Philadelphia Metro Area

MSA: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
counties: Bucks (PA), Chester (PA), Delaware (PA), Montgomery (PA), Philadelphia (PA), New Castle (DE), Cecil (MD), Burlington (NJ), Camden (NJ), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ)

Population (2017 estimate): 6.1 million
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.4%

NFP Employment (2017): 2.9 million
Average Earnings (2017): $50,450

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.6000,1.7,
2013,0.8000,1.6,
2014,1.2000,1.9,
2015,1.5000,2.1,
2016,1.7000,1.8,
2017,1.5000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,1.4000,2.3,
2013,1.2000,2.0,
2014,1.4000,2.3,
2015,4.5000,2.4,
2016,2.0000,2.0,
2017,0.5000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,8.4000,8.1000,
2013,7.7000,7.4000,
2014,6.2000,6.2000,
2015,5.4000,5.3000,
2016,5.1000,4.9000,
2017,4.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,45910.00,42068.00,
2013,46470.00,42900.00,
2014,47120.00,43888.00,
2015,49230.00,44928.00,
2016,50220.00,45812.00,
2017,50450.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	125,040	45.0	0.9	$122,180
Business and Financial Operations	169,250	60.9	1.2	$71,070
IT and Mathematical	95,260	34.3	1.2	$85,860
Architecture and Engineering	46,090	16.6	0.9	$80,950
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	29,690	10.7	1.3	$68,170
Community and Social Services	54,270	19.5	1.4	$41,850
Legal and Judicial	31,200	11.2	1.5	$81,610
Education, Training, and Library	188,720	67.9	1.1	$53,360
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	30,630	11.0	0.8	$48,660
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	187,670	67.6	1.1	$70,330
Healthcare Support	99,810	35.9	1.3	$28,570
Protective Services	68,290	24.6	1.0	$36,470
Food Preparation and Serving Related	224,920	81.0	0.9	$21,100
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	81,530	29.4	0.9	$27,570
Personal Care and Services	112,540	40.5	1.3	$23,550
Sales and Related	281,130	101.2	1.0	$28,860
Office and Administrative Support	465,930	167.7	1.1	$36,540
Construction and Extraction	85,290	30.7	0.8	$51,910
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	95,960	34.5	0.9	$47,770
Production	122,950	44.3	0.7	$37,200
Transportation and Material Moving	179,380	64.6	0.9	$31,420