Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and Trenton-Ewing Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Civilian labor force
3.17 million
Number of employed persons
2.88 million
Number of unemployed persons
291,400
Unemployment rate
9.2%
U.S. unemployment rate
9.6%
Labor force participation rate (2010q4)
62.6%
Note: All figures are seasonally adjusted numbers.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), January 2011. State and local unemployment rates. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, January 2011. Third District Data; Federal Reserve Bank seasonally adjusts the BLS data. IHS Global Insight, 2010. Metropolitan Statistical Area Forecasts, Fall 2010.