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

  

2011

 1,842.9 1,855.0 1,867.7 1,888.5 1,892.0 1,887.1 1,854.1 1,847.9 1,867.5 1,889.9 1,894.8 1,891.8 1,873.3

2012

 1,849.3 1,859.2 1,869.3 1,885.4 1,889.8 1,889.7 (P) 1,859.9            

Mining, Logging, & Construction

  

2011

 58.7 58.4 61.7 65.3 66.5 67.7 68.2 68.8 67.5 68.3 66.6 65.5 65.3

2012

 63.5 62.8 62.6 62.8 63.1 65.0 (P) 64.7            

Manufacturing

  

2011

 130.9 130.4 130.8 130.7 130.8 131.6 130.7 131.8 131.2 130.9 131.4 131.9 131.1

2012

 131.2 129.5 130.4 130.6 131.1 132.2 (P) 132.1            

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2011

 328.2 324.4 325.1 327.3 329.1 329.6 323.2 323.8 325.7 329.6 335.2 339.6 328.4

2012

 326.4 323.4 325.2 327.8 331.3 329.6 (P) 328.5            

Information

  

2011

 37.9 37.9 37.9 37.9 37.9 38.0 37.9 35.0 37.4 37.4 37.3 37.4 37.5

2012

 37.0 36.9 36.8 37.2 37.3 37.5 (P) 37.6            

Financial Activities

  

2011

 132.1 131.3 131.3 131.6 131.6 132.2 131.9 132.3 130.6 131.1 130.2 129.9 131.3

2012

 130.0 130.0 130.4 130.5 130.5 131.1 (P) 130.9            

Professional & Business Services

  

2011

 287.9 288.1 291.1 296.9 296.7 298.2 296.7 298.5 298.8 299.4 299.6 298.7 295.9

2012

 291.7 297.1 300.3 302.7 303.5 307.9 (P) 306.7            

Educational & Health Services

  

2011

 421.1 434.5 433.7 434.7 430.8 420.1 418.1 415.1 425.6 436.9 439.2 435.7 428.8

2012

 428.0 437.9 436.4 436.5 431.0 419.8 (P) 412.6            

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2011

 146.5 146.4 151.7 158.2 162.5 164.3 165.1 163.6 159.8 160.2 157.3 154.7 157.5

2012

 150.6 148.3 152.9 162.5 167.1 171.1 (P) 167.9            

Other Services

  

2011

 82.7 82.8 83.3 84.0 84.3 85.3 85.0 84.5 83.9 83.9 84.2 84.4 84.0

2012

 82.5 80.9 81.9 82.0 83.4 84.4 (P) 84.3            

Government

  

2011

 216.9 220.8 221.1 221.9 221.8 220.1 197.3 194.5 207.0 212.2 213.8 214.0 213.5

2012

 208.4 212.4 212.4 212.8 211.5 211.1 (P) 194.6            

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

  

2011

 (1) 1,954,599 (1) 1,946,723 (1) 1,943,987 (1) 1,944,953 (1) 1,959,926 (1) 1,966,351 (1) 1,967,316 (1) 1,965,087 (1) 1,950,711 (1) 1,959,267 (1) 1,954,214 (1) 1,945,811 (1) 1,954,912

2012

 1,940,995 1,941,721 1,950,641 1,950,201 1,965,886 1,987,513 (P) 1,994,909            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 1,785,914 (1) 1,779,835 (1) 1,782,566 (1) 1,793,824 (1) 1,798,436 (1) 1,797,596 (1) 1,793,739 (1) 1,793,172 (1) 1,791,678 (1) 1,801,539 (1) 1,802,156 (1) 1,797,547 (1) 1,793,167

2012

 1,773,305 1,777,044 1,792,598 1,805,253 1,812,316 1,818,227 (P) 1,816,892            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 168,685 (1) 166,888 (1) 161,421 (1) 151,129 (1) 161,490 (1) 168,755 (1) 173,577 (1) 171,915 (1) 159,033 (1) 157,728 (1) 152,058 (1) 148,264 (1) 161,745

2012

 167,690 164,677 158,043 144,948 153,570 169,286 (P) 178,017            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 8.6 (1) 8.6 (1) 8.3 (1) 7.8 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.6 (1) 8.8 (1) 8.7 (1) 8.2 (1) 8.1 (1) 7.8 (1) 7.6 (1) 8.3

2012

 8.6 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.8 8.5 (P) 8.9            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(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

  

2011

 (1) 340,365 (1) 339,768 (1) 338,933 (1) 338,870 (1) 340,678 (1) 341,266 (1) 341,002 (1) 340,212 (1) 337,365 (1) 338,520 (1) 338,290 (1) 337,463 (1) 339,394

2012

 336,983 337,768 338,935 339,097 341,573 345,064 (P) 346,013            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 313,355 (1) 312,288 (1) 312,767 (1) 314,743 (1) 315,552 (1) 315,405 (1) 314,728 (1) 314,628 (1) 314,366 (1) 316,096 (1) 316,205 (1) 315,396 (1) 314,627

2012

 311,142 311,798 314,528 316,748 317,987 319,024 (P) 318,790            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 27,010 (1) 27,480 (1) 26,166 (1) 24,127 (1) 25,126 (1) 25,861 (1) 26,274 (1) 25,584 (1) 22,999 (1) 22,424 (1) 22,085 (1) 22,067 (1) 24,767

2012

 25,841 25,970 24,407 22,349 23,586 26,040 (P) 27,223            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 7.9 (1) 8.1 (1) 7.7 (1) 7.1 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.6 (1) 7.7 (1) 7.5 (1) 6.8 (1) 6.6 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.5 (1) 7.3

2012

 7.7 7.7 7.2 6.6 6.9 7.5 (P) 7.9            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(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

  

2011

 (1) 264,202 (1) 263,399 (1) 263,408 (1) 263,928 (1) 265,480 (1) 266,311 (1) 266,525 (1) 266,451 (1) 263,379 (1) 264,221 (1) 264,043 (1) 263,123 (1) 264,539

2012

 262,465 262,625 264,177 264,500 266,134 269,448 (P) 270,045            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 247,387 (1) 246,545 (1) 246,924 (1) 248,483 (1) 249,122 (1) 249,006 (1) 248,471 (1) 248,393 (1) 248,186 (1) 249,552 (1) 249,637 (1) 248,999 (1) 248,392

2012

 245,641 246,159 248,313 250,066 251,045 251,863 (P) 251,678            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 16,815 (1) 16,854 (1) 16,484 (1) 15,445 (1) 16,358 (1) 17,305 (1) 18,054 (1) 18,058 (1) 15,193 (1) 14,669 (1) 14,406 (1) 14,124 (1) 16,147

2012

 16,824 16,466 15,864 14,434 15,089 17,585 (P) 18,367            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.3 (1) 5.9 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.5 (1) 6.8 (1) 6.8 (1) 5.8 (1) 5.6 (1) 5.5 (1) 5.4 (1) 6.1

2012

 6.4 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.7 6.5 (P) 6.8            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(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

  

2011

 (1) 278,242 (1) 277,195 (1) 276,872 (1) 277,134 (1) 279,091 (1) 280,413 (1) 280,588 (1) 280,180 (1) 277,969 (1) 278,865 (1) 278,117 (1) 276,788 (1) 278,454

2012

 276,095 276,454 277,928 278,062 280,669 283,496 (P) 284,295            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 255,128 (1) 254,259 (1) 254,650 (1) 256,258 (1) 256,917 (1) 256,797 (1) 256,246 (1) 256,165 (1) 255,951 (1) 257,360 (1) 257,448 (1) 256,790 (1) 256,164

2012

 253,327 253,861 256,083 257,890 258,899 259,744 (P) 259,553            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 23,114 (1) 22,936 (1) 22,222 (1) 20,876 (1) 22,174 (1) 23,616 (1) 24,342 (1) 24,015 (1) 22,018 (1) 21,505 (1) 20,669 (1) 19,998 (1) 22,290

2012

 22,768 22,593 21,845 20,172 21,770 23,752 (P) 24,742            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 8.3 (1) 8.3 (1) 8.0 (1) 7.5 (1) 7.9 (1) 8.4 (1) 8.7 (1) 8.6 (1) 7.9 (1) 7.7 (1) 7.4 (1) 7.2 (1) 8.0

2012

 8.2 8.2 7.9 7.3 7.8 8.4 (P) 8.7            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(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

  

2011

 (1) 429,662 (1) 428,478 (1) 427,842 (1) 427,744 (1) 430,338 (1) 431,253 (1) 430,618 (1) 430,118 (1) 427,021 (1) 429,111 (1) 428,835 (1) 427,599 (1) 429,051

2012

 426,684 427,641 429,365 429,253 432,023 436,131 (P) 437,110            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 398,553 (1) 397,196 (1) 397,805 (1) 400,318 (1) 401,347 (1) 401,160 (1) 400,299 (1) 400,172 (1) 399,839 (1) 402,039 (1) 402,177 (1) 401,149 (1) 400,171

2012

 395,739 396,573 400,044 402,868 404,445 405,764 (P) 405,466            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 31,109 (1) 31,282 (1) 30,037 (1) 27,426 (1) 28,991 (1) 30,093 (1) 30,319 (1) 29,946 (1) 27,182 (1) 27,072 (1) 26,658 (1) 26,450 (1) 28,880

2012

 30,945 31,068 29,321 26,385 27,578 30,367 (P) 31,644            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 7.2 (1) 7.3 (1) 7.0 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.7 (1) 7.0 (1) 7.0 (1) 7.0 (1) 6.4 (1) 6.3 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.2 (1) 6.7

2012

 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.1 6.4 7.0 (P) 7.2            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(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

  

2011

 (1) 642,130 (1) 637,882 (1) 636,932 (1) 637,277 (1) 644,340 (1) 647,110 (1) 648,584 (1) 648,126 (1) 644,978 (1) 648,549 (1) 644,929 (1) 640,839 (1) 643,473

2012

 638,769 637,234 640,236 639,289 645,488 653,374 (P) 657,445            

Employment

  

2011

 (1) 571,492 (1) 569,546 (1) 570,420 (1) 574,023 (1) 575,499 (1) 575,230 (1) 573,996 (1) 573,814 (1) 573,336 (1) 576,492 (1) 576,689 (1) 575,214 (1) 573,813

2012

 567,457 568,653 573,630 577,680 579,940 581,832 (P) 581,404            

Unemployment

  

2011

 (1) 70,638 (1) 68,336 (1) 66,512 (1) 63,254 (1) 68,841 (1) 71,880 (1) 74,588 (1) 74,312 (1) 71,642 (1) 72,057 (1) 68,240 (1) 65,625 (1) 69,660

2012

 71,312 68,581 66,606 61,609 65,548 71,542 (P) 76,041            

Unemployment Rate

  

2011

 (1) 11.0 (1) 10.7 (1) 10.4 (1) 9.9 (1) 10.7 (1) 11.1 (1) 11.5 (1) 11.5 (1) 11.1 (1) 11.1 (1) 10.6 (1) 10.2 (1) 10.8

2012

 11.2 10.8 10.4 9.6 10.2 10.9 (P) 11.6            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and controlling to new statewide totals.
(P) Preliminary