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Camden, NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2024	570.4	572.1	578.0	578.9	583.4	589.5	573.8	574.4	583.5	586.2	590.4	594.6	581.3
2025	577.4	580.2	(p)583.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2024	21.4	21.5	22.1	22.5	23.0	23.3	23.4	23.7	23.4	23.7	23.7	22.9	22.9
2025	21.4	21.2	(p)21.7
Manufacturing
2024	40.3	40.3	40.4	40.3	40.3	40.9	40.6	40.7	40.6	40.4	40.2	40.2	40.4
2025	39.9	40.2	(p)40.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2024	138.3	136.1	136.0	135.4	136.2	137.7	136.3	135.6	136.5	137.5	140.8	143.5	137.5
2025	137.5	136.6	(p)136.4
Information
2024	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.0	6.1	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	6.0
2025	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
Financial Activities
2024	29.0	29.0	29.2	29.1	29.2	29.4	29.6	29.6	29.6	29.6	29.7	30.0	29.4
2025	29.6	29.7	(p)29.5
Professional & Business Services
2024	79.4	80.3	82.3	82.5	83.4	84.3	79.9	80.0	83.4	84.3	85.0	86.2	82.6
2025	82.2	83.4	(p)83.5
Educational & Health Services
2024	108.4	109.0	110.0	110.5	111.3	111.9	111.2	111.5	112.8	113.2	114.2	115.1	111.6
2025	113.8	114.3	(p)115.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2024	49.5	49.3	50.8	51.4	53.7	56.2	55.2	55.0	52.3	50.4	49.4	49.4	51.9
2025	48.2	47.4	(p)49.1
Other Services
2024	20.8	20.8	21.0	21.2	21.4	21.8	21.2	21.1	21.0	21.2	21.1	21.3	21.2
2025	20.9	20.8	(p)21.0
Government
2024	76.9	79.5	79.9	79.8	78.9	77.9	70.6	71.3	78.0	80.1	80.5	80.2	77.8
2025	78.2	80.9	(p)81.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)684,460	(1)688,308	(1)692,446	(1)688,691	(1)685,798	(1)694,443	(1)691,833	(1)688,467	(1)685,193	(1)690,157	(1)689,944	(1)689,716	(1)689,121
2025	685,129	692,755	(p)694,592
Employment
2024	(1)652,277	(1)655,017	(1)661,428	(1)661,221	(1)656,214	(1)661,779	(1)654,294	(1)653,242	(1)656,065	(1)660,965	(1)659,940	(1)660,539	(1)657,748
2025	651,670	658,290	(p)660,611
Unemployment
2024	(1)32,183	(1)33,291	(1)31,018	(1)27,470	(1)29,584	(1)32,664	(1)37,539	(1)35,225	(1)29,128	(1)29,192	(1)30,004	(1)29,177	(1)31,373
2025	33,459	34,465	(p)33,981
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.7	(1)4.8	(1)4.5	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)4.7	(1)5.4	(1)5.1	(1)4.3	(1)4.2	(1)4.3	(1)4.2	(1)4.6
2025	4.9	5.0	(p)4.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary
The Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Burlington County, N.J.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)246,158	(1)247,581	(1)249,238	(1)248,061	(1)246,992	(1)250,069	(1)249,035	(1)247,902	(1)246,942	(1)248,655	(1)248,560	(1)248,268	(1)248,122
2025	246,617	249,337	(p)250,100
Employment
2024	(1)235,699	(1)236,696	(1)238,954	(1)238,993	(1)237,162	(1)239,212	(1)236,527	(1)236,110	(1)237,166	(1)238,860	(1)238,486	(1)238,629	(1)237,708
2025	235,529	237,929	(p)238,758
Unemployment
2024	(1)10,459	(1)10,885	(1)10,284	(1)9,068	(1)9,830	(1)10,857	(1)12,508	(1)11,792	(1)9,776	(1)9,795	(1)10,074	(1)9,639	(1)10,414
2025	11,088	11,408	(p)11,342
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.2	(1)4.4	(1)4.1	(1)3.7	(1)4.0	(1)4.3	(1)5.0	(1)4.8	(1)4.0	(1)3.9	(1)4.1	(1)3.9	(1)4.2
2025	4.5	4.6	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Camden County, N.J.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)273,102	(1)274,628	(1)276,222	(1)274,532	(1)273,454	(1)276,845	(1)275,943	(1)274,681	(1)273,294	(1)275,316	(1)275,154	(1)275,266	(1)274,870
2025	273,306	276,447	(p)277,128
Employment
2024	(1)259,098	(1)260,170	(1)262,799	(1)262,568	(1)260,635	(1)262,779	(1)259,771	(1)259,460	(1)260,528	(1)262,572	(1)262,131	(1)262,512	(1)261,252
2025	258,791	261,402	(p)262,329
Unemployment
2024	(1)14,004	(1)14,458	(1)13,423	(1)11,964	(1)12,819	(1)14,066	(1)16,172	(1)15,221	(1)12,766	(1)12,744	(1)13,023	(1)12,754	(1)13,618
2025	14,515	15,045	(p)14,799
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)5.1	(1)5.3	(1)4.9	(1)4.4	(1)4.7	(1)5.1	(1)5.9	(1)5.5	(1)4.7	(1)4.6	(1)4.7	(1)4.6	(1)5.0
2025	5.3	5.4	(p)5.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	Gloucester County, N.J.
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2024	(1)165,200	(1)166,099	(1)166,986	(1)166,098	(1)165,352	(1)167,529	(1)166,855	(1)165,884	(1)164,957	(1)166,186	(1)166,230	(1)166,182	(1)166,130
2025	165,206	166,971	(p)167,364
Employment
2024	(1)157,480	(1)158,151	(1)159,675	(1)159,660	(1)158,417	(1)159,788	(1)157,996	(1)157,672	(1)158,371	(1)159,533	(1)159,323	(1)159,398	(1)158,789
2025	157,350	158,959	(p)159,524
Unemployment
2024	(1)7,720	(1)7,948	(1)7,311	(1)6,438	(1)6,935	(1)7,741	(1)8,859	(1)8,212	(1)6,586	(1)6,653	(1)6,907	(1)6,784	(1)7,341
2025	7,856	8,012	(p)7,840
Unemployment Rate
2024	(1)4.7	(1)4.8	(1)4.4	(1)3.9	(1)4.2	(1)4.6	(1)5.3	(1)5.0	(1)4.0	(1)4.0	(1)4.2	(1)4.1	(1)4.4
2025	4.8	4.8	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (p) Preliminary