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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania Job Growth

There were 3,070,000 jobs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 3,090,864 employed persons for the month. Philadelphia added 13,400 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 8,924 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Philadelphia job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 3,070,000 +13,400 +110,900
CPS 3,090,864 +8,924 +104,482

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Philadelphia as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 in January 2023 is at a new high of 3,070,000.

CPS employment in January 2023 for Philadelphia is at a new high of 3,090,864.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 3,070,000 13,400 3,090,864 8,924
December 2022 3,056,600 4,900 3,081,940 4,666
November 2022 3,051,700 4,700 3,077,274 2,980
October 2022 3,047,000 6,800 3,074,294 9,983
September 2022 3,040,200 7,100 3,064,311 11,848
August 2022 3,033,100 8,200 3,052,463 10,754
July 2022 3,024,900 11,700 3,041,709 7,920
June 2022 3,013,200 6,000 3,033,789 6,908
May 2022 3,007,200 8,400 3,026,881 12,938
April 2022 2,998,800 6,800 3,013,943 8,776
March 2022 2,992,000 8,000 3,005,167 11,550
February 2022 2,984,000 24,900 2,993,617 7,235