Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area Employment

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Philadelphia metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area

  

Total nonfarm
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 2,801.8 2,729.8 2,721.5 (P) 2,724.6 (P) -77.2 (P) -2.8

Mining, logging, and construction
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 121.2 107.6 103.6 (P) 103.6 (P) -17.6 (P) -14.5

Manufacturing
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 218.8 207.9 205.9 (P) 205.1 (P) -13.7 (P) -6.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 523.9 511.1 503.1 (P) 504.6 (P) -19.3 (P) -3.7

Information
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 57.6 55.6 55.3 (P) 55.0 (P) -2.6 (P) -4.5

Financial activities
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 218.2 212.5 210.7 (P) 209.8 (P) -8.4 (P) -3.8

Professional and business services
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 428.0 409.2 404.8 (P) 406.4 (P) -21.6 (P) -5.0

Education and health services
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 538.5 539.8 549.5 (P) 545.5 (P) 7.0 (P) 1.3

Leisure and hospitality
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 214.8 208.6 207.4 (P) 211.6 (P) -3.2 (P) -1.5

Other services
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 121.6 121.8 121.7 (P) 122.1 (P) 0.5 (P) 0.4

Government
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 359.2 355.7 359.5 (P) 360.9 (P) 1.7 (P) 0.5
 

Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 1,913.0 1,876.2 1,872.8 (P) 1,871.3 (P) -41.7 (P) -2.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 77.7 67.5 65.6 (P) 65.0 (P) -12.7 (P) -16.3

Manufacturing
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 149.6 144.0 142.8 (P) 142.2 (P) -7.4 (P) -4.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 338.9 336.4 330.1 (P) 329.6 (P) -9.3 (P) -2.7

Information
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 42.5 41.0 40.8 (P) 40.6 (P) -1.9 (P) -4.5

Financial activities
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 144.2 141.0 139.2 (P) 138.7 (P) -5.5 (P) -3.8

Professional and business services
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 300.8 294.5 292.4 (P) 292.5 (P) -8.3 (P) -2.8

Education and health services
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 411.2 409.6 419.3 (P) 415.9 (P) 4.7 (P) 1.1

Leisure and hospitality
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 146.4 142.8 141.4 (P) 144.9 (P) -1.5 (P) -1.0

Other services
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 83.0 83.1 82.9 (P) 83.3 (P) 0.3 (P) 0.4

Government
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 218.7 216.3 218.3 (P) 218.6 (P) -0.1 (P) 0.0
 

Philadelphia City, Pa.

  

Total nonfarm
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 659.7 648.8 652.4 (P) 648.4 (P) -11.3 (P) -1.7

Mining, logging, and construction
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 12.1 10.6 10.4 (P) 10.2 (P) -1.9 (P) -15.7

Manufacturing
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 27.5 25.8 25.3 (P) 25.1 (P) -2.4 (P) -8.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 86.2 86.4 84.4 (P) 84.6 (P) -1.6 (P) -1.9

Information
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 12.2 11.9 11.8 (P) 11.7 (P) -0.5 (P) -4.1

Financial activities
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 46.3 45.5 45.4 (P) 45.1 (P) -1.2 (P) -2.6

Professional and business services
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 86.1 82.2 81.3 (P) 80.7 (P) -5.4 (P) -6.3

Education and health services
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 201.9 199.0 206.2 (P) 203.0 (P) 1.1 (P) 0.5

Leisure and hospitality
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 55.6 55.2 55.8 (P) 56.2 (P) 0.6 (P) 1.1

Other services
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 27.3 27.8 27.7 (P) 27.7 (P) 0.4 (P) 1.5

Government
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 104.5 104.4 104.1 (P) 104.1 (P) -0.4 (P) -0.4
 

Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 536.9 515.6 511.5 (P) 515.7 (P) -21.2 (P) -3.9

Mining, logging, and construction
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 23.6 22.3 21.3 (P) 22.1 (P) -1.5 (P) -6.4

Manufacturing
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 45.5 43.4 43.1 (P) 43.0 (P) -2.5 (P) -5.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 120.7 114.0 113.2 (P) 114.8 (P) -5.9 (P) -4.9

Information
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 8.9 8.4 8.3 (P) 8.2 (P) -0.7 (P) -7.9

Financial activities
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 33.0 31.0 31.0 (P) 31.0 (P) -2.0 (P) -6.1

Professional and business services
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 72.9 65.0 63.0 (P) 64.4 (P) -8.5 (P) -11.7

Education and health services
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 78.6 80.3 80.4 (P) 79.6 (P) 1.0 (P) 1.3

Leisure and hospitality
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 40.2 37.9 38.0 (P) 38.4 (P) -1.8 (P) -4.5

Other services
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 23.5 23.7 23.7 (P) 23.7 (P) 0.2 (P) 0.9

Government
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 90.0 89.6 89.5 (P) 90.5 (P) 0.5 (P) 0.6
 

Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 351.9 338.0 337.2 (P) 337.6 (P) -14.3 (P) -4.1

Mining, logging, and construction
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 19.9 17.8 16.7 (P) 16.5 (P) -3.4 (P) -17.1

Manufacturing
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 23.7 20.5 20.0 (P) 19.9 (P) -3.8 (P) -16.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 64.3 60.7 59.8 (P) 60.2 (P) -4.1 (P) -6.4

Information
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 6.2 6.2 6.2 (P) 6.2 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Financial activities
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 41.0 40.5 40.5 (P) 40.1 (P) -0.9 (P) -2.2

Professional and business services
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 54.3 49.7 49.4 (P) 49.5 (P) -4.8 (P) -8.8

Education and health services
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 48.7 49.9 49.8 (P) 50.0 (P) 1.3 (P) 2.7

Leisure and hospitality
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 28.2 27.9 28.0 (P) 28.3 (P) 0.1 (P) 0.4

Other services
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 15.1 15.0 15.1 (P) 15.1 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Government
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 50.5 49.8 51.7 (P) 51.8 (P) 1.3 (P) 2.6

Footnotes
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SOURCE: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area

The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Last Modified Date: April 21, 2009