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Economic Summaries:
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Washington Area Employment – October 2018
Total nonfarm employment for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area stood at 3,353,400 in October 2018, up 60,700, or 1.8 percent, over the year.
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – September 2018
In September, Chester County, PA, had the lowest unemployment rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metropolitan Statistical Area at 3.0 percent.
Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Area by County – September 2018
In September, Butler County had the lowest unemployment rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, at 3.3 percent.
Average Energy Prices, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria – October 2018
Gasoline prices averaged $2.915 a gallon in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area in October 2018, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Unemployment on the Delmarva Peninsula by County – September 2018
In September, Somerset County, MD, had the highest unemployment rate on the Delmarva Peninsula at 6.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.