Bureau of Labor Statistics
| Internet: www.bls.gov/ro3/ | PLS - 4456 FOR RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2008 |
|
| INFORMATION: | Cassidy Canzani (215) 597-3282 |
|
| MEDIA CONTACT: | Sheila Watkins (215) 861-5600 |
|
August 2008 Job Count for the Philadelphia Area Rose Slightly Over the Year (PDF)Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,798,900 in August 2008, up 1,300 over the year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The slight increase in local employment represented no change on a percentage basis, while the national job count fell 0.2 percent from August 2007 to August 2008. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia metropolitan area has not experienced an over-the-year decline in employment since January 2004; however, the August 2008 advance was the smallest over-the-year net increase during this time period. (See chart A and table 1; Technical Note at end of release contains metropolitan area definitions.  All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.) Chart A. Total nonfarm employment, over-the-year net change in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and its components, August 1998-August 2008
The Philadelphia metropolitan area is made up of three metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the larger metropolitan area. Of the three divisions, the Camden Metropolitan Division was the only one to gain at least 1,000 jobs.  Employment in this division, which accounted for 19 percent of the Philadelphia area workforce, increased by 1,600 since August 2007. Both the Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, which represented 68 percent of the workforce, and the Wilmington Metropolitan Division, which accounted for the remaining 13 percent, experienced little change over the year. Similarly, Philadelphia City, part of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, was virtually unchanged since last August. Industry employmentIn the Philadelphia metropolitan area, the education and health services supersector had the largest employment gain, adding 8,700 jobs over the year; it was also the only industry to experience measurable employment growth in all three metropolitan divisions. The last time this industry posted an employment decline in the Philadelphia area was August 1995; since then, the area has added 132,700 education and health services jobs, an increase of 33.9 percent.  Still, the recent 12-month increase of 1.7 percent in local education and health services employment was slower than the national advance of 3.2 percent. (See table 1 and chart B.) Chart B. Over-the-year percent change in employment by selected industry supersector, United States and the Philadelphia metropolitan area, August 2008
Three other industries—professional and business services (2,400), government (2,200), and leisure and hospitality (1,900)—had job increases in the Philadelphia area. At the national level, the professional and business services industry had a decline in jobs from August 2007 to August 2008. The area’s growth rates for government and for leisure and hospitality lagged those of the nation. Four supersectors in the Philadelphia area lost 1,000 or more jobs over the 12-month period. Manufacturing employment fell by 5,300, and financial activities employment by 4,200, since August 2007; both declines were largely centered in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Division. The natural resources, mining, and construction industry lost 3,000 jobs over the year, with the losses split between the Philadelphia and Wilmington Metropolitan Divisions.  Employment in trade, transportation, and utilities declined by 1,300 since last August; the Camden Metropolitan Division was responsible for most of the decrease in this supersector. Employment in the 12 largest metropolitan areasThe Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in August 2008.  Six of these 12 areas experienced over-the-year job losses, 5 at a rate surpassing the national average (-0.2 percent). Detroit-Warren-Livonia suffered the sharpest over-the-year decline, down 3.0 percent.  Employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach retreated by 1.0 percent.  Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana reported losses of 0.8 percent, followed closely by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, down 0.7 percent.  Chicago-Naperville-Joliet (-0.1 percent) was the only area to lose jobs at a slower-than-average pace. To put this in historical perspective, the last 12-month period when at least half of the largest areas reported job declines was February 2004, when many areas were still emerging from the 2001 recession. Houston and Dallas led the large areas with job growth of 2.1 and 2.0 percent, respectively, while Washington-Arlington-Alexandria followed with an increase of 1.5 percent.  Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and New York posted smaller gains of 0.6 and 0.4 percent, respectively.  In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, employment remained virtually unchanged.  (See chart C.) Detroit, the area with the largest percentage decline in employment in August 2008, also lost the most jobs, 58,900. Los Angeles followed with job losses of 43,400. Dallas, the area with the second fastest growth rate in August 2008, added the largest number of jobs over the year at 59,800, followed by Houston at 53,400, then Washington, with 44,600. Chart C. Over-the-year percent change in employment, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, August 2008
Technical NoteThis release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. EmploymentDefinitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. Persons are counted at their place of work rather than at their place of residence; those appearing on more than one payroll are counted on each payroll. Industries are classified on the basis of their principal activity in accordance with the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System. Method of estimation. The employment data are estimated using a "link relative" technique in which a ratio (link relative) of current-month employment to that of the previous month is computed from a sample of establishments reporting for both months. The estimates of employment for the current month are obtained by multiplying the estimates for the previous month by these ratios. Small-domain models are used as the official estimators for the approximately 39 percent of CES published series which have insufficient sample for direct sample-based estimates. Annual revisions. Employment estimates are adjusted annually to a complete count of jobs, called benchmarks, derived principally from tax reports that are submitted by employers who are covered under state unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The benchmark information is used to adjust the monthly estimates between the new benchmark and the preceding one and also to establish the level of employment for the new benchmark month. Thus, the benchmarking process establishes the level of employment, and the sample is used to measure the month-to-month changes in the level for the subsequent months. Reliability of the estimatesThe estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Sampling error is a measure of sampling variability—that is, variation that occurs by chance because a sample rather than the entire population is surveyed. Survey data also are subject to nonsampling errors, such as those which can be introduced into the data collection and processing operations. Estimates not directly derived from sample surveys are subject to additional errors resulting from the specific estimation processes used. The sums of individual items may not always equal the totals shown in the same tables because of rounding. Employment estimates. Measures of sampling error are available for state CES data at the total nonfarm and supersector level and for metropolitan area CES data. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget on November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf. Additional informationIndustry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the CES program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/. For personal assistance or further information on the Current Employment Statistics program, as well as other Bureau programs, contact the Mid-Atlantic Information Office at 215-597-3282 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Area definitions. The substate area data published in this release reflect the standards and definitions established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, dated November 20, 2007. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is published annually in the May issue of Employment and Earnings. 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.
|
||
| Area | Back data |
Aug 2007 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 (p) |
Aug 2007 to Aug 2008 (p) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net change |
Percent change |
||||||
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
 |
2,797.6 | 2,839.3 | 2,808.7 | 2,798.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
Natural resources, mining, & construction |
|
133.5 | 128.7 | 129.8 | 130.5 | -3.0 | -2.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
221.0 | 217.4 | 215.8 | 215.7 | -5.3 | -2.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
529.0 | 531.5 | 529.1 | 527.7 | -1.3 | -0.2 |
Information |
|
57.9 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 57.7 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Financial activities |
|
221.4 | 217.6 | 217.7 | 217.2 | -4.2 | -1.9 |
Professional and business services |
|
433.8 | 437.5 | 436.3 | 436.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Education and health services |
|
515.6 | 527.6 | 526.6 | 524.3 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
231.7 | 236.7 | 234.7 | 233.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Other services |
|
124.8 | 126.2 | 125.8 | 124.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Government |
|
328.9 | 358.5 | 335.4 | 331.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
1,907.9 | 1,934.0 | 1,915.8 | 1,907.0 | -0.9 | 0.0 |
Natural resources, mining, & construction |
|
85.3 | 82.2 | 82.9 | 83.6 | -1.7 | -2.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
151.3 | 148.4 | 147.9 | 147.4 | -3.9 | -2.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
340.9 | 344.8 | 343.3 | 342.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
Information |
|
42.3 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 42.2 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
Financial activities |
|
146.4 | 143.9 | 144.1 | 143.6 | -2.8 | -1.9 |
Professional and business services |
|
306.2 | 309.1 | 308.7 | 307.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
Education and health services |
|
389.9 | 398.0 | 397.0 | 394.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
158.1 | 161.5 | 160.2 | 159.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
Other services |
|
85.0 | 85.6 | 85.5 | 85.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Government |
|
202.5 | 218.5 | 204.2 | 201.1 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
Philadelphia City, Pa. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
656.3 | 660.2 | 659.4 | 656.1 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Natural resources, mining, & construction |
|
12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 3.3 |
Manufacturing |
|
28.1 | 27.5 | 27.3 | 27.4 | -0.7 | -2.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
87.6 | 87.4 | 87.4 | 87.0 | -0.6 | -0.7 |
Information |
|
12.8 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 2.3 |
Financial activities |
|
47.4 | 46.9 | 47.0 | 46.8 | -0.6 | -1.3 |
Professional and business services |
|
85.8 | 86.2 | 86.1 | 86.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Education and health services |
|
189.7 | 193.9 | 193.3 | 192.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
58.3 | 59.6 | 58.2 | 58.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
Other services |
|
28.2 | 28.7 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Government |
|
106.1 | 104.6 | 106.1 | 104.8 | -1.3 | -1.2 |
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
538.5 | 550.0 | 541.2 | 540.1 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
Natural resources, mining, & construction |
|
26.5 | 25.8 | 26.1 | 26.3 | -0.2 | -0.8 |
Manufacturing |
|
45.5 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 44.7 | -0.8 | -1.8 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
122.8 | 122.2 | 121.4 | 121.1 | -1.7 | -1.4 |
Information |
|
9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Financial activities |
|
33.9 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 32.4 | -1.5 | -4.4 |
Professional and business services |
|
73.0 | 74.4 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
Education and health services |
|
78.2 | 80.4 | 80.3 | 80.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
42.8 | 44.3 | 43.7 | 43.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Other services |
|
24.4 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
Government |
|
81.9 | 90.7 | 84.1 | 83.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
351.2 | 355.3 | 351.7 | 351.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
Natural resources, mining, & construction |
|
21.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.6 | -1.1 | -5.1 |
Manufacturing |
|
24.2 | 24.1 | 23.0 | 23.6 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
65.3 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.5 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
Information |
|
6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
Financial activities |
|
41.1 | 41.1 | 41.1 | 41.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Professional and business services |
|
54.6 | 54.0 | 53.8 | 54.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 |
Education and health services |
|
47.5 | 49.2 | 49.3 | 49.5 | 2.0 | 4.2 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
30.8 | 30.9 | 30.8 | 31.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Other services |
|
15.4 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.2 | -0.2 | -1.3 |
Government |
|
44.5 | 49.3 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Area | Back data |
Aug 2007 |
Jun 2008 |
Jul 2008 |
Aug 2008 (p) |
Aug 2007 to Aug 2008 (p) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net change |
Percent change |
||||||
United States |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
137,524 | 138,676 | 137,259 | 137,231 | -293 | -0.2 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
743 | 777 | 790 | 806 | 63 | 8.5 |
Construction |
|
7,912 | 7,421 | 7,462 | 7,465 | -447 | -5.6 |
Manufacturing |
|
13,934 | 13,627 | 13,526 | 13,521 | -413 | -3.0 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
26,614 | 26,474 | 26,378 | 26,335 | -279 | -1.0 |
Information |
|
3,031 | 3,021 | 2,997 | 2,988 | -43 | -1.4 |
Financial activities |
|
8,363 | 8,274 | 8,279 | 8,258 | -105 | -1.3 |
Professional and business services |
|
18,157 | 18,090 | 18,022 | 18,016 | -141 | -0.8 |
Education and health services |
|
18,068 | 18,700 | 18,593 | 18,653 | 585 | 3.2 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
14,108 | 14,251 | 14,324 | 14,253 | 145 | 1.0 |
Other services |
|
5,537 | 5,601 | 5,597 | 5,561 | 24 | 0.4 |
Government |
|
21,057 | 22,440 | 21,291 | 21,375 | 318 | 1.5 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,469.9 | 2,467.9 | 2,439.9 | 2,449.8 | -20.1 | -0.8 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.1 | -4.0 |
Construction |
|
140.5 | 137.9 | 135.9 | 132.5 | -8.0 | -5.7 |
Manufacturing |
|
175.8 | 172.1 | 169.4 | 167.7 | -8.1 | -4.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
562.5 | 565.0 | 561.0 | 559.7 | -2.8 | -0.5 |
Information |
|
87.7 | 88.9 | 88.5 | 88.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
Financial activities |
|
163.2 | 160.4 | 159.7 | 159.5 | -3.7 | -2.3 |
Professional and business services |
|
413.6 | 409.9 | 408.5 | 410.4 | -3.2 | -0.8 |
Education and health services |
|
254.4 | 258.5 | 257.1 | 260.2 | 5.8 | 2.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
240.9 | 244.8 | 241.3 | 241.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Other services |
|
99.5 | 100.1 | 99.6 | 99.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Government |
|
329.3 | 327.9 | 316.5 | 328.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA) |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,475.7 | 2,529.2 | 2,499.6 | 2,491.5 | 15.8 | 0.6 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 9.1 |
Construction |
|
105.7 | 102.2 | 103.3 | 103.5 | -2.2 | -2.1 |
Manufacturing |
|
222.7 | 221.1 | 219.9 | 220.1 | -2.6 | -1.2 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
417.0 | 421.9 | 417.3 | 416.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 |
Information |
|
75.2 | 75.3 | 75.2 | 74.8 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
Financial activities |
|
191.5 | 189.9 | 190.2 | 190.0 | -1.5 | -0.8 |
Professional and business services |
|
416.3 | 422.9 | 422.5 | 424.5 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
Education and health services |
|
452.9 | 465.1 | 466.0 | 463.2 | 10.3 | 2.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
230.1 | 234.2 | 233.7 | 233.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
Other services |
|
90.8 | 90.0 | 90.4 | 90.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
Government |
|
272.4 | 305.4 | 279.9 | 273.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
4,593.6 | 4,612.7 | 4,593.4 | 4,587.9 | -5.7 | -0.1 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Construction |
|
226.5 | 217.7 | 218.4 | 218.6 | -7.9 | -3.5 |
Manufacturing |
|
483.0 | 480.3 | 477.8 | 477.3 | -5.7 | -1.2 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
928.9 | 939.5 | 935.5 | 934.1 | 5.2 | 0.6 |
Information |
|
91.7 | 91.5 | 91.2 | 90.8 | -0.9 | -1.0 |
Financial activities |
|
331.2 | 327.1 | 326.9 | 326.6 | -4.6 | -1.4 |
Professional and business services |
|
757.8 | 758.5 | 757.3 | 759.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
Education and health services |
|
584.4 | 597.4 | 593.2 | 593.0 | 8.6 | 1.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
426.2 | 424.3 | 425.4 | 426.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Other services |
|
205.2 | 200.6 | 204.2 | 203.8 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
Government |
|
555.6 | 573.3 | 561.0 | 555.4 | -0.2 | 0.0 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,954.5 | 3,015.4 | 3,001.0 | 3,014.3 | 59.8 | 2.0 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
191.5 | 198.9 | 199.3 | 200.0 | 8.5 | 4.4 |
Manufacturing |
|
297.7 | 295.1 | 293.1 | 292.9 | -4.8 | -1.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
624.3 | 631.1 | 632.4 | 635.4 | 11.1 | 1.8 |
Information |
|
90.2 | 90.2 | 88.7 | 88.8 | -1.4 | -1.6 |
Financial activities |
|
235.8 | 238.3 | 238.0 | 238.0 | 2.2 | 0.9 |
Professional and business services |
|
448.5 | 446.5 | 447.6 | 447.7 | -0.8 | -0.2 |
Education and health services |
|
318.3 | 328.4 | 329.9 | 332.7 | 14.4 | 4.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
286.0 | 295.8 | 294.5 | 294.7 | 8.7 | 3.0 |
Other services |
|
108.5 | 111.8 | 111.3 | 111.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Government |
|
353.7 | 379.3 | 366.2 | 372.8 | 19.1 | 5.4 |
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
1,954.7 | 1,954.3 | 1,892.9 | 1,895.8 | -58.9 | -3.0 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
77.0 | 66.8 | 67.7 | 67.0 | -10.0 | -13.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
257.9 | 243.2 | 227.1 | 229.0 | -28.9 | -11.2 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
365.3 | 363.9 | 358.1 | 357.7 | -7.6 | -2.1 |
Information |
|
34.2 | 33.1 | 32.7 | 32.8 | -1.4 | -4.1 |
Financial activities |
|
112.3 | 110.2 | 109.3 | 108.5 | -3.8 | -3.4 |
Professional and business services |
|
354.4 | 348.8 | 340.9 | 345.0 | -9.4 | -2.7 |
Education and health services |
|
273.9 | 283.9 | 281.3 | 281.4 | 7.5 | 2.7 |
Leisure & hospitality |
|
188.0 | 189.7 | 186.8 | 187.1 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
Other services |
|
89.1 | 87.2 | 86.7 | 86.4 | -2.7 | -3.0 |
Government |
|
202.6 | 227.5 | 202.3 | 200.9 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,561.6 | 2,619.1 | 2,607.4 | 2,615.0 | 53.4 | 2.1 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
85.7 | 90.4 | 91.3 | 92.0 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
Construction |
|
197.3 | 203.5 | 202.9 | 203.7 | 6.4 | 3.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
234.7 | 237.4 | 237.2 | 237.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
524.6 | 530.1 | 530.9 | 532.5 | 7.9 | 1.5 |
Information |
|
37.0 | 37.1 | 37.0 | 36.9 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
Financial activities |
|
146.3 | 147.7 | 148.4 | 148.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
Professional and business services |
|
387.5 | 392.5 | 394.1 | 395.0 | 7.5 | 1.9 |
Education and health services |
|
283.8 | 291.2 | 290.5 | 292.5 | 8.7 | 3.1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
234.7 | 239.6 | 237.2 | 237.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 |
Other services |
|
94.7 | 97.7 | 96.9 | 97.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
Government |
|
335.3 | 351.9 | 341.0 | 341.5 | 6.2 | 1.8 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
5,595.2 | 5,611.6 | 5,554.2 | 5,551.8 | -43.4 | -0.8 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Construction |
|
266.7 | 248.7 | 249.1 | 250.8 | -15.9 | -6.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
624.1 | 619.4 | 615.0 | 614.3 | -9.8 | -1.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
1,094.7 | 1,082.3 | 1,084.1 | 1,082.8 | -11.9 | -1.1 |
Information |
|
245.5 | 234.9 | 229.5 | 238.5 | -7.0 | -2.9 |
Financial activities |
|
371.6 | 354.7 | 353.4 | 353.1 | -18.5 | -5.0 |
Professional and business services |
|
881.6 | 874.9 | 870.9 | 873.0 | -8.6 | -1.0 |
Education and health services |
|
613.5 | 637.3 | 627.2 | 628.0 | 14.5 | 2.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
578.1 | 581.1 | 582.8 | 582.0 | 3.9 | 0.7 |
Other services |
|
194.5 | 198.5 | 197.1 | 195.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Government |
|
719.9 | 774.8 | 740.1 | 728.4 | 8.5 | 1.2 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,414.7 | 2,395.9 | 2,363.3 | 2,391.3 | -23.4 | -1.0 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Construction |
|
156.7 | 143.0 | 139.9 | 138.7 | -18.0 | -11.5 |
Manufacturing |
|
96.3 | 93.3 | 91.4 | 91.4 | -4.9 | -5.1 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
541.6 | 542.6 | 538.7 | 536.2 | -5.4 | -1.0 |
Information |
|
52.0 | 51.3 | 51.1 | 50.8 | -1.2 | -2.3 |
Financial activities |
|
179.4 | 175.4 | 174.2 | 172.9 | -6.5 | -3.6 |
Professional and business services |
|
396.8 | 392.6 | 390.2 | 389.4 | -7.4 | -1.9 |
Education and health services |
|
316.4 | 328.7 | 324.3 | 327.6 | 11.2 | 3.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
248.2 | 260.0 | 250.3 | 251.4 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
Other services |
|
100.2 | 102.8 | 101.5 | 101.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Government |
|
326.4 | 305.5 | 301.0 | 331.1 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
8,556.1 | 8,706.3 | 8,637.7 | 8,589.7 | 33.6 | 0.4 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
377.4 | 374.1 | 375.3 | 379.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
Manufacturing |
|
450.3 | 435.9 | 430.2 | 429.7 | -20.6 | -4.6 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
1,595.4 | 1,628.3 | 1,605.8 | 1,601.5 | 6.1 | 0.4 |
Information |
|
290.4 | 296.0 | 295.9 | 295.7 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
Financial activities |
|
804.8 | 793.4 | 795.8 | 792.7 | -12.1 | -1.5 |
Professional and business services |
|
1,321.8 | 1,323.2 | 1,321.5 | 1,323.5 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
Education and health services |
|
1,401.4 | 1,459.8 | 1,438.3 | 1,429.3 | 27.9 | 2.0 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
683.5 | 694.9 | 700.2 | 695.9 | 12.4 | 1.8 |
Other services |
|
370.9 | 381.2 | 378.0 | 376.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
Government |
|
1,260.2 | 1,319.5 | 1,296.7 | 1,265.6 | 5.4 | 0.4 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,797.6 | 2,839.3 | 2,808.7 | 2,798.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
133.5 | 128.7 | 129.8 | 130.5 | -3.0 | -2.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
221.0 | 217.4 | 215.8 | 215.7 | -5.3 | -2.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
529.0 | 531.5 | 529.1 | 527.7 | -1.3 | -0.2 |
Information |
|
57.9 | 57.6 | 57.5 | 57.7 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
Financial activities |
|
221.4 | 217.6 | 217.7 | 217.2 | -4.2 | -1.9 |
Professional and business services |
|
433.8 | 437.5 | 436.3 | 436.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Education and health services |
|
515.6 | 527.6 | 526.6 | 524.3 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
231.7 | 236.7 | 234.7 | 233.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
Other services |
|
124.8 | 126.2 | 125.8 | 124.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Government |
|
328.9 | 358.5 | 335.4 | 331.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,036.6 | 2,039.5 | 2,025.3 | 2,023.3 | -13.3 | -0.7 |
Natural resources and mining |
|
1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 6.7 |
Construction |
|
123.0 | 114.8 | 116.2 | 117.5 | -5.5 | -4.5 |
Manufacturing |
|
137.7 | 136.4 | 136.5 | 136.6 | -1.1 | -0.8 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
359.2 | 353.6 | 353.6 | 353.6 | -5.6 | -1.6 |
Information |
|
69.1 | 67.9 | 67.8 | 67.8 | -1.3 | -1.9 |
Financial activities |
|
152.4 | 147.2 | 146.9 | 147.1 | -5.3 | -3.5 |
Professional and business services |
|
360.6 | 361.4 | 362.7 | 363.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
Education and health services |
|
226.7 | 231.4 | 229.9 | 229.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
217.8 | 218.3 | 217.9 | 218.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Other services |
|
75.4 | 76.0 | 75.4 | 75.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 |
Government |
|
313.2 | 330.9 | 316.8 | 313.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va. |
|||||||
Total nonfarm |
|
2,980.8 | 3,044.3 | 3,031.4 | 3,025.4 | 44.6 | 1.5 |
Natural resources, mining, and construction |
|
189.1 | 183.9 | 183.3 | 183.5 | -5.6 | -3.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
62.8 | 61.8 | 61.6 | 61.9 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
|
403.3 | 407.4 | 405.9 | 405.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
Information |
|
94.0 | 92.3 | 92.6 | 92.2 | -1.8 | -1.9 |
Financial activities |
|
159.2 | 157.2 | 156.9 | 156.6 | -2.6 | -1.6 |
Professional and business services |
|
684.4 | 695.1 | 694.9 | 695.3 | 10.9 | 1.6 |
Education and health services |
|
317.0 | 333.6 | 329.4 | 327.9 | 10.9 | 3.4 |
Leisure and hospitality |
|
264.8 | 265.9 | 266.8 | 266.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Other services |
|
180.5 | 188.7 | 189.2 | 187.9 | 7.4 | 4.1 |
Government |
|
625.7 | 658.4 | 650.8 | 648.8 | 23.1 | 3.7 |
Last Modified Date: October 20, 2008
Quick Links
Tools |
Calculators |
Help |
Info |
