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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 2,674.9 2,741.3 2,700.2 (P) 2,696.1 (P) 21.2 (P) 0.8

Mining, logging, and construction
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 106.5 100.3 100.7 (P) 100.8 (P) -5.7 (P) -5.4

Manufacturing
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 186.8 187.8 187.4 (P) 188.4 (P) 1.6 (P) 0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 492.4 500.9 498.3 (P) 496.4 (P) 4.0 (P) 0.8

Information
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 46.7 49.5 49.6 (P) 49.7 (P) 3.0 (P) 6.4

Financial activities
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 200.7 200.8 200.5 (P) 200.9 (P) 0.2 (P) 0.1

Professional and business services
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 422.7 432.3 430.6 (P) 433.3 (P) 10.6 (P) 2.5

Education and health services
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 551.1 564.3 556.6 (P) 557.6 (P) 6.5 (P) 1.2

Leisure and hospitality
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 235.7 247.2 245.6 (P) 241.0 (P) 5.3 (P) 2.2

Other services
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 121.3 122.1 121.5 (P) 121.0 (P) -0.3 (P) -0.2

Government
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 311.0 336.1 309.4 (P) 307.0 (P) -4.0 (P) -1.3
 

Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 1,847.9 1,889.7 1,859.3 (P) 1,860.2 (P) 12.3 (P) 0.7

Mining, logging, and construction
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 68.8 65.0 64.8 (P) 64.5 (P) -4.3 (P) -6.3

Manufacturing
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 131.8 132.2 132.2 (P) 133.5 (P) 1.7 (P) 1.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 323.8 329.6 328.7 (P) 328.5 (P) 4.7 (P) 1.5

Information
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 35.0 37.5 37.6 (P) 37.7 (P) 2.7 (P) 7.7

Financial activities
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 132.3 131.1 130.9 (P) 131.6 (P) -0.7 (P) -0.5

Professional and business services
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 298.5 307.9 306.7 (P) 310.3 (P) 11.8 (P) 4.0

Education and health services
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 415.1 419.8 412.0 (P) 412.8 (P) -2.3 (P) -0.6

Leisure and hospitality
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 163.6 171.1 168.4 (P) 165.2 (P) 1.6 (P) 1.0

Other services
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 84.5 84.4 84.3 (P) 84.0 (P) -0.5 (P) -0.6

Government
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 194.5 211.1 193.7 (P) 192.1 (P) -2.4 (P) -1.2
 

Philadelphia City, Pa.

  

Total nonfarm
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 647.1 656.1 648.2 (P) 645.8 (P) -1.3 (P) -0.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 10.2 9.5 9.6 (P) 9.4 (P) -0.8 (P) -7.8

Manufacturing
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 23.7 23.3 23.1 (P) 23.0 (P) -0.7 (P) -3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 85.3 86.6 86.3 (P) 86.2 (P) 0.9 (P) 1.1

Information
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 10.7 11.9 11.8 (P) 11.9 (P) 1.2 (P) 11.2

Financial activities
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 41.9 41.4 41.5 (P) 41.5 (P) -0.4 (P) -1.0

Professional and business services
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 82.7 82.3 81.2 (P) 81.0 (P) -1.7 (P) -2.1

Education and health services
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 203.8 207.1 205.0 (P) 204.3 (P) 0.5 (P) 0.2

Leisure and hospitality
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 60.8 64.0 62.8 (P) 61.4 (P) 0.6 (P) 1.0

Other services
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 25.8 26.1 25.2 (P) 25.5 (P) -0.3 (P) -1.2

Government
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 102.2 103.9 101.7 (P) 101.6 (P) -0.6 (P) -0.6
 

Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division

  

Total nonfarm
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 498.8 514.7 507.4 (P) 503.7 (P) 4.9 (P) 1.0

Mining, logging, and construction
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 22.5 20.2 20.9 (P) 21.3 (P) -1.2 (P) -5.3

Manufacturing
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 36.4 35.7 35.5 (P) 35.3 (P) -1.1 (P) -3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 110.4 111.5 110.6 (P) 109.7 (P) -0.7 (P) -0.6

Information
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 7.0 7.0 7.0 (P) 7.0 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Financial activities
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 28.9 28.9 28.9 (P) 28.7 (P) -0.2 (P) -0.7

Professional and business services
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 73.5 75.3 75.1 (P) 74.8 (P) 1.3 (P) 1.8

Education and health services
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 82.9 89.1 89.0 (P) 89.2 (P) 6.3 (P) 7.6

Leisure and hospitality
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 41.0 42.9 44.1 (P) 42.2 (P) 1.2 (P) 2.9

Other services
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 21.9 22.5 22.1 (P) 22.0 (P) 0.1 (P) 0.5

Government
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 74.3 81.6 74.2 (P) 73.5 (P) -0.8 (P) -1.1
 

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

  

Total nonfarm
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 328.2 336.9 333.5 (P) 332.2 (P) 4.0 (P) 1.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 15.2 15.1 15.0 (P) 15.0 (P) -0.2 (P) -1.3

Manufacturing
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 18.6 19.9 19.7 (P) 19.6 (P) 1.0 (P) 5.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 58.2 59.8 59.0 (P) 58.2 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Information
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 4.7 5.0 5.0 (P) 5.0 (P) 0.3 (P) 6.4

Financial activities
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 39.5 40.8 40.7 (P) 40.6 (P) 1.1 (P) 2.8

Professional and business services
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 50.7 49.1 48.8 (P) 48.2 (P) -2.5 (P) -4.9

Education and health services
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 53.1 55.4 55.6 (P) 55.6 (P) 2.5 (P) 4.7

Leisure and hospitality
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 31.1 33.2 33.1 (P) 33.6 (P) 2.5 (P) 8.0

Other services
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 14.9 15.2 15.1 (P) 15.0 (P) 0.1 (P) 0.7

Government
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 42.2 43.4 41.5 (P) 41.4 (P) -0.8 (P) -1.9

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: September 24, 2012