Philadelphia Area Employment – August 2012

Largest Over-the-Year Employment Gain Since April 2011

Total nonfarm employment for the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,696,100 in August 2012, up 21,200, or 0.8 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.5 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia area’s August over-the-year increase was the largest 12-month gain since April 2011. (See chart 1 and 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.)

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area is made up of three metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, with 69 percent of the area’s employment, was responsible for most of the recent increase, adding 12,300 jobs since last August. The Camden Metropolitan Division, with 19 percent of local employment, added 4,900 jobs over the last 12 months. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, which made up the remaining 12 percent of local area employment, gained 4,000 jobs over the year

Industry employment

In the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, professional and business services recorded the largest increase from August 2011 to August 2012, adding 10,600 jobs. Still, the Philadelphia area’s 2.5-percent increase in professional and business services employment was below the nationwide gain of 3.2 percent.  Most of the employment gains in this industry took place in the Philadelphia division, which added 11,800 jobs. The Camden division gained 1,300 jobs while the Wilmington division lost 2,500 jobs. (See chart 2.)

Local employment in education and health services grew by 6,500 over the year, with nearly all the increase coming from the Camden division, which added 6,300 jobs. Since last August, educational and health services employment in the Philadelphia area increased 1.2 percent, just over half of the national rate of 2.2 percent.  

Three other supersectors (leisure and hospitality; trade, transportation, and utilities; and information) in the Philadelphia area gained at least 3,000 jobs from August 2011 to August 2012. The number of manufacturing jobs also increased, up 1,600 over the year—the largest 12-month gain since July 1998.

Mining, logging, and construction recorded the largest over-the-year decline in the Philadelphia area, down 5,700 jobs from the previous August. Most of the employment loss occurred in the Philadelphia division.

Government was the only other supersector to lose jobs over the year (-4,000), with most of the decline centered in the Philadelphia division.  The recent decline represents a 1.3-percent decrease, much larger than the national decrease of 0.2 percent.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

The Philadelphia area was 1 of the nation's 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in August 2012. All of these areas experienced over-the-year job gains during the period, though the rates of growth were varied. Employment growth was more than double the national rate of 1.5 percent in Houston and San Francisco, up 3.5 and 3.2 percent, respectively. Four other areas—Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Detroit—were also above the national rate of increase by less than 1.0 percent. The three slowest- growing areas, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Miami, all had rates of growth below 1.0 percent. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

Among the 12 areas, New York added the most jobs since August 2011, up 117,900. Los Angeles and Houston added 103,000 and 89,500, respectively. Employment in three other areas grew between 62,000 and 52,000. Only Miami gained fewer than 20,000 jobs over the 12-month period, up just 4,900.

Three industry supersectors accounted for highest job growth in each of the 12 metropolitan areas from August a year ago. Professional and business services registered the largest employment gains in eight areas (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco). Education and health services experienced the largest gains in two other areas (Miami and Washington), while trade, transportation, and utilites had the most growth in the remaining two areas (Atlanta and Houston).

Widespread employment declines were recorded in the public sector over the year. Government experienced the largest loss of jobs in six areas (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, and New York) and the second largest loss in three other areas (Atlanta, Miami, and Philadelphia).

Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative endeavor between State employment security agencies and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Definitions. Employment data refer to persons on establishment payrolls who receive pay for any part of the pay period which 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 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 which 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 estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample survey and administrative data 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 are also 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 special 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 for state CES data at the supersector level are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/sae/790stderr.htm. Information on recent benchmark revisions for states is available at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Additional information

More complete information on the technical procedures used to develop these estimates and additional data appear in Employment and Earnings, which is available online at www.bls.gov/opub/ee/home.htm. Industry employment data for states and metropolitan areas from the Current Employment Statistics program are also available in the above mentioned news releases and from the Internet at www.bls.gov/sae/.

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:  202-691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-877-8339.

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 December 1, 2009. A detailed list of the geographic definitions is available at www.bls.gov/lau/lausmsa.htm.

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.

• The Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.
• The Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania.
• The Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes New Castle County in Delaware; Cecil County in Maryland; and Salem County in New Jersey.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Philadelphia metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Aug 2011	Jun 2012	Jul 2012	Aug 2012	Aug 2011 to Aug 2012
						Net change	Percent change
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,674.9	2,741.3	2,700.2	(P) 2,696.1	(P) 21.2	(P) 0.8
Mining, logging, and construction		106.5	100.3	100.7	(P) 100.8	(P) -5.7	(P) -5.4
Manufacturing		186.8	187.8	187.4	(P) 188.4	(P) 1.6	(P) 0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		492.4	500.9	498.3	(P) 496.4	(P) 4.0	(P) 0.8
Information		46.7	49.5	49.6	(P) 49.7	(P) 3.0	(P) 6.4
Financial activities		200.7	200.8	200.5	(P) 200.9	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Professional and business services		422.7	432.3	430.6	(P) 433.3	(P) 10.6	(P) 2.5
Education and health services		551.1	564.3	556.6	(P) 557.6	(P) 6.5	(P) 1.2
Leisure and hospitality		235.7	247.2	245.6	(P) 241.0	(P) 5.3	(P) 2.2
Other services		121.3	122.1	121.5	(P) 121.0	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.2
Government		311.0	336.1	309.4	(P) 307.0	(P) -4.0	(P) -1.3
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		1,847.9	1,889.7	1,859.3	(P) 1,860.2	(P) 12.3	(P) 0.7
Mining, logging, and construction		68.8	65.0	64.8	(P) 64.5	(P) -4.3	(P) -6.3
Manufacturing		131.8	132.2	132.2	(P) 133.5	(P) 1.7	(P) 1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		323.8	329.6	328.7	(P) 328.5	(P) 4.7	(P) 1.5
Information		35.0	37.5	37.6	(P) 37.7	(P) 2.7	(P) 7.7
Financial activities		132.3	131.1	130.9	(P) 131.6	(P) -0.7	(P) -0.5
Professional and business services		298.5	307.9	306.7	(P) 310.3	(P) 11.8	(P) 4.0
Education and health services		415.1	419.8	412.0	(P) 412.8	(P) -2.3	(P) -0.6
Leisure and hospitality		163.6	171.1	168.4	(P) 165.2	(P) 1.6	(P) 1.0
Other services		84.5	84.4	84.3	(P) 84.0	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.6
Government		194.5	211.1	193.7	(P) 192.1	(P) -2.4	(P) -1.2
Philadelphia City, Pa.
Total nonfarm		647.1	656.1	648.2	(P) 645.8	(P) -1.3	(P) -0.2
Mining, logging, and construction		10.2	9.5	9.6	(P) 9.4	(P) -0.8	(P) -7.8
Manufacturing		23.7	23.3	23.1	(P) 23.0	(P) -0.7	(P) -3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		85.3	86.6	86.3	(P) 86.2	(P) 0.9	(P) 1.1
Information		10.7	11.9	11.8	(P) 11.9	(P) 1.2	(P) 11.2
Financial activities		41.9	41.4	41.5	(P) 41.5	(P) -0.4	(P) -1.0
Professional and business services		82.7	82.3	81.2	(P) 81.0	(P) -1.7	(P) -2.1
Education and health services		203.8	207.1	205.0	(P) 204.3	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.2
Leisure and hospitality		60.8	64.0	62.8	(P) 61.4	(P) 0.6	(P) 1.0
Other services		25.8	26.1	25.2	(P) 25.5	(P) -0.3	(P) -1.2
Government		102.2	103.9	101.7	(P) 101.6	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.6
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		498.8	514.7	507.4	(P) 503.7	(P) 4.9	(P) 1.0
Mining, logging, and construction		22.5	20.2	20.9	(P) 21.3	(P) -1.2	(P) -5.3
Manufacturing		36.4	35.7	35.5	(P) 35.3	(P) -1.1	(P) -3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		110.4	111.5	110.6	(P) 109.7	(P) -0.7	(P) -0.6
Information		7.0	7.0	7.0	(P) 7.0	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Financial activities		28.9	28.9	28.9	(P) 28.7	(P) -0.2	(P) -0.7
Professional and business services		73.5	75.3	75.1	(P) 74.8	(P) 1.3	(P) 1.8
Education and health services		82.9	89.1	89.0	(P) 89.2	(P) 6.3	(P) 7.6
Leisure and hospitality		41.0	42.9	44.1	(P) 42.2	(P) 1.2	(P) 2.9
Other services		21.9	22.5	22.1	(P) 22.0	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.5
Government		74.3	81.6	74.2	(P) 73.5	(P) -0.8	(P) -1.1
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		328.2	336.9	333.5	(P) 332.2	(P) 4.0	(P) 1.2
Mining, logging, and construction		15.2	15.1	15.0	(P) 15.0	(P) -0.2	(P) -1.3
Manufacturing		18.6	19.9	19.7	(P) 19.6	(P) 1.0	(P) 5.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		58.2	59.8	59.0	(P) 58.2	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Information		4.7	5.0	5.0	(P) 5.0	(P) 0.3	(P) 6.4
Financial activities		39.5	40.8	40.7	(P) 40.6	(P) 1.1	(P) 2.8
Professional and business services		50.7	49.1	48.8	(P) 48.2	(P) -2.5	(P) -4.9
Education and health services		53.1	55.4	55.6	(P) 55.6	(P) 2.5	(P) 4.7
Leisure and hospitality		31.1	33.2	33.1	(P) 33.6	(P) 2.5	(P) 8.0
Other services		14.9	15.2	15.1	(P) 15.0	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.7
Government		42.2	43.4	41.5	(P) 41.4	(P) -0.8	(P) -1.9
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
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. Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 large metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)

Area	Back data	Aug 2011	Jun 2012	Jul 2012	Aug 2012	Aug 2011 to Aug 2012
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		131,278	134,057	132,853	(P) 133,223	(P) 1,945	(P) 1.5
Mining and logging		811	851	854	(P) 857	(P) 46	(P) 5.7
Construction		5,806	5,716	5,782	(P) 5,813	(P) 7	(P) 0.1
Manufacturing		11,874	12,040	12,051	(P) 12,068	(P) 194	(P) 1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities		25,068	25,386	25,338	(P) 25,371	(P) 303	(P) 1.2
Information		2,625	2,640	2,643	(P) 2,650	(P) 25	(P) 1.0
Financial activities		7,726	7,787	7,801	(P) 7,796	(P) 70	(P) 0.9
Professional and business services		17,514	18,015	18,000	(P) 18,072	(P) 558	(P) 3.2
Education and health services		19,592	20,091	19,996	(P) 20,023	(P) 431	(P) 2.2
Leisure and hospitality		13,979	14,198	14,281	(P) 14,297	(P) 318	(P) 2.3
Other services		5,391	5,438	5,447	(P) 5,419	(P) 28	(P) 0.5
Government		20,892	21,895	20,660	(P) 20,857	(P) -35	(P) -0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,309.6	2,339.1	2,326.6	(P) 2,339.0	(P) 29.4	(P) 1.3
Mining and logging		1.3	1.3	1.3	(P) 1.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		94.2	88.1	87.6	(P) 87.0	(P) -7.2	(P) -7.6
Manufacturing		148.0	148.6	148.8	(P) 151.6	(P) 3.6	(P) 2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		521.8	542.9	542.6	(P) 546.1	(P) 24.3	(P) 4.7
Information		79.7	77.9	78.0	(P) 78.2	(P) -1.5	(P) -1.9
Financial activities		140.3	135.0	135.2	(P) 135.0	(P) -5.3	(P) -3.8
Professional and business services		403.9	417.5	420.8	(P) 418.2	(P) 14.3	(P) 3.5
Education and health services		290.3	290.2	291.1	(P) 296.6	(P) 6.3	(P) 2.2
Leisure and hospitality		226.9	229.5	227.6	(P) 227.0	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.0
Other services		94.4	95.4	95.7	(P) 95.3	(P) 0.9	(P) 1.0
Government		308.8	312.7	297.9	(P) 302.7	(P) -6.1	(P) -2.0
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,434.7	2,518.6	2,496.9	(P) 2,486.8	(P) 52.1	(P) 2.1
Mining and logging		0.6	0.6	0.6	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		85.2	86.1	88.9	(P) 89.2	(P) 4.0	(P) 4.7
Manufacturing		196.7	200.7	200.6	(P) 200.8	(P) 4.1	(P) 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		405.8	412.1	408.2	(P) 406.3	(P) 0.5	(P) 0.1
Information		68.5	76.1	76.8	(P) 76.5	(P) 8.0	(P) 11.7
Financial activities		174.0	175.1	175.1	(P) 175.1	(P) 1.1	(P) 0.6
Professional and business services		406.2	428.1	426.2	(P) 428.8	(P) 22.6	(P) 5.6
Education and health services		484.0	497.0	499.1	(P) 494.0	(P) 10.0	(P) 2.1
Leisure and hospitality		241.3	243.0	246.2	(P) 245.1	(P) 3.8	(P) 1.6
Other services		97.9	98.7	98.8	(P) 98.5	(P) 0.6	(P) 0.6
Government		274.5	301.1	276.4	(P) 271.9	(P) -2.6	(P) -0.9
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,315.2	4,376.0	4,350.7	(P) 4,354.0	(P) 38.8	(P) 0.9
Mining and logging		1.5	1.6	1.7	(P) 1.7	(P) 0.2	(P) 13.3
Construction		156.6	148.4	152.0	(P) 155.4	(P) -1.2	(P) -0.8
Manufacturing		413.2	424.2	425.7	(P) 424.8	(P) 11.6	(P) 2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		865.5	866.2	861.7	(P) 861.0	(P) -4.5	(P) -0.5
Information		79.7	78.4	78.6	(P) 77.9	(P) -1.8	(P) -2.3
Financial activities		284.9	286.9	287.6	(P) 286.3	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.5
Professional and business services		720.7	739.6	742.2	(P) 747.4	(P) 26.7	(P) 3.7
Education and health services		643.7	652.8	645.1	(P) 648.0	(P) 4.3	(P) 0.7
Leisure and hospitality		420.4	431.2	430.6	(P) 430.7	(P) 10.3	(P) 2.5
Other services		194.0	193.7	192.2	(P) 192.4	(P) -1.6	(P) -0.8
Government		535.0	553.0	533.3	(P) 528.4	(P) -6.6	(P) -1.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,924.3	2,990.2	2,976.8	(P) 2,985.4	(P) 61.1	(P) 2.1
Mining, logging, and construction		159.1	163.4	166.4	(P) 168.7	(P) 9.6	(P) 6.0
Manufacturing		257.3	255.2	258.1	(P) 257.6	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		607.3	614.3	611.8	(P) 617.0	(P) 9.7	(P) 1.6
Information		78.9	78.4	78.6	(P) 78.5	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.5
Financial activities		237.2	243.9	241.5	(P) 242.3	(P) 5.1	(P) 2.2
Professional and business services		451.5	459.7	463.6	(P) 467.0	(P) 15.5	(P) 3.4
Education and health services		361.7	373.7	375.1	(P) 375.4	(P) 13.7	(P) 3.8
Leisure and hospitality		292.9	309.2	306.1	(P) 304.2	(P) 11.3	(P) 3.9
Other services		103.4	105.7	104.6	(P) 104.4	(P) 1.0	(P) 1.0
Government		375.0	386.7	371.0	(P) 370.3	(P) -4.7	(P) -1.3
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,774.8	1,834.7	1,796.7	(P) 1,802.2	(P) 27.4	(P) 1.5
Mining, logging, and construction		61.6	57.5	58.9	(P) 59.5	(P) -2.1	(P) -3.4
Manufacturing		203.2	214.6	209.7	(P) 214.7	(P) 11.5	(P) 5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		333.8	336.5	333.6	(P) 334.0	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Information		25.8	25.6	26.0	(P) 25.8	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Financial activities		99.3	100.8	100.9	(P) 101.5	(P) 2.2	(P) 2.2
Professional and business services		327.4	345.4	333.0	(P) 340.1	(P) 12.7	(P) 3.9
Education and health services		287.0	294.6	294.2	(P) 291.3	(P) 4.3	(P) 1.5
Leisure & hospitality		176.6	185.9	185.2	(P) 182.6	(P) 6.0	(P) 3.4
Other services		80.1	82.0	81.5	(P) 80.5	(P) 0.4	(P) 0.5
Government		180.0	191.8	173.7	(P) 172.2	(P) -7.8	(P) -4.3
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,593.4	2,692.5	2,679.1	(P) 2,682.9	(P) 89.5	(P) 3.5
Mining and logging		89.9	96.5	96.7	(P) 96.6	(P) 6.7	(P) 7.5
Construction		176.2	179.7	177.2	(P) 183.1	(P) 6.9	(P) 3.9
Manufacturing		230.3	237.3	237.7	(P) 236.0	(P) 5.7	(P) 2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		527.4	547.4	548.5	(P) 548.7	(P) 21.3	(P) 4.0
Information		31.7	31.1	31.1	(P) 31.4	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.9
Financial activities		137.7	139.9	140.6	(P) 141.5	(P) 3.8	(P) 2.8
Professional and business services		385.6	393.3	393.3	(P) 395.8	(P) 10.2	(P) 2.6
Education and health services		321.8	335.0	335.9	(P) 336.7	(P) 14.9	(P) 4.6
Leisure and hospitality		247.2	268.9	266.2	(P) 266.1	(P) 18.9	(P) 7.6
Other services		93.6	99.9	101.2	(P) 100.9	(P) 7.3	(P) 7.8
Government		352.0	363.5	350.7	(P) 346.1	(P) -5.9	(P) -1.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,085.9	5,262.1	5,204.5	(P) 5,188.9	(P) 103.0	(P) 2.0
Mining and logging		4.5	4.7	4.7	(P) 4.6	(P) 0.1	(P) 2.2
Construction		173.4	179.4	178.6	(P) 181.1	(P) 7.7	(P) 4.4
Manufacturing		520.5	516.3	515.2	(P) 513.9	(P) -6.6	(P) -1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		992.2	1,001.8	1,000.8	(P) 1,000.3	(P) 8.1	(P) 0.8
Information		219.7	224.4	218.6	(P) 223.6	(P) 3.9	(P) 1.8
Financial activities		314.1	320.6	323.0	(P) 324.0	(P) 9.9	(P) 3.2
Professional and business services		784.7	814.0	813.1	(P) 818.9	(P) 34.2	(P) 4.4
Education and health services		676.9	698.6	691.9	(P) 692.0	(P) 15.1	(P) 2.2
Leisure and hospitality		569.1	596.1	597.5	(P) 596.5	(P) 27.4	(P) 4.8
Other services		175.9	182.1	180.5	(P) 179.0	(P) 3.1	(P) 1.8
Government		654.9	724.1	680.6	(P) 655.0	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.0
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,207.6	2,207.6	2,189.2	(P) 2,212.5	(P) 4.9	(P) 0.2
Mining and logging		0.7	0.7	0.7	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		82.6	77.6	78.5	(P) 78.7	(P) -3.9	(P) -4.7
Manufacturing		76.3	76.4	75.9	(P) 75.7	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities		517.0	523.8	521.9	(P) 522.8	(P) 5.8	(P) 1.1
Information		43.4	43.1	43.1	(P) 43.0	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.9
Financial activities		151.6	154.1	150.9	(P) 151.8	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Professional and business services		339.5	346.5	346.0	(P) 344.5	(P) 5.0	(P) 1.5
Education and health services		343.6	353.8	349.8	(P) 351.9	(P) 8.3	(P) 2.4
Leisure and hospitality		255.0	255.2	249.5	(P) 249.4	(P) -5.6	(P) -2.2
Other services		91.5	94.1	93.5	(P) 92.9	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.5
Government		306.4	282.3	279.4	(P) 301.1	(P) -5.3	(P) -1.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,396.5	8,620.8	8,559.1	(P) 8,514.4	(P) 117.9	(P) 1.4
Mining, logging, and construction		314.4	290.6	298.7	(P) 297.0	(P) -17.4	(P) -5.5
Manufacturing		363.4	362.4	359.8	(P) 357.9	(P) -5.5	(P) -1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,539.6	1,582.9	1,555.8	(P) 1,561.9	(P) 22.3	(P) 1.4
Information		256.2	273.0	270.7	(P) 273.2	(P) 17.0	(P) 6.6
Financial activities		749.3	752.1	752.9	(P) 750.0	(P) 0.7	(P) 0.1
Professional and business services		1,320.4	1,373.0	1,373.1	(P) 1,374.7	(P) 54.3	(P) 4.1
Education and health services		1,508.6	1,567.6	1,551.1	(P) 1,540.2	(P) 31.6	(P) 2.1
Leisure and hospitality		748.3	776.4	788.3	(P) 781.3	(P) 33.0	(P) 4.4
Other services		367.6	380.4	381.5	(P) 376.2	(P) 8.6	(P) 2.3
Government		1,228.7	1,262.4	1,227.2	(P) 1,202.0	(P) -26.7	(P) -2.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,674.9	2,741.3	2,700.2	(P) 2,696.1	(P) 21.2	(P) 0.8
Mining, logging, and construction		106.5	100.3	100.7	(P) 100.8	(P) -5.7	(P) -5.4
Manufacturing		186.8	187.8	187.4	(P) 188.4	(P) 1.6	(P) 0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		492.4	500.9	498.3	(P) 496.4	(P) 4.0	(P) 0.8
Information		46.7	49.5	49.6	(P) 49.7	(P) 3.0	(P) 6.4
Financial activities		200.7	200.8	200.5	(P) 200.9	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Professional and business services		422.7	432.3	430.6	(P) 433.3	(P) 10.6	(P) 2.5
Education and health services		551.1	564.3	556.6	(P) 557.6	(P) 6.5	(P) 1.2
Leisure and hospitality		235.7	247.2	245.6	(P) 241.0	(P) 5.3	(P) 2.2
Other services		121.3	122.1	121.5	(P) 121.0	(P) -0.3	(P) -0.2
Government		311.0	336.1	309.4	(P) 307.0	(P) -4.0	(P) -1.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		1,882.5	1,949.7	1,937.7	(P) 1,941.9	(P) 59.4	(P) 3.2
Mining and logging		1.4	1.4	1.4	(P) 1.4	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Construction		82.3	82.9	84.1	(P) 85.5	(P) 3.2	(P) 3.9
Manufacturing		116.8	115.3	116.0	(P) 115.6	(P) -1.2	(P) -1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities		320.0	327.5	327.5	(P) 328.9	(P) 8.9	(P) 2.8
Information		63.9	66.6	66.4	(P) 66.8	(P) 2.9	(P) 4.5
Financial activities		123.5	122.5	122.2	(P) 121.8	(P) -1.7	(P) -1.4
Professional and business services		358.1	374.9	376.5	(P) 378.2	(P) 20.1	(P) 5.6
Education and health services		242.7	256.3	254.5	(P) 254.4	(P) 11.7	(P) 4.8
Leisure and hospitality		219.6	223.9	223.2	(P) 227.3	(P) 7.7	(P) 3.5
Other services		76.9	78.4	78.8	(P) 79.0	(P) 2.1	(P) 2.7
Government		277.3	300.0	287.1	(P) 283.0	(P) 5.7	(P) 2.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		2,985.7	3,054.2	3,046.3	(P) 3,023.9	(P) 38.2	(P) 1.3
Mining, logging, and construction		145.8	147.4	148.2	(P) 149.9	(P) 4.1	(P) 2.8
Manufacturing		50.2	50.8	50.0	(P) 49.6	(P) -0.6	(P) -1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		378.8	379.9	376.5	(P) 375.4	(P) -3.4	(P) -0.9
Information		77.9	79.9	79.7	(P) 80.2	(P) 2.3	(P) 3.0
Financial activities		146.7	150.7	150.6	(P) 150.6	(P) 3.9	(P) 2.7
Professional and business services		689.6	700.8	701.7	(P) 699.1	(P) 9.5	(P) 1.4
Education and health services		363.2	378.5	377.5	(P) 374.8	(P) 11.6	(P) 3.2
Leisure and hospitality		276.7	286.5	287.4	(P) 284.7	(P) 8.0	(P) 2.9
Other services		184.2	185.2	185.4	(P) 184.1	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.1
Government		672.6	694.5	689.3	(P) 675.5	(P) 2.9	(P) 0.4
Footnotes (P) Preliminary
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. Return to Mid-Atlantic Information Office Homepage

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