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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
2016	516.4	516.3	522.3	528.4	531.7	539.0	528.0	527.6	532.3	538.3	543.4	544.7	530.7
2017	533.0	534.3	538.0	541.6	541.8	(p)549.0
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2016	21.1	20.8	21.5	22.1	22.6	23.0	23.2	23.3	23.0	22.7	24.3	22.8	22.5
2017	20.9	21.5	21.6	22.2	23.0	(p)24.1
Manufacturing
2016	36.2	36.3	36.4	36.7	36.8	37.1	37.2	37.1	37.1	37.1	37.0	37.1	36.8
2017	37.3	37.4	37.8	37.6	37.9	(p)38.8
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2016	116.1	115.1	115.6	116.9	117.8	118.5	118.0	117.7	118.6	120.6	124.6	125.5	118.8
2017	121.9	121.0	121.5	120.9	120.9	(p)122.0
Information
2016	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.6	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.9
2017	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	(p)6.9
Financial Activities
2016	29.1	29.1	29.3	29.6	29.6	29.9	30.4	30.5	30.4	30.4	30.3	31.0	30.0
2017	30.6	30.4	30.2	30.5	31.0	(p)30.8
Professional & Business Services
2016	75.4	74.8	76.2	77.5	78.3	79.7	78.1	77.6	77.3	78.3	78.6	79.6	77.6
2017	77.6	77.5	78.6	79.9	78.9	(p)80.6
Educational & Health Services
2016	92.4	92.5	93.3	93.7	93.9	94.5	94.4	94.5	94.9	95.6	95.7	96.3	94.3
2017	95.9	95.7	96.4	96.6	95.7	(p)96.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2016	43.0	42.9	44.1	45.9	47.6	50.2	49.5	49.0	47.5	47.0	45.6	45.5	46.5
2017	44.9	44.8	45.2	47.0	48.0	(p)49.8
Other Services
2016	18.1	18.1	18.3	18.7	18.9	19.6	18.9	18.8	18.4	18.3	18.3	18.3	18.6
2017	18.0	17.9	18.1	18.3	18.4	(p)18.9
Government
2016	78.0	79.8	80.7	80.4	79.6	79.6	71.4	72.2	78.2	81.5	82.3	81.8	78.8
2017	79.1	81.3	81.8	81.8	81.2	(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
2016	(r)634,871	(r)637,793	(r)640,361	(r)638,033	(r)635,969	(r)642,611	(r)641,985	(r)637,510	(r)635,502	(r)639,151	(r)640,670	(r)640,187	(r)638,720
2017	642,968	646,571	646,424	644,944	(p)639,484
Employment
2016	(r)601,918	(r)603,623	(r)605,953	(r)606,072	(r)604,142	(r)608,723	(r)605,471	(r)604,289	(r)603,784	(r)609,944	(r)614,103	(r)613,751	(r)606,814
2017	613,193	615,507	619,338	620,899	(p)612,644
Unemployment
2016	(r)32,953	(r)34,170	(r)34,408	(r)31,961	(r)31,827	(r)33,888	(r)36,514	(r)33,221	(r)31,718	(r)29,207	(r)26,567	(r)26,436	(r)31,906
2017	29,775	31,064	27,086	24,045	(p)26,840
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)5.2	(r)5.4	(r)5.4	(r)5.0	(r)5.0	(r)5.3	(r)5.7	(r)5.2	(r)5.0	(r)4.6	(r)4.1	(r)4.1	(r)5.0
2017	4.6	4.8	4.2	3.7	(p)4.2
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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
2016	(r)231,412	(r)232,616	(r)233,661	(r)232,811	(r)232,334	(r)234,351	(r)234,199	(r)232,542	(r)231,828	(r)233,333	(r)233,770	(r)233,651	(r)233,042
2017	234,462	235,707	235,852	235,415	(p)233,631
Employment
2016	(r)220,758	(r)221,546	(r)222,487	(r)222,410	(r)221,932	(r)223,473	(r)222,224	(r)221,667	(r)221,574	(r)223,870	(r)225,321	(r)225,238	(r)222,708
2017	224,992	225,844	227,255	227,763	(p)224,916
Unemployment
2016	(r)10,654	(r)11,070	(r)11,174	(r)10,401	(r)10,402	(r)10,878	(r)11,975	(r)10,875	(r)10,254	(r)9,463	(r)8,449	(r)8,413	(r)10,334
2017	9,470	9,863	8,597	7,652	(p)8,715
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)4.6	(r)4.8	(r)4.8	(r)4.5	(r)4.5	(r)4.6	(r)5.1	(r)4.7	(r)4.4	(r)4.1	(r)3.6	(r)3.6	(r)4.4
2017	4.0	4.2	3.6	3.3	(p)3.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2016	(r)254,085	(r)255,207	(r)256,276	(r)255,458	(r)254,338	(r)257,278	(r)257,003	(r)255,236	(r)254,515	(r)255,784	(r)256,306	(r)256,051	(r)255,629
2017	257,202	258,770	258,647	258,030	(p)255,652
Employment
2016	(r)239,777	(r)240,356	(r)241,217	(r)241,384	(r)240,446	(r)242,374	(r)241,133	(r)240,737	(r)240,433	(r)242,865	(r)244,562	(r)244,390	(r)241,640
2017	244,185	245,140	246,662	247,348	(p)243,913
Unemployment
2016	(r)14,308	(r)14,851	(r)15,059	(r)14,074	(r)13,892	(r)14,904	(r)15,870	(r)14,499	(r)14,082	(r)12,919	(r)11,744	(r)11,661	(r)13,989
2017	13,017	13,630	11,985	10,682	(p)11,739
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)5.6	(r)5.8	(r)5.9	(r)5.5	(r)5.5	(r)5.8	(r)6.2	(r)5.7	(r)5.5	(r)5.1	(r)4.6	(r)4.6	(r)5.5
2017	5.1	5.3	4.6	4.1	(p)4.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2016	(r)149,374	(r)149,970	(r)150,424	(r)149,764	(r)149,297	(r)150,982	(r)150,783	(r)149,732	(r)149,159	(r)150,034	(r)150,594	(r)150,485	(r)150,050
2017	151,304	152,094	151,925	151,499	(p)150,201
Employment
2016	(r)141,383	(r)141,721	(r)142,249	(r)142,278	(r)141,764	(r)142,876	(r)142,114	(r)141,885	(r)141,777	(r)143,209	(r)144,220	(r)144,123	(r)142,467
2017	144,016	144,523	145,421	145,788	(p)143,815
Unemployment
2016	(r)7,991	(r)8,249	(r)8,175	(r)7,486	(r)7,533	(r)8,106	(r)8,669	(r)7,847	(r)7,382	(r)6,825	(r)6,374	(r)6,362	(r)7,583
2017	7,288	7,571	6,504	5,711	(p)6,386
Unemployment Rate
2016	(r)5.3	(r)5.5	(r)5.4	(r)5.0	(r)5.0	(r)5.4	(r)5.7	(r)5.2	(r)4.9	(r)4.5	(r)4.2	(r)4.2	(r)5.1
2017	4.8	5.0	4.3	3.8	(p)4.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised