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
 Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

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 (P) 1,907.0          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

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 (P) 83.6          

Manufacturing

  

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 (P) 147.4          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

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 (P) 342.1          

Information

  

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 (P) 42.2          

Financial Activities

  

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 (P) 143.6          

Professional & Business Services

  

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 (P) 307.8          

Educational & Health Services

  

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 (P) 394.8          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

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 (P) 159.4          

Other Services

  

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 (P) 85.0          

Government

  

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 (P) 201.1          

Footnotes
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 1,921,701 (1) 1,916,081 (1) 1,917,161 (1) 1,908,531 (1) 1,913,625 (1) 1,939,799 (1) 1,966,145 (1) 1,947,866 (1) 1,926,700 (1) 1,936,253 (1) 1,946,222 (1) 1,934,718 (1) 1,931,233

2008

 1,936,619 1,921,492 1,922,657 1,933,577 1,951,827 1,964,851 (P) 1,981,624            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 1,830,815 (1) 1,830,559 (1) 1,834,967 (1) 1,834,082 (1) 1,831,610 (1) 1,852,729 (1) 1,874,996 (1) 1,860,522 (1) 1,844,052 (1) 1,853,532 (1) 1,864,594 (1) 1,853,023 (1) 1,847,123

2008

 1,835,194 1,820,003 1,825,105 1,842,513 1,851,266 1,859,577 (P) 1,871,466            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 90,886 (1) 85,522 (1) 82,194 (1) 74,449 (1) 82,015 (1) 87,070 (1) 91,149 (1) 87,344 (1) 82,648 (1) 82,721 (1) 81,628 (1) 81,695 (1) 84,110

2008

 101,425 101,489 97,552 91,064 100,561 105,274 (P) 110,158            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.3 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.4

2008

 5.2 5.3 5.1 4.7 5.2 5.4 (P) 5.6            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

The Philadelphia, Pa., Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Bucks County, Pa.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 344,023 (1) 343,679 (1) 343,466 (1) 341,763 (1) 342,296 (1) 346,875 (1) 351,691 (1) 348,520 (1) 344,524 (1) 346,433 (1) 348,457 (1) 346,407 (1) 345,678

2008

 346,927 344,712 344,764 346,461 349,194 351,266 (P) 354,227            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 329,751 (1) 329,705 (1) 330,499 (1) 330,340 (1) 329,894 (1) 333,698 (1) 337,709 (1) 335,102 (1) 332,135 (1) 333,843 (1) 335,835 (1) 333,751 (1) 332,689

2008

 330,540 327,804 328,723 331,858 333,435 334,932 (P) 337,073            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 14,272 (1) 13,974 (1) 12,967 (1) 11,423 (1) 12,402 (1) 13,177 (1) 13,982 (1) 13,418 (1) 12,389 (1) 12,590 (1) 12,622 (1) 12,656 (1) 12,989

2008

 16,387 16,908 16,041 14,603 15,759 16,334 (P) 17,154            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.8 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.8

2008

 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.5 4.7 (P) 4.8            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Chester County, Pa.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 261,155 (1) 260,699 (1) 261,082 (1) 259,864 (1) 260,260 (1) 264,111 (1) 267,724 (1) 265,441 (1) 262,016 (1) 263,341 (1) 265,015 (1) 263,283 (1) 262,832

2008

 262,899 261,025 261,230 262,902 265,207 266,906 (P) 269,664            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 252,404 (1) 252,369 (1) 252,976 (1) 252,854 (1) 252,514 (1) 255,425 (1) 258,495 (1) 256,500 (1) 254,229 (1) 255,536 (1) 257,061 (1) 255,466 (1) 254,652

2008

 253,008 250,913 251,617 254,017 255,223 256,369 (P) 258,008            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 8,751 (1) 8,330 (1) 8,106 (1) 7,010 (1) 7,746 (1) 8,686 (1) 9,229 (1) 8,941 (1) 7,787 (1) 7,805 (1) 7,954 (1) 7,817 (1) 8,180

2008

 9,891 10,112 9,613 8,885 9,984 10,537 (P) 11,656            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.2 (1) 3.1 (1) 2.7 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.0 (1) 3.1

2008

 3.8 3.9 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.9 (P) 4.3            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Delaware County, Pa.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 279,975 (1) 279,306 (1) 279,524 (1) 278,466 (1) 279,152 (1) 282,880 (1) 286,664 (1) 284,170 (1) 280,999 (1) 282,377 (1) 283,837 (1) 282,042 (1) 281,616

2008

 282,212 279,987 280,359 282,075 284,732 286,797 (P) 289,123            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 267,921 (1) 267,883 (1) 268,528 (1) 268,399 (1) 268,037 (1) 271,128 (1) 274,386 (1) 272,268 (1) 269,858 (1) 271,245 (1) 272,864 (1) 271,171 (1) 270,307

2008

 268,561 266,338 267,085 269,633 270,913 272,130 (P) 273,870            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 12,054 (1) 11,423 (1) 10,996 (1) 10,067 (1) 11,115 (1) 11,752 (1) 12,278 (1) 11,902 (1) 11,141 (1) 11,132 (1) 10,973 (1) 10,871 (1) 11,309

2008

 13,651 13,649 13,274 12,442 13,819 14,667 (P) 15,253            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.6 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.0 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.0

2008

 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.9 5.1 (P) 5.3            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Montgomery County, Pa.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 424,142 (1) 423,395 (1) 423,743 (1) 421,769 (1) 422,461 (1) 428,078 (1) 433,565 (1) 429,838 (1) 424,970 (1) 427,247 (1) 429,638 (1) 427,187 (1) 426,337

2008

 427,081 424,021 424,320 426,781 430,541 433,235 (P) 436,665            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 408,059 (1) 408,002 (1) 408,984 (1) 408,787 (1) 408,236 (1) 412,943 (1) 417,906 (1) 414,680 (1) 411,009 (1) 413,122 (1) 415,587 (1) 413,008 (1) 411,694

2008

 409,035 405,649 406,786 410,666 412,617 414,469 (P) 417,119            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 16,083 (1) 15,393 (1) 14,759 (1) 12,982 (1) 14,225 (1) 15,135 (1) 15,659 (1) 15,158 (1) 13,961 (1) 14,125 (1) 14,051 (1) 14,179 (1) 14,643

2008

 18,046 18,372 17,534 16,115 17,924 18,766 (P) 19,546            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.1 (1) 3.4 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.3 (1) 3.4

2008

 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.8 4.2 4.3 (P) 4.5            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary

 

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)

Philadelphia City (County), Pa.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Labor Force

  

2007

 (1) 612,406 (1) 609,001 (1) 609,344 (1) 606,669 (1) 609,456 (1) 617,855 (1) 626,500 (1) 619,898 (1) 614,191 (1) 616,855 (1) 619,275 (1) 615,799 (1) 614,771

2008

 617,500 611,746 611,983 615,360 622,152 626,647 (P) 631,944            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 572,680 (1) 572,600 (1) 573,979 (1) 573,702 (1) 572,929 (1) 579,535 (1) 586,500 (1) 581,973 (1) 576,821 (1) 579,786 (1) 583,247 (1) 579,627 (1) 577,782

2008

 574,050 569,298 570,894 576,340 579,078 581,677 (P) 585,396            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 39,726 (1) 36,401 (1) 35,365 (1) 32,967 (1) 36,527 (1) 38,320 (1) 40,000 (1) 37,925 (1) 37,370 (1) 37,069 (1) 36,028 (1) 36,172 (1) 36,989

2008

 43,450 42,448 41,089 39,020 43,074 44,970 (P) 46,548            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.0 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.4 (1) 6.0 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.1 (1) 6.1 (1) 6.0 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.9 (1) 6.0

2008

 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.9 7.2 (P) 7.4            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary