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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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2008 |
1,897.0 |
1,907.2 |
1,913.0 |
1,936.3 |
1,939.1 |
1,935.1 |
1,917.2 |
1,912.0 |
1,920.9 |
1,938.5 |
1,933.8 |
1,925.4 |
1,923.0 |
2009 |
1,876.2 |
1,872.8 |
1,871.3 |
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Mining, Logging, & Construction |
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2008 |
76.9 |
75.9 |
77.7 |
80.5 |
81.6 |
82.4 |
82.4 |
82.0 |
79.9 |
79.1 |
75.3 |
72.4 |
78.8 |
2009 |
67.5 |
65.6 |
65.0 |
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Manufacturing |
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2008 |
149.8 |
149.5 |
149.6 |
149.6 |
149.7 |
150.5 |
150.0 |
149.4 |
148.8 |
148.1 |
146.9 |
146.2 |
149.0 |
2009 |
144.0 |
142.8 |
142.2 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2008 |
344.4 |
338.0 |
338.9 |
340.3 |
342.8 |
343.2 |
340.9 |
340.0 |
340.0 |
341.8 |
346.6 |
348.9 |
342.2 |
2009 |
336.4 |
330.1 |
329.6 |
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Information |
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2008 |
42.7 |
42.6 |
42.5 |
42.9 |
42.8 |
42.5 |
42.2 |
41.9 |
41.5 |
41.2 |
41.3 |
41.3 |
42.1 |
2009 |
41.0 |
40.8 |
40.6 |
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Financial Activities |
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2008 |
144.1 |
144.2 |
144.2 |
144.5 |
144.3 |
145.0 |
145.6 |
145.3 |
143.3 |
143.7 |
143.1 |
142.7 |
144.2 |
2009 |
141.0 |
139.2 |
138.7 |
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Professional & Business Services |
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2008 |
299.0 |
298.7 |
300.8 |
305.4 |
306.0 |
307.2 |
305.8 |
305.7 |
303.1 |
305.1 |
303.7 |
301.0 |
303.5 |
2009 |
294.5 |
292.4 |
292.5 |
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Educational & Health Services |
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2008 |
399.5 |
414.1 |
411.2 |
415.9 |
410.8 |
400.7 |
400.2 |
399.1 |
410.1 |
420.3 |
421.1 |
417.6 |
410.1 |
2009 |
409.6 |
419.3 |
415.9 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2008 |
142.9 |
143.1 |
146.4 |
153.6 |
157.8 |
160.3 |
162.3 |
159.8 |
155.5 |
154.7 |
150.6 |
150.6 |
153.1 |
2009 |
142.8 |
141.4 |
144.9 |
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Other Services |
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2008 |
83.3 |
83.1 |
83.0 |
84.0 |
84.6 |
85.2 |
85.2 |
84.7 |
84.4 |
84.6 |
84.2 |
84.1 |
84.2 |
2009 |
83.1 |
82.9 |
83.3 |
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Government |
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2008 |
214.4 |
218.0 |
218.7 |
219.6 |
218.7 |
218.1 |
202.6 |
204.1 |
214.3 |
219.9 |
221.0 |
220.6 |
215.8 |
2009 |
216.3 |
218.3 |
218.6 |
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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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2008 |
1,944,290 |
1,932,411 |
1,941,439 |
1,951,784 |
1,959,659 |
1,972,615 |
1,995,314 |
1,990,058 |
1,966,354 |
1,986,366 |
1,982,311 |
1,978,334 |
1,966,744 |
2009 |
1,971,224 |
1,967,460 |
1,963,166 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
1,845,359 |
1,835,854 |
1,845,190 |
1,865,337 |
1,860,845 |
1,868,513 |
1,884,399 |
1,874,708 |
1,859,000 |
1,874,020 |
1,865,422 |
1,855,302 |
1,861,162 |
2009 |
1,826,783 |
1,816,127 |
1,809,985 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
98,931 |
96,557 |
96,249 |
86,447 |
98,814 |
104,102 |
110,915 |
115,350 |
107,354 |
112,346 |
116,889 |
123,032 |
105,582 |
2009 |
144,441 |
151,333 |
153,181 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.0 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
5.4 |
2009 |
7.3 |
7.7 |
7.8 |
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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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2008 |
347,079 |
345,425 |
346,843 |
348,496 |
349,312 |
351,346 |
355,429 |
354,316 |
350,018 |
353,713 |
353,308 |
353,046 |
350,694 |
2009 |
352,305 |
352,236 |
350,983 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
331,073 |
329,367 |
331,042 |
334,657 |
333,851 |
335,227 |
338,077 |
336,338 |
333,520 |
336,215 |
334,672 |
332,856 |
333,908 |
2009 |
327,740 |
325,828 |
324,726 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
16,006 |
16,058 |
15,801 |
13,839 |
15,461 |
16,119 |
17,352 |
17,978 |
16,498 |
17,498 |
18,636 |
20,190 |
16,786 |
2009 |
24,565 |
26,408 |
26,257 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
4.9 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
4.8 |
2009 |
7.0 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
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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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2008 |
266,140 |
264,803 |
265,960 |
267,707 |
268,455 |
270,131 |
273,624 |
272,816 |
269,025 |
271,706 |
271,373 |
270,463 |
269,351 |
2009 |
268,876 |
268,426 |
267,958 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
256,488 |
255,167 |
256,465 |
259,265 |
258,640 |
259,706 |
261,914 |
260,567 |
258,384 |
260,472 |
259,277 |
257,870 |
258,685 |
2009 |
253,906 |
252,425 |
251,571 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
9,652 |
9,636 |
9,495 |
8,442 |
9,815 |
10,425 |
11,710 |
12,249 |
10,641 |
11,234 |
12,096 |
12,593 |
10,666 |
2009 |
14,970 |
16,001 |
16,387 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.0 |
2009 |
5.6 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
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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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2008 |
282,415 |
280,694 |
282,165 |
283,826 |
284,932 |
286,982 |
290,155 |
289,135 |
285,599 |
288,468 |
287,631 |
286,841 |
285,737 |
2009 |
285,682 |
285,059 |
284,393 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
269,112 |
267,726 |
269,087 |
272,025 |
271,370 |
272,488 |
274,805 |
273,392 |
271,101 |
273,291 |
272,037 |
270,562 |
271,416 |
2009 |
266,403 |
264,849 |
263,953 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
13,303 |
12,968 |
13,078 |
11,801 |
13,562 |
14,494 |
15,350 |
15,743 |
14,498 |
15,177 |
15,594 |
16,279 |
14,321 |
2009 |
19,279 |
20,210 |
20,440 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
2009 |
6.7 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
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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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2008 |
428,857 |
426,662 |
428,566 |
431,051 |
432,365 |
435,009 |
439,552 |
438,508 |
433,512 |
437,701 |
437,147 |
436,117 |
433,754 |
2009 |
434,173 |
433,509 |
433,002 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
411,310 |
409,192 |
411,273 |
415,763 |
414,762 |
416,471 |
420,012 |
417,852 |
414,351 |
417,698 |
415,782 |
413,526 |
414,833 |
2009 |
407,170 |
404,795 |
403,426 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
17,547 |
17,470 |
17,293 |
15,288 |
17,603 |
18,538 |
19,540 |
20,656 |
19,161 |
20,003 |
21,365 |
22,591 |
18,921 |
2009 |
27,003 |
28,714 |
29,576 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
4.4 |
2009 |
6.2 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
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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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2008 |
619,799 |
614,828 |
617,906 |
620,704 |
624,595 |
629,148 |
636,554 |
635,283 |
628,200 |
634,778 |
632,851 |
631,866 |
627,209 |
2009 |
630,189 |
628,230 |
626,830 |
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Employment |
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2008 |
577,377 |
574,403 |
577,324 |
583,627 |
582,222 |
584,621 |
589,591 |
586,559 |
581,645 |
586,344 |
583,654 |
580,488 |
582,321 |
2009 |
571,564 |
568,230 |
566,309 |
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Unemployment |
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2008 |
42,422 |
40,425 |
40,582 |
37,077 |
42,373 |
44,527 |
46,963 |
48,724 |
46,555 |
48,434 |
49,197 |
51,378 |
44,888 |
2009 |
58,625 |
60,000 |
60,521 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2008 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
6.6 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
7.4 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
2009 |
9.3 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
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