |
144.8 |
145.2 |
2008 |
143.1 |
142.8 |
143.3 |
142.8 |
143.2 |
143.9 |
144.1 |
143.6 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2007 |
293.6 |
294.1 |
296.5 |
302.4 |
303.7 |
306.0 |
305.7 |
306.2 |
303.5 |
305.6 |
306.8 |
306.4 |
302.5 |
2008 |
298.9 |
299.9 |
301.8 |
306.6 |
307.3 |
309.1 |
308.7 |
307.8 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2007 |
392.8 |
404.2 |
404.7 |
405.1 |
400.6 |
392.2 |
392.1 |
389.9 |
399.0 |
407.4 |
409.3 |
405.6 |
400.2 |
2008 |
397.3 |
409.5 |
408.3 |
411.1 |
407.8 |
398.0 |
397.0 |
394.8 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
144.1 |
143.7 |
147.4 |
152.2 |
156.4 |
160.2 |
158.9 |
158.1 |
152.7 |
152.1 |
150.6 |
151.4 |
152.3 |
2008 |
145.1 |
144.7 |
147.8 |
153.1 |
158.3 |
161.5 |
160.2 |
159.4 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
83.1 |
83.3 |
83.5 |
84.3 |
84.8 |
85.6 |
85.5 |
85.0 |
84.5 |
85.0 |
84.8 |
84.8 |
84.5 |
2008 |
83.7 |
83.7 |
84.0 |
84.6 |
85.0 |
85.6 |
85.5 |
85.0 |
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Government |
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2007 |
215.3 |
219.7 |
220.3 |
220.3 |
219.8 |
218.2 |
205.5 |
202.5 |
212.2 |
216.8 |
218.5 |
218.9 |
215.7 |
2008 |
216.2 |
218.9 |
219.5 |
220.5 |
220.3 |
218.5 |
204.2 |
201.1 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
1,921,701 |
1,916,081 |
1,917,161 |
1,908,531 |
1,913,625 |
1,939,799 |
1,966,145 |
1,947,866 |
1,926,700 |
1,936,253 |
1,946,222 |
1,934,718 |
1,931,233 |
2008 |
1,936,619 |
1,921,492 |
1,922,657 |
1,933,577 |
1,951,827 |
1,964,851 |
1,981,624 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
1,830,815 |
1,830,559 |
1,834,967 |
1,834,082 |
1,831,610 |
1,852,729 |
1,874,996 |
1,860,522 |
1,844,052 |
1,853,532 |
1,864,594 |
1,853,023 |
1,847,123 |
2008 |
1,835,194 |
1,820,003 |
1,825,105 |
1,842,513 |
1,851,266 |
1,859,577 |
1,871,466 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
90,886 |
85,522 |
82,194 |
74,449 |
82,015 |
87,070 |
91,149 |
87,344 |
82,648 |
82,721 |
81,628 |
81,695 |
84,110 |
2008 |
101,425 |
101,489 |
97,552 |
91,064 |
100,561 |
105,274 |
110,158 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
2008 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
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The Philadelphia, Pa., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Bucks County, Pa. |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
344,023 |
343,679 |
343,466 |
341,763 |
342,296 |
346,875 |
351,691 |
348,520 |
344,524 |
346,433 |
348,457 |
346,407 |
345,678 |
2008 |
346,927 |
344,712 |
344,764 |
346,461 |
349,194 |
351,266 |
354,227 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
329,751 |
329,705 |
330,499 |
330,340 |
329,894 |
333,698 |
337,709 |
335,102 |
332,135 |
333,843 |
335,835 |
333,751 |
332,689 |
2008 |
330,540 |
327,804 |
328,723 |
331,858 |
333,435 |
334,932 |
337,073 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
14,272 |
13,974 |
12,967 |
11,423 |
12,402 |
13,177 |
13,982 |
13,418 |
12,389 |
12,590 |
12,622 |
12,656 |
12,989 |
2008 |
16,387 |
16,908 |
16,041 |
14,603 |
15,759 |
16,334 |
17,154 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
2008 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Chester County, Pa. |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
261,155 |
260,699 |
261,082 |
259,864 |
260,260 |
264,111 |
267,724 |
265,441 |
262,016 |
263,341 |
265,015 |
263,283 |
262,832 |
2008 |
262,899 |
261,025 |
261,230 |
262,902 |
265,207 |
266,906 |
269,664 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
252,404 |
252,369 |
252,976 |
252,854 |
252,514 |
255,425 |
258,495 |
256,500 |
254,229 |
255,536 |
257,061 |
255,466 |
254,652 |
2008 |
253,008 |
250,913 |
251,617 |
254,017 |
255,223 |
256,369 |
258,008 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
8,751 |
8,330 |
8,106 |
7,010 |
7,746 |
8,686 |
9,229 |
8,941 |
7,787 |
7,805 |
7,954 |
7,817 |
8,180 |
2008 |
9,891 |
10,112 |
9,613 |
8,885 |
9,984 |
10,537 |
11,656 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
2008 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Delaware County, Pa. |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
279,975 |
279,306 |
279,524 |
278,466 |
279,152 |
282,880 |
286,664 |
284,170 |
280,999 |
282,377 |
283,837 |
282,042 |
281,616 |
2008 |
282,212 |
279,987 |
280,359 |
282,075 |
284,732 |
286,797 |
289,123 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
267,921 |
267,883 |
268,528 |
268,399 |
268,037 |
271,128 |
274,386 |
272,268 |
269,858 |
271,245 |
272,864 |
271,171 |
270,307 |
2008 |
268,561 |
266,338 |
267,085 |
269,633 |
270,913 |
272,130 |
273,870 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
12,054 |
11,423 |
10,996 |
10,067 |
11,115 |
11,752 |
12,278 |
11,902 |
11,141 |
11,132 |
10,973 |
10,871 |
11,309 |
2008 |
13,651 |
13,649 |
13,274 |
12,442 |
13,819 |
14,667 |
15,253 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
2008 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Montgomery County, Pa. |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
424,142 |
423,395 |
423,743 |
421,769 |
422,461 |
428,078 |
433,565 |
429,838 |
424,970 |
427,247 |
429,638 |
427,187 |
426,337 |
2008 |
427,081 |
424,021 |
424,320 |
426,781 |
430,541 |
433,235 |
436,665 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
408,059 |
408,002 |
408,984 |
408,787 |
408,236 |
412,943 |
417,906 |
414,680 |
411,009 |
413,122 |
415,587 |
413,008 |
411,694 |
2008 |
409,035 |
405,649 |
406,786 |
410,666 |
412,617 |
414,469 |
417,119 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
16,083 |
15,393 |
14,759 |
12,982 |
14,225 |
15,135 |
15,659 |
15,158 |
13,961 |
14,125 |
14,051 |
14,179 |
14,643 |
2008 |
18,046 |
18,372 |
17,534 |
16,115 |
17,924 |
18,766 |
19,546 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.4 |
2008 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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Philadelphia City (County), Pa. |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
612,406 |
609,001 |
609,344 |
606,669 |
609,456 |
617,855 |
626,500 |
619,898 |
614,191 |
616,855 |
619,275 |
615,799 |
614,771 |
2008 |
617,500 |
611,746 |
611,983 |
615,360 |
622,152 |
626,647 |
631,944 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
572,680 |
572,600 |
573,979 |
573,702 |
572,929 |
579,535 |
586,500 |
581,973 |
576,821 |
579,786 |
583,247 |
579,627 |
577,782 |
2008 |
574,050 |
569,298 |
570,894 |
576,340 |
579,078 |
581,677 |
585,396 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
39,726 |
36,401 |
35,365 |
32,967 |
36,527 |
38,320 |
40,000 |
37,925 |
37,370 |
37,069 |
36,028 |
36,172 |
36,989 |
2008 |
43,450 |
42,448 |
41,089 |
39,020 |
43,074 |
44,970 |
46,548 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
2008 |
7.0 |
6.9 |
6.7 |
6.3 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
7.4 |
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