Philadelphia Area Employment – November 2012

Largest Over-the-Year Employment Gain Since March 2011

Total nonfarm employment for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 2,759,500 in November 2012, up 23,700, or 0.9 percent, over the year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. During the same period, the national job count increased 1.4 percent. Sheila Watkins, the Bureau’s regional commissioner, noted that the Philadelphia area’s November over-the-year increase was the largest 12-month net gain since March 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 divisions¾separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. The Philadelphia Metropolitan Division, with 69 percent of the area’s employment, gained 12,300 jobs since last November. The Wilmington Metropolitan Division, with 12 percent of local employment, added 7,400 jobs over the last 12 months—31 percent of the area’s overall job gain. The Camden Metropolitan Division, which made up the remaining 19 percent of local 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 November 2011 to November 2012, adding 16,100 jobs. The Philadelphia area’s 3.8-percent increase in professional and business services employment was a full percentage point higher than the nationwide gain of 2.8 percent. Despite losing 4,700 jobs in Philadelphia City, most of the employment gains in this industry took place in the Philadelphia division, which added 14,500 jobs. The Camden division gained 1,300 jobs in this sector while the Wilmington division was little changed. (See chart 2.)

Trade, transportation, and utilities added 7,200 jobs over the year—the largest 12-month increase since March 2001. Most of the increase was centered in the Philadelphia division, which gained 5,200 jobs. Since November 2011, trade, transportation, and utilites employment rose 1.4 percent, slightly lower than the national rate of 1.8 percent.

Three other supersectors (education and health services; leisure and hospitality; and financial activities) in the Philadelphia area gained at least 1,000 jobs from November 2011 to November 2012. The local growth rates in all three of these supersectors were lower than the respective national increases.

Mining, logging, and construction was the only supersector to lose more than 1,000 jobs over the year in the Philadelphia area, down 6,000 from the previous November. Most of the employment loss occurred in the Philadelphia division.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington area was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in November 2012. All of these areas experienced over-the-year job gains in November, though the rates of growth were varied. Employment growth was more than double the national rate of 1.4 percent in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, up 3.2 percent. Three other areas—San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and Boston-Cambridge-Quincy—also had growth rates of 2.1 percent or more. The five slowest-growing areas—Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Philadelphia, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, Detroit-Warren-Livonia, and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach—all had rates of growth of less than 1.0 percent. (See chart 3 and table 2.)

Among the 12 areas, Houston added the most jobs since November 2011, up 85,300, closely followed by Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana at 84,800. Employment in four other areas—Dallas, New York, Boston, and San Francisco—also grew by more than 50,000. Only Miami and Detroit gained fewer than 20,000 jobs over the 12-month period, up 12,600 and 12,200, respectively.

Professional and business services registered the largest employment gains in five areas (Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco). Education and health services led the employment gains in three other areas (Dallas, Houston and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria), while trade, transportation, and utilities had the most growth in an additional two areas (Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta and Miami). The manufacturing industry registered the highest job growth in Detroit, and leisure and hospitality recorded the largest employment gain in Los Angeles.

Widespread employment declines were recorded in the public sector over the year. Government experienced the largest loss of jobs in five areas (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, and Los Angeles). In Miami, the government supersector and the construction supersector lost the same number of jobs. Los Angeles recorded the largest loss in government employment, down 17,800. In contrast, Washington added more than 6,500 jobs in government over the year.

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; Federal Relay Service: (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	Nov 2011	Sep 2012	Oct 2012	Nov 2012	Nov 2011 to Nov 2012
						Net change	Percent change
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md. Metropolitan Statistical Area
Total nonfarm		2,735.8	2,717.1	2,743.2	(P) 2,759.5	(P) 23.7	(P) 0.9
Mining, logging, and construction		104.6	100.1	99.4	(P) 98.6	(P) -6.0	(P) -5.7
Manufacturing		186.2	187.0	186.5	(P) 186.4	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		508.0	498.2	504.6	(P) 515.2	(P) 7.2	(P) 1.4
Information		49.4	49.9	49.6	(P) 50.0	(P) 0.6	(P) 1.2
Financial activities		198.3	199.7	199.6	(P) 199.3	(P) 1.0	(P) 0.5
Professional and business services		420.7	433.2	432.5	(P) 436.8	(P) 16.1	(P) 3.8
Education and health services		578.9	567.4	579.0	(P) 581.9	(P) 3.0	(P) 0.5
Leisure and hospitality		226.2	233.8	232.7	(P) 228.6	(P) 2.4	(P) 1.1
Other services		120.7	119.4	119.5	(P) 120.8	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.1
Government		342.8	328.4	339.8	(P) 341.9	(P) -0.9	(P) -0.3
Philadelphia, Pa. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		1,894.8	1,877.7	1,897.9	(P) 1,907.1	(P) 12.3	(P) 0.6
Mining, logging, and construction		66.6	64.3	63.5	(P) 63.1	(P) -3.5	(P) -5.3
Manufacturing		131.4	132.3	131.7	(P) 131.3	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		335.2	328.7	334.2	(P) 340.4	(P) 5.2	(P) 1.6
Information		37.3	37.9	37.7	(P) 38.0	(P) 0.7	(P) 1.9
Financial activities		130.2	130.5	130.7	(P) 130.4	(P) 0.2	(P) 0.2
Professional and business services		299.6	312.1	311.7	(P) 314.1	(P) 14.5	(P) 4.8
Education and health services		439.2	421.3	432.7	(P) 434.7	(P) -4.5	(P) -1.0
Leisure and hospitality		157.3	162.2	162.8	(P) 159.6	(P) 2.3	(P) 1.5
Other services		84.2	82.7	82.8	(P) 84.1	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.1
Government		213.8	205.7	210.1	(P) 211.4	(P) -2.4	(P) -1.1
Philadelphia City, Pa.
Total nonfarm		663.9	652.5	657.0	(P) 656.8	(P) -7.1	(P) -1.1
Mining, logging, and construction		9.7	9.3	9.5	(P) 9.3	(P) -0.4	(P) -4.1
Manufacturing		23.1	23.0	23.5	(P) 23.2	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		88.6	86.1	87.5	(P) 88.6	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Information		11.8	11.9	11.9	(P) 12.0	(P) 0.2	(P) 1.7
Financial activities		41.3	41.3	41.3	(P) 41.3	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Professional and business services		83.4	79.3	78.4	(P) 78.7	(P) -4.7	(P) -5.6
Education and health services		215.4	210.4	214.6	(P) 215.0	(P) -0.4	(P) -0.2
Leisure and hospitality		60.3	62.4	61.4	(P) 59.6	(P) -0.7	(P) -1.2
Other services		26.0	25.2	25.1	(P) 25.4	(P) -0.6	(P) -2.3
Government		104.3	103.6	103.8	(P) 103.7	(P) -0.6	(P) -0.6
Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		507.6	504.1	507.6	(P) 511.6	(P) 4.0	(P) 0.8
Mining, logging, and construction		22.3	21.0	21.1	(P) 20.6	(P) -1.7	(P) -7.6
Manufacturing		36.3	35.2	35.3	(P) 35.4	(P) -0.9	(P) -2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		113.0	109.6	110.0	(P) 112.5	(P) -0.5	(P) -0.4
Information		7.1	7.1	7.0	(P) 7.1	(P) 0.0	(P) 0.0
Financial activities		28.7	28.6	28.5	(P) 28.6	(P) -0.1	(P) -0.3
Professional and business services		70.7	72.6	71.7	(P) 72.0	(P) 1.3	(P) 1.8
Education and health services		84.9	90.4	90.1	(P) 91.4	(P) 6.5	(P) 7.7
Leisure and hospitality		39.8	39.2	38.2	(P) 37.7	(P) -2.1	(P) -5.3
Other services		21.8	21.9	21.9	(P) 21.9	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.5
Government		83.0	78.5	83.8	(P) 84.4	(P) 1.4	(P) 1.7
Wilmington, Del.-Md.-N.J. Metropolitan Division
Total nonfarm		333.4	335.3	337.7	(P) 340.8	(P) 7.4	(P) 2.2
Mining, logging, and construction		15.7	14.8	14.8	(P) 14.9	(P) -0.8	(P) -5.1
Manufacturing		18.5	19.5	19.5	(P) 19.7	(P) 1.2	(P) 6.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities		59.8	59.9	60.4	(P) 62.3	(P) 2.5	(P) 4.2
Information		5.0	4.9	4.9	(P) 4.9	(P) -0.1	(P) -2.0
Financial activities		39.4	40.6	40.4	(P) 40.3	(P) 0.9	(P) 2.3
Professional and business services		50.4	48.5	49.1	(P) 50.7	(P) 0.3	(P) 0.6
Education and health services		54.8	55.7	56.2	(P) 55.8	(P) 1.0	(P) 1.8
Leisure and hospitality		29.1	32.4	31.7	(P) 31.3	(P) 2.2	(P) 7.6
Other services		14.7	14.8	14.8	(P) 14.8	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.7
Government		46.0	44.2	45.9	(P) 46.1	(P) 0.1	(P) 0.2
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	Nov 2011	Sep 2012	Oct 2012	Nov 2012 (1)	Nov 2011 to Nov 2012 (1)
						Net change	Percent change
United States
Total nonfarm		133,172	133,866	134,708	135,065	1,893	1.4
Mining and logging		820	848	839	835	15	1.8
Construction		5,644	5,770	5,772	5,644	0	0.0
Manufacturing		11,807	12,031	12,004	11,969	162	1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		25,591	25,346	25,532	26,051	460	1.8
Information		2,656	2,615	2,616	2,650	-6	-0.2
Financial activities		7,690	7,763	7,771	7,764	74	1.0
Professional and business services		17,676	18,033	18,181	18,177	501	2.8
Education and health services		20,290	20,328	20,609	20,684	394	1.9
Leisure and hospitality		13,179	13,903	13,680	13,497	318	2.4
Other services		5,339	5,384	5,394	5,380	41	0.8
Government		22,480	21,845	22,310	22,414	-66	-0.3
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.
Total nonfarm		2,332.6	2,334.0	2,354.2	2,366.5	33.9	1.5
Mining and logging		1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0
Construction		88.6	86.2	86.9	86.0	-2.6	-2.9
Manufacturing		147.2	151.8	152.6	153.2	6.0	4.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		539.5	543.4	547.6	558.6	19.1	3.5
Information		78.4	77.9	79.0	80.5	2.1	2.7
Financial activities		139.7	133.5	134.3	135.9	-3.8	-2.7
Professional and business services		412.1	419.1	423.1	423.9	11.8	2.9
Education and health services		294.5	297.4	300.4	301.5	7.0	2.4
Leisure and hospitality		221.6	221.2	223.6	219.8	-1.8	-0.8
Other services		91.9	93.0	93.8	94.0	2.1	2.3
Government		317.8	309.2	311.6	311.8	-6.0	-1.9
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H. (NECTA)
Total nonfarm		2,469.2	2,495.1	2,518.3	2,521.4	52.2	2.1
Mining and logging		0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.0	0.0
Construction		81.7	89.0	89.3	88.3	6.6	8.1
Manufacturing		196.8	199.3	200.7	199.4	2.6	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		412.5	405.0	407.4	418.2	5.7	1.4
Information		73.1	75.1	75.8	76.7	3.6	4.9
Financial activities		170.4	173.2	174.5	174.3	3.9	2.3
Professional and business services		405.9	427.5	431.9	429.6	23.7	5.8
Education and health services		507.0	498.0	509.5	512.7	5.7	1.1
Leisure and hospitality		219.2	234.4	231.1	221.9	2.7	1.2
Other services		96.5	96.2	97.0	97.0	0.5	0.5
Government		305.5	296.8	300.5	302.7	-2.8	-0.9
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.
Total nonfarm		4,346.0	4,355.4	4,374.7	4,383.2	37.2	0.9
Mining and logging		1.5	1.7	1.6	1.7	0.2	13.3
Construction		149.7	152.6	150.5	144.2	-5.5	-3.7
Manufacturing		413.0	423.2	423.2	422.5	9.5	2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities		886.7	857.4	864.7	881.4	-5.3	-0.6
Information		79.1	76.4	76.5	76.7	-2.4	-3.0
Financial activities		282.0	283.5	284.5	285.0	3.0	1.1
Professional and business services		722.2	748.9	752.3	749.4	27.2	3.8
Education and health services		663.4	654.7	663.9	668.3	4.9	0.7
Leisure and hospitality		398.6	422.1	415.2	410.7	12.1	3.0
Other services		190.5	191.1	190.2	190.4	-0.1	-0.1
Government		559.3	543.8	552.1	552.9	-6.4	-1.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,961.3	2,988.6	3,007.6	3,033.9	72.6	2.5
Mining, logging, and construction		153.6	161.2	163.4	165.1	11.5	7.5
Manufacturing		257.3	257.0	256.3	255.6	-1.7	-0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		618.9	614.6	616.3	628.2	9.3	1.5
Information		79.1	77.4	78.0	78.3	-0.8	-1.0
Financial activities		239.1	241.0	242.0	242.6	3.5	1.5
Professional and business services		456.7	467.9	470.9	473.8	17.1	3.7
Education and health services		364.2	376.0	379.9	383.8	19.6	5.4
Leisure and hospitality		296.4	304.2	302.6	305.4	9.0	3.0
Other services		102.7	103.6	103.4	103.9	1.2	1.2
Government		393.3	385.7	394.8	397.2	3.9	1.0
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.
Total nonfarm		1,803.7	1,812.5	1,812.5	1,815.9	12.2	0.7
Mining, logging, and construction		57.1	59.6	58.5	54.8	-2.3	-4.0
Manufacturing		207.6	215.1	215.0	215.3	7.7	3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		340.0	332.8	332.6	343.7	3.7	1.1
Information		26.0	25.2	25.0	25.2	-0.8	-3.1
Financial activities		97.5	100.5	99.9	99.4	1.9	1.9
Professional and business services		334.0	340.8	340.0	338.4	4.4	1.3
Education and health services		291.4	292.4	295.1	297.0	5.6	1.9
Leisure & hospitality		168.3	179.2	175.1	169.5	1.2	0.7
Other services		80.4	80.7	80.6	80.6	0.2	0.2
Government		201.4	186.2	190.7	192.0	-9.4	-4.7
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas
Total nonfarm		2,642.9	2,697.2	2,717.0	2,728.2	85.3	3.2
Mining and logging		91.9	96.2	96.0	96.5	4.6	5.0
Construction		170.6	186.0	189.5	185.9	15.3	9.0
Manufacturing		230.4	235.6	236.3	237.7	7.3	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		540.0	545.9	546.3	559.4	19.4	3.6
Information		31.5	30.9	31.4	31.4	-0.1	-0.3
Financial activities		139.5	140.1	141.7	140.6	1.1	0.8
Professional and business services		388.5	392.3	388.4	384.7	-3.8	-1.0
Education and health services		330.1	344.0	349.5	351.4	21.3	6.5
Leisure and hospitality		247.9	262.3	263.6	263.9	16.0	6.5
Other services		95.5	100.7	100.9	101.0	5.5	5.8
Government		377.0	363.2	373.4	375.7	-1.3	-0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.
Total nonfarm		5,231.7	5,235.0	5,296.1	5,316.5	84.8	1.6
Mining and logging		4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	0.0	0.0
Construction		174.0	176.7	177.6	178.4	4.4	2.5
Manufacturing		515.2	512.3	512.0	509.2	-6.0	-1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,021.7	1,008.3	1,017.1	1,036.7	15.0	1.5
Information		223.5	228.3	225.6	230.1	6.6	3.0
Financial activities		313.5	325.8	327.8	329.6	16.1	5.1
Professional and business services		799.0	823.5	827.4	824.7	25.7	3.2
Education and health services		707.3	704.7	720.3	722.1	14.8	2.1
Leisure and hospitality		570.3	598.5	598.9	596.9	26.6	4.7
Other services		176.9	177.3	178.6	176.3	-0.6	-0.3
Government		725.7	675.0	706.2	707.9	-17.8	-2.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Fla.
Total nonfarm		2,245.1	2,218.5	2,231.5	2,257.7	12.6	0.6
Mining and logging		0.7	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.0
Construction		82.0	78.7	80.1	79.8	-2.2	-2.7
Manufacturing		77.5	75.6	76.0	76.8	-0.7	-0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities		531.3	522.9	528.6	540.0	8.7	1.6
Information		43.4	42.8	42.7	42.6	-0.8	-1.8
Financial activities		151.5	151.2	151.9	152.4	0.9	0.6
Professional and business services		345.8	344.7	345.5	349.7	3.9	1.1
Education and health services		355.0	354.9	355.4	356.9	1.9	0.5
Leisure and hospitality		254.0	249.2	251.5	258.0	4.0	1.6
Other services		93.5	93.1	92.1	92.6	-0.9	-1.0
Government		310.4	304.8	307.0	308.2	-2.2	-0.7
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J.-Pa.
Total nonfarm		8,523.3	8,524.2	8,594.0	8,590.1	66.8	0.8
Mining, logging, and construction		310.7	295.0	295.5	289.6	-21.1	-6.8
Manufacturing		362.5	357.9	359.2	356.3	-6.2	-1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities		1,599.3	1,576.2	1,584.9	1,610.9	11.6	0.7
Information		270.5	271.8	271.6	270.5	0.0	0.0
Financial activities		744.9	750.3	749.2	746.9	2.0	0.3
Professional and business services		1,323.4	1,373.3	1,374.7	1,387.5	64.1	4.8
Education and health services		1,572.6	1,556.4	1,589.9	1,588.4	15.8	1.0
Leisure and hospitality		709.0	752.1	737.3	711.0	2.0	0.3
Other services		363.9	375.9	380.7	376.4	12.5	3.4
Government		1,266.5	1,215.3	1,251.0	1,252.6	-13.9	-1.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.
Total nonfarm		2,735.8	2,717.1	2,743.2	2,759.5	23.7	0.9
Mining, logging, and construction		104.6	100.1	99.4	98.6	-6.0	-5.7
Manufacturing		186.2	187.0	186.5	186.4	0.2	0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities		508.0	498.2	504.6	515.2	7.2	1.4
Information		49.4	49.9	49.6	50.0	0.6	1.2
Financial activities		198.3	199.7	199.6	199.3	1.0	0.5
Professional and business services		420.7	433.2	432.5	436.8	16.1	3.8
Education and health services		578.9	567.4	579.0	581.9	3.0	0.5
Leisure and hospitality		226.2	233.8	232.7	228.6	2.4	1.1
Other services		120.7	119.4	119.5	120.8	0.1	0.1
Government		342.8	328.4	339.8	341.9	-0.9	-0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.
Total nonfarm		1,922.6	1,954.9	1,966.1	1,973.6	51.0	2.7
Mining and logging		1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.0	0.0
Construction		79.8	86.2	86.9	86.4	6.6	8.3
Manufacturing		115.4	115.5	114.9	115.2	-0.2	-0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities		330.5	328.8	330.0	337.8	7.3	2.2
Information		64.7	67.8	67.7	68.7	4.0	6.2
Financial activities		123.8	121.6	121.2	121.8	-2.0	-1.6
Professional and business services		362.9	376.5	379.5	378.8	15.9	4.4
Education and health services		251.2	257.2	261.9	262.0	10.8	4.3
Leisure and hospitality		216.1	225.9	226.5	223.6	7.5	3.5
Other services		76.5	77.2	76.3	76.4	-0.1	-0.1
Government		300.3	296.8	299.8	301.5	1.2	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.
Total nonfarm		3,030.5	3,038.3	3,055.3	3,064.8	34.3	1.1
Mining, logging, and construction		146.3	149.9	148.6	145.5	-0.8	-0.5
Manufacturing		49.8	49.2	49.2	48.6	-1.2	-2.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities		383.9	373.9	376.7	385.9	2.0	0.5
Information		80.3	79.6	80.0	79.9	-0.4	-0.5
Financial activities		147.3	150.5	150.9	151.6	4.3	2.9
Professional and business services		691.1	696.8	701.6	701.6	10.5	1.5
Education and health services		379.0	382.8	388.7	390.3	11.3	3.0
Leisure and hospitality		269.3	275.7	272.4	270.5	1.2	0.4
Other services		183.0	183.1	183.6	183.7	0.7	0.4
Government		700.5	696.8	703.6	707.2	6.7	1.0
Footnotes (1) State and regional data for the most recent month are preliminary; U.S. data are preliminary for two months.
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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