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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: 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-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2008	2,778.9	2,789.8	2,801.8	2,831.1	2,835.4	2,836.0	2,799.2	2,791.3	2,803.5	2,827.5	2,817.7	2,804.2	2,809.7
2009	2,729.8	2,721.5	(P) 2,724.6
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	120.4	118.6	121.2	126.0	127.3	128.7	128.5	128.2	125.3	123.9	119.4	115.2	123.6
2009	107.6	103.6	(P) 103.6
Manufacturing
2008	217.7	218.6	218.8	218.0	217.4	219.5	217.4	216.8	214.9	214.0	212.5	211.1	216.4
2009	207.9	205.9	(P) 205.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	532.0	522.2	523.9	525.2	528.6	528.9	524.0	522.2	522.9	524.4	528.0	532.0	526.2
2009	511.1	503.1	(P) 504.6
Information
2008	57.8	57.8	57.6	57.9	57.9	57.5	57.0	56.8	56.2	56.0	56.1	56.0	57.1
2009	55.6	55.3	(P) 55.0
Financial Activities
2008	217.8	218.0	218.2	218.1	217.8	218.7	219.4	218.5	215.6	215.9	215.1	214.7	217.3
2009	212.5	210.7	(P) 209.8
Professional & Business Services
2008	425.2	424.3	428.0	434.1	434.5	435.7	433.2	433.1	430.0	432.9	428.9	421.9	430.2
2009	409.2	404.8	(P) 406.4
Educational & Health Services
2008	525.6	540.9	538.5	543.8	538.9	529.1	528.2	527.3	538.2	550.4	551.9	548.7	538.5
2009	539.8	549.5	(P) 545.5
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	209.8	209.8	214.8	224.7	230.8	236.0	236.8	233.7	227.2	224.4	219.0	218.7	223.8
2009	208.6	207.4	(P) 211.6
Other Services
2008	121.7	121.7	121.6	122.8	123.9	125.1	124.8	124.3	123.6	124.1	123.5	123.2	123.4
2009	121.8	121.7	(P) 122.1
Government
2008	350.9	357.9	359.2	360.5	358.3	356.8	329.9	330.4	349.6	361.5	363.3	362.7	353.4
2009	355.7	359.5	(P) 360.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2008	(1) 2,963,442	(1) 2,948,276	(1) 2,961,095	(1) 2,971,369	(1) 2,976,701	(1) 2,995,559	(1) 3,019,365	(1) 3,008,118	(1) 2,977,744	(1) 3,009,130	(1) 3,003,898	(1) 2,999,743	(1) 2,986,203
2009	2,988,647	2,983,974	(P) 2,984,701
Employment
2008	(1) 2,814,623	(1) 2,803,138	(1) 2,817,491	(1) 2,841,479	(1) 2,829,623	(1) 2,838,998	(1) 2,849,307	(1) 2,834,890	(1) 2,813,473	(1) 2,837,780	(1) 2,826,405	(1) 2,808,824	(1) 2,826,336
2009	2,764,492	2,744,566	(P) 2,744,356
Unemployment
2008	(1) 148,819	(1) 145,138	(1) 143,604	(1) 129,890	(1) 147,078	(1) 156,561	(1) 170,058	(1) 173,228	(1) 164,271	(1) 171,350	(1) 177,493	(1) 190,919	(1) 159,867
2009	224,155	239,408	(P) 240,345
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.0	(1) 4.9	(1) 4.8	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.4	(1) 5.4
2009	7.5	8.0	(P) 8.1
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary
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.