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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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 2,725.4 2,684.8 2,702.2 (P) 2,731.9 (P) 6.5 (P) 0.2

Mining, logging, and construction
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 101.1 95.5 96.6 (P) 99.2 (P) -1.9 (P) -1.9

Manufacturing
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 185.9 184.2 185.2 (P) 185.4 (P) -0.5 (P) -0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 498.1 490.0 492.2 (P) 496.1 (P) -2.0 (P) -0.4

Information
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 50.4 48.8 48.7 (P) 49.0 (P) -1.4 (P) -2.8

Financial activities
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 199.1 197.8 198.6 (P) 199.3 (P) 0.2 (P) 0.1

Professional and business services
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 419.2 416.5 421.5 (P) 427.6 (P) 8.4 (P) 2.0

Education and health services
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 570.1 579.8 579.1 (P) 580.9 (P) 10.8 (P) 1.9

Leisure and hospitality
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 228.9 213.8 220.0 (P) 233.0 (P) 4.1 (P) 1.8

Other services
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 120.4 117.2 118.5 (P) 118.6 (P) -1.8 (P) -1.5

Government
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 352.2 341.2 341.8 (P) 342.8 (P) -9.4 (P) -2.7

Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm
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 1,888.5 1,859.2 1,869.3 (P) 1,887.9 (P) -0.6 (P) 0.0

Mining, logging, and construction
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 65.3 62.8 62.6 (P) 63.7 (P) -1.6 (P) -2.5

Manufacturing
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 130.7 129.5 130.4 (P) 130.6 (P) -0.1 (P) -0.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 327.3 323.4 325.2 (P) 328.0 (P) 0.7 (P) 0.2

Information
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 37.9 36.9 36.8 (P) 37.1 (P) -0.8 (P) -2.1

Financial activities
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 131.6 130.0 130.4 (P) 130.5 (P) -1.1 (P) -0.8

Professional and business services
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 296.9 297.1 300.3 (P) 303.0 (P) 6.1 (P) 2.1

Education and health services
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 434.7 437.9 436.4 (P) 436.9 (P) 2.2 (P) 0.5

Leisure and hospitality
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 158.2 148.3 152.9 (P) 163.3 (P) 5.1 (P) 3.2

Other services
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 84.0 80.9 81.9 (P) 81.9 (P) -2.1 (P) -2.5

Government
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 221.9 212.4 212.4 (P) 212.9 (P) -9.0 (P) -4.1

Philadelphia City, Pa.

Total nonfarm
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 670.0 654.7 656.0 (P) 663.3 (P) -6.7 (P) -1.0

Mining, logging, and construction
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 10.0 8.9 9.1 (P) 9.2 (P) -0.8 (P) -8.0

Manufacturing
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 23.8 23.0 23.4 (P) 23.1 (P) -0.7 (P) -2.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 86.9 85.9 86.8 (P) 87.0 (P) 0.1 (P) 0.1

Information
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 12.0 11.6 11.6 (P) 11.7 (P) -0.3 (P) -2.5

Financial activities
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 41.6 41.0 41.1 (P) 41.0 (P) -0.6 (P) -1.4

Professional and business services
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 83.5 80.6 81.4 (P) 82.0 (P) -1.5 (P) -1.8

Education and health services
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 216.6 216.5 214.4 (P) 214.4 (P) -2.2 (P) -1.0

Leisure and hospitality
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 62.2 58.3 58.9 (P) 65.1 (P) 2.9 (P) 4.7

Other services
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 26.5 24.8 24.9 (P) 25.3 (P) -1.2 (P) -4.5

Government
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 106.9 104.1 104.4 (P) 104.5 (P) -2.4 (P) -2.2

Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm
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 503.1 496.5 502.0 (P) 508.7 (P) 5.6 (P) 1.1

Mining, logging, and construction
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 19.6 18.5 19.3 (P) 20.6 (P) 1.0 (P) 5.1

Manufacturing
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 36.8 35.7 35.8 (P) 35.7 (P) -1.1 (P) -3.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 111.7 108.5 108.7 (P) 109.4 (P) -2.3 (P) -2.1

Information
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 7.4 6.9 6.9 (P) 6.9 (P) -0.5 (P) -6.8

Financial activities
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 28.8 28.6 28.7 (P) 28.8 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Professional and business services
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 71.9 68.8 70.9 (P) 73.0 (P) 1.1 (P) 1.5

Education and health services
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 81.7 86.9 87.5 (P) 88.6 (P) 6.9 (P) 8.4

Leisure and hospitality
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 40.7 37.6 38.6 (P) 39.7 (P) -1.0 (P) -2.5

Other services
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 21.6 21.6 21.8 (P) 21.9 (P) 0.3 (P) 1.4

Government
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 82.9 83.4 83.8 (P) 84.1 (P) 1.2 (P) 1.4

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

Total nonfarm
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 333.8 329.1 330.9 (P) 335.3 (P) 1.5 (P) 0.4

Mining, logging, and construction
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 16.2 14.2 14.7 (P) 14.9 (P) -1.3 (P) -8.0

Manufacturing
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 18.4 19.0 19.0 (P) 19.1 (P) 0.7 (P) 3.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities
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 59.1 58.1 58.3 (P) 58.7 (P) -0.4 (P) -0.7

Information
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 5.1 5.0 5.0 (P) 5.0 (P) -0.1 (P) -2.0

Financial activities
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 38.7 39.2 39.5 (P) 40.0 (P) 1.3 (P) 3.4

Professional and business services
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 50.4 50.6 50.3 (P) 51.6 (P) 1.2 (P) 2.4

Education and health services
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 53.7 55.0 55.2 (P) 55.4 (P) 1.7 (P) 3.2

Leisure and hospitality
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 30.0 27.9 28.5 (P) 30.0 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Other services
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 14.8 14.7 14.8 (P) 14.8 (P) 0.0 (P) 0.0

Government
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 47.4 45.4 45.6 (P) 45.8 (P) -1.6 (P) -3.4

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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