Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 2,692,300 jobs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in December 2011 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 2,707,822 employed persons for the month. Philadelphia lost 4,100 jobs in December 2011 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 2,634 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Philadelphia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	2,692,300	-4,100	-6,100
CPS	2,707,822	+2,634	+26,406

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Philadelphia as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CES employment for Philadelphia peaked in April 2008 at 2,824,000. Since then 131,700 jobs have been lost in Philadelphia according to the employer survey. From a trough of 2,679,300 in February 2010, Philadelphia has gained 13,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 2,848,137 for Philadelphia in April 2008. 140,315 jobs have been lost in Philadelphia since then according to the household survey. From a December 2010 low of 2,681,416, Philadelphia has added 26,406 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
December 2011	2,692,300	-4,100	2,707,822	2,634
November 2011	2,696,400	-3,100	2,705,188	2,790
October 2011	2,699,500	5,200	2,702,398	10,423
September 2011	2,694,300	10,100	2,691,975	8,018
August 2011	2,684,200	200	2,683,957	-2,476
July 2011	2,684,000	-14,200	2,686,433	-9,087
June 2011	2,698,200	1,500	2,695,520	-3,135
May 2011	2,696,700	-8,600	2,698,655	752
April 2011	2,705,300	100	2,697,903	-14
March 2011	2,705,200	3,400	2,697,917	5,904
February 2011	2,701,800	300	2,692,013	5,655
January 2011	2,701,500	3,100	2,686,358	4,942
December 2010	2,698,400	-3,100	2,681,416	-626