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
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	1,848.9	1,863.1	1,881.3	1,889.5	1,900.4	1,896.0	1,872.3	1,872.0	1,887.5	1,908.0	1,915.6	1,914.2	1,887.4
2013	1,871.4	1,879.5	1,890.9	(P) 1,911.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2012	60.9	61.5	63.6	64.0	64.6	66.4	66.5	67.0	67.3	66.5	66.0	66.7	65.1
2013	64.2	62.7	63.9	(P) 66.3
Manufacturing
2012	128.5	128.4	128.4	128.0	128.4	129.3	129.1	129.2	128.4	127.5	127.0	127.3	128.3
2013	126.4	126.7	126.4	(P) 126.3
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	329.1	325.6	328.1	328.4	331.8	332.6	329.7	330.0	330.1	335.3	341.4	346.2	332.4
2013	332.2	326.1	326.3	(P) 329.8
Information
2012	37.7	37.5	37.9	37.5	37.9	37.7	37.7	37.8	37.4	37.4	37.6	37.5	37.6
2013	37.4	37.3	37.2	(P) 37.3
Financial Activities
2012	130.4	130.1	130.5	130.6	131.2	132.4	133.0	132.9	131.9	132.3	131.8	132.3	131.6
2013	129.8	129.3	129.2	(P) 129.8
Professional & Business Services
2012	292.4	293.8	297.4	301.0	303.0	304.9	303.5	304.0	304.1	303.7	306.1	302.7	301.4
2013	299.2	301.2	303.8	(P) 306.8
Educational & Health Services
2012	428.0	439.8	441.6	440.3	438.4	425.4	421.2	420.5	433.8	446.4	446.8	446.7	435.7
2013	439.5	450.3	452.5	(P) 456.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	150.7	150.8	157.5	162.9	168.3	171.4	171.6	171.9	165.2	165.9	163.1	159.5	163.2
2013	153.8	152.5	157.7	(P) 164.1
Other Services
2012	83.1	83.1	83.6	84.1	84.9	86.1	86.0	85.8	84.8	84.7	85.8	85.3	84.8
2013	84.5	84.3	84.8	(P) 85.1
Government
2012	208.1	212.5	212.7	212.7	211.9	209.8	194.0	192.9	204.5	208.3	210.0	210.0	207.3
2013	204.4	209.1	209.1	(P) 209.0
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
2012	(1) 1,960,919	(1) 1,961,745	(1) 1,972,762	(1) 1,966,401	(1) 1,989,404	(1) 2,007,895	(1) 2,015,828	(1) 2,006,952	(1) 1,999,757	(1) 2,014,515	(1) 2,004,819	(1) 2,005,235	(1) 1,992,187
2013	2,006,413	1,981,764	(P) 1,969,024
Employment
2012	(1) 1,794,421	(1) 1,794,391	(1) 1,809,777	(1) 1,816,326	(1) 1,826,720	(1) 1,833,812	(1) 1,834,871	(1) 1,829,131	(1) 1,838,311	(1) 1,851,097	(1) 1,847,213	(1) 1,843,376	(1) 1,826,621
2013	1,820,331	1,813,037	(P) 1,812,687
Unemployment
2012	(1) 166,498	(1) 167,354	(1) 162,985	(1) 150,075	(1) 162,684	(1) 174,083	(1) 180,957	(1) 177,821	(1) 161,446	(1) 163,418	(1) 157,606	(1) 161,859	(1) 165,566
2013	186,082	168,727	(P) 156,337
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 8.5	(1) 8.5	(1) 8.3	(1) 7.6	(1) 8.2	(1) 8.7	(1) 9.0	(1) 8.9	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.1	(1) 7.9	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.3
2013	9.3	8.5	(P) 7.9
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control 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
2012	(1) 339,761	(1) 340,561	(1) 342,025	(1) 340,999	(1) 344,647	(1) 347,702	(1) 348,708	(1) 347,161	(1) 346,082	(1) 348,280	(1) 347,146	(1) 347,404	(1) 345,039
2013	348,008	344,898	(P) 342,431
Employment
2012	(1) 313,967	(1) 313,962	(1) 316,654	(1) 317,800	(1) 319,619	(1) 320,860	(1) 321,045	(1) 320,040	(1) 321,647	(1) 323,884	(1) 323,204	(1) 322,533	(1) 319,601
2013	318,501	317,225	(P) 317,163
Unemployment
2012	(1) 25,794	(1) 26,599	(1) 25,371	(1) 23,199	(1) 25,028	(1) 26,842	(1) 27,663	(1) 27,121	(1) 24,435	(1) 24,396	(1) 23,942	(1) 24,871	(1) 25,438
2013	29,507	27,673	(P) 25,268
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.6	(1) 7.8	(1) 7.4	(1) 6.8	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.7	(1) 7.9	(1) 7.8	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.0	(1) 6.9	(1) 7.2	(1) 7.4
2013	8.5	8.0	(P) 7.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control 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
2012	(1) 266,429	(1) 266,554	(1) 268,316	(1) 267,768	(1) 270,296	(1) 273,433	(1) 274,174	(1) 273,244	(1) 271,619	(1) 273,506	(1) 272,374	(1) 272,512	(1) 270,852
2013	272,167	269,459	(P) 267,895
Employment
2012	(1) 249,719	(1) 249,715	(1) 251,856	(1) 252,767	(1) 254,214	(1) 255,201	(1) 255,348	(1) 254,549	(1) 255,827	(1) 257,606	(1) 257,066	(1) 256,532	(1) 254,200
2013	253,325	252,310	(P) 252,261
Unemployment
2012	(1) 16,710	(1) 16,839	(1) 16,460	(1) 15,001	(1) 16,082	(1) 18,232	(1) 18,826	(1) 18,695	(1) 15,792	(1) 15,900	(1) 15,308	(1) 15,980	(1) 16,652
2013	18,842	17,149	(P) 15,634
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.1	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.7	(1) 6.9	(1) 6.8	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.9	(1) 6.1
2013	6.9	6.4	(P) 5.8
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control 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
2012	(1) 277,765	(1) 278,152	(1) 279,912	(1) 279,254	(1) 282,858	(1) 285,211	(1) 286,055	(1) 284,565	(1) 283,598	(1) 285,895	(1) 284,713	(1) 284,613	(1) 282,716
2013	284,512	281,160	(P) 279,138
Employment
2012	(1) 255,207	(1) 255,203	(1) 257,391	(1) 258,322	(1) 259,801	(1) 260,809	(1) 260,960	(1) 260,143	(1) 261,449	(1) 263,267	(1) 262,715	(1) 262,169	(1) 259,786
2013	258,892	257,855	(P) 257,805
Unemployment
2012	(1) 22,558	(1) 22,949	(1) 22,521	(1) 20,932	(1) 23,057	(1) 24,402	(1) 25,095	(1) 24,422	(1) 22,149	(1) 22,628	(1) 21,998	(1) 22,444	(1) 22,930
2013	25,620	23,305	(P) 21,333
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 8.1	(1) 8.3	(1) 8.0	(1) 7.5	(1) 8.2	(1) 8.6	(1) 8.8	(1) 8.6	(1) 7.8	(1) 7.9	(1) 7.7	(1) 7.9	(1) 8.1
2013	9.0	8.3	(P) 7.6
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control 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
2012	(1) 431,100	(1) 431,824	(1) 433,978	(1) 432,650	(1) 436,933	(1) 440,568	(1) 441,586	(1) 439,618	(1) 438,415	(1) 441,558	(1) 440,196	(1) 440,429	(1) 437,405
2013	440,144	435,979	(P) 433,253
Employment
2012	(1) 400,468	(1) 400,462	(1) 403,896	(1) 405,357	(1) 407,677	(1) 409,260	(1) 409,496	(1) 408,215	(1) 410,264	(1) 413,117	(1) 412,250	(1) 411,394	(1) 407,655
2013	406,251	404,623	(P) 404,545
Unemployment
2012	(1) 30,632	(1) 31,362	(1) 30,082	(1) 27,293	(1) 29,256	(1) 31,308	(1) 32,090	(1) 31,403	(1) 28,151	(1) 28,441	(1) 27,946	(1) 29,035	(1) 29,750
2013	33,893	31,356	(P) 28,708
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.3	(1) 6.9	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.7	(1) 7.1	(1) 7.3	(1) 7.1	(1) 6.4	(1) 6.4	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.8
2013	7.7	7.2	(P) 6.6
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control 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
2012	(1) 645,865	(1) 644,654	(1) 648,531	(1) 645,728	(1) 654,672	(1) 660,983	(1) 665,307	(1) 662,362	(1) 660,042	(1) 665,274	(1) 660,389	(1) 660,276	(1) 656,173
2013	661,583	650,269	(P) 646,306
Employment
2012	(1) 575,059	(1) 575,050	(1) 579,980	(1) 582,079	(1) 585,410	(1) 587,683	(1) 588,022	(1) 586,183	(1) 589,125	(1) 593,222	(1) 591,978	(1) 590,748	(1) 585,378
2013	583,363	581,025	(P) 580,913
Unemployment
2012	(1) 70,806	(1) 69,604	(1) 68,551	(1) 63,649	(1) 69,262	(1) 73,300	(1) 77,285	(1) 76,179	(1) 70,917	(1) 72,052	(1) 68,411	(1) 69,528	(1) 70,795
2013	78,220	69,244	(P) 65,393
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 11.0	(1) 10.8	(1) 10.6	(1) 9.9	(1) 10.6	(1) 11.1	(1) 11.6	(1) 11.5	(1) 10.7	(1) 10.8	(1) 10.4	(1) 10.5	(1) 10.8
2013	11.8	10.6	(P) 10.1
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and adjustment to new state control totals. (P) Preliminary

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