Department of Numbers

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Philadelphia rose 0.1 percentage points in June 2010 to 9.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Pennsylvania rate. The unemployment rate for Philadelphia in May 2010 is at a new high.

Unemployment Rate June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
National 9.5% -0.2 0.0
Pennsylvania 9.2% 0.0 +1.0
Philadelphia 9.5% +0.1 +0.9
Note: Metro level data is not seasonally adjusted.1

Unemployment Rate: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, National

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Philadelphia peaked in February 2010 at 289,161. There are now 5,925 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 270,352 in April 2010, the number of unemployed has now grown by 12,884. Philadelphia employment and jobs data is also available.

Unemployed Persons June 2010 Month/Month Year/Year
Philadelphia 283,236 +3,066 +24,713

Number of Unemployed Persons

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Pennsylvania
Unemployment Rate
Philadelphia
Unemployment Rate
Philadelphia
Unemployed
June
2010
9.5% 9.2% 9.5% 283,236
May
2010
9.7% 9.2% 9.4% 280,170
April
2010
9.9% 9.0% 9.1% 270,352
March
2010
9.7% 9.0% 9.5% 281,465
February
2010
9.7% 8.9% 9.7% 289,161
January
2010
9.7% 8.8% 9.5% 283,424
December
2009
10.0% 8.8% 8.7% 259,568
November
2009
10.0% 8.7% 8.6% 257,019
October
2009
10.1% 8.6% 8.7% 259,771
September
2009
9.8% 8.6% 8.7% 257,586
August
2009
9.7% 8.5% 8.8% 263,441
July
2009
9.4% 8.3% 8.8% 266,783
June
2009
9.5% 8.2% 8.6% 258,523

1. Metro area unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted while state and national rates are. In practice this means the metro rates may be noisier on a month-to-month basis than the state and national series due to seasonal effects. It's probably better to use year-over-year comparisons.