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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
2025	578.8	578.8	583.5	584.9	589.9	594.5	582.2	580.1	588.4	589.9	595.0	596.8	586.9
2026	582.2	581.0	(p)585.4
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2025	21.8	21.9	22.8	22.9	23.2	23.6	23.9	24.1	23.9	23.8	23.6	23.4	23.2
2026	21.9	21.5	(p)22.1
Manufacturing
2025	40.1	40.1	40.3	40.4	40.2	40.6	40.2	40.2	39.9	39.7	39.5	39.6	40.1
2026	39.5	39.4	(p)39.5
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2025	138.3	136.7	136.1	135.6	136.2	136.9	136.7	136.3	137.4	137.8	141.0	142.4	137.6
2026	136.3	133.9	(p)133.8
Information
2025	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.9	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.8
2026	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
Financial Activities
2025	29.2	29.1	29.1	29.1	29.2	29.4	29.3	29.3	29.2	29.3	29.4	29.1	29.2
2026	28.9	28.8	(p)28.7
Professional & Business Services
2025	82.8	82.6	83.8	85.0	85.9	87.6	83.8	82.7	85.6	85.8	86.1	86.4	84.8
2026	83.8	83.8	(p)84.9
Educational & Health Services
2025	112.9	113.1	114.1	114.0	114.8	115.4	114.7	114.6	114.8	116.0	117.7	117.9	115.0
2026	117.7	117.6	(p)118.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2025	48.7	48.3	49.6	50.5	53.3	55.1	54.5	54.1	51.9	50.0	49.7	50.2	51.3
2026	47.9	47.7	(p)48.9
Other Services
2025	20.4	20.5	20.6	20.8	20.9	21.3	20.9	20.9	20.7	20.4	20.4	20.2	20.7
2026	20.2	20.3	(p)20.1
Government
2025	78.9	80.7	81.4	81.0	80.5	78.7	72.2	72.0	79.1	81.3	81.8	81.7	79.1
2026	80.3	82.3	(p)83.4
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
2025	(1)687,765	(1)689,004	(1)691,792	(1)692,097	(1)686,140	(1)693,757	(1)694,001	(1)690,546	(1)691,647	(2)-	(1)698,187	(1)694,651	(1)(3)691,781
2026	689,917	691,054	(p)695,206
Employment
2025	(1)652,916	(1)652,347	(1)656,471	(1)659,321	(1)651,959	(1)656,705	(1)652,085	(1)649,092	(1)651,486	(2)-	(1)664,854	(1)663,097	(1)(3)655,485
2026	656,709	654,261	(p)662,637
Unemployment
2025	(1)34,849	(1)36,657	(1)35,321	(1)32,776	(1)34,181	(1)37,052	(1)41,916	(1)41,454	(1)40,161	(2)-	(1)33,333	(1)31,554	(1)(3)36,296
2026	33,208	36,793	(p)32,569
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)5.1	(1)5.3	(1)5.1	(1)4.7	(1)5.0	(1)5.3	(1)6.0	(1)6.0	(1)5.8	(2)-	(1)4.8	(1)4.5	(1)(3)5.2
2026	4.8	5.3	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (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
2025	(1)247,726	(1)248,112	(1)249,241	(1)249,351	(1)247,216	(1)249,912	(1)250,010	(1)248,809	(1)249,148	(2)-	(1)251,591	(1)250,231	(1)(3)249,213
2026	248,611	248,899	(p)250,580
Employment
2025	(1)236,191	(1)235,991	(1)237,475	(1)238,518	(1)235,822	(1)237,624	(1)235,986	(1)234,871	(1)235,736	(2)-	(1)240,499	(1)239,808	(1)(3)237,138
2026	237,587	236,723	(p)239,709
Unemployment
2025	(1)11,535	(1)12,121	(1)11,766	(1)10,833	(1)11,394	(1)12,288	(1)14,024	(1)13,938	(1)13,412	(2)-	(1)11,092	(1)10,423	(1)(3)12,075
2026	11,024	12,176	(p)10,871
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)4.7	(1)4.9	(1)4.7	(1)4.3	(1)4.6	(1)4.9	(1)5.6	(1)5.6	(1)5.4	(2)-	(1)4.4	(1)4.2	(1)(3)4.8
2026	4.4	4.9	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (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
2025	(1)274,491	(1)275,134	(1)276,168	(1)276,316	(1)274,014	(1)276,885	(1)276,915	(1)275,641	(1)276,218	(2)-	(1)278,632	(1)277,291	(1)(3)276,155
2026	275,248	275,714	(p)277,324
Employment
2025	(1)259,342	(1)259,102	(1)260,743	(1)261,902	(1)259,055	(1)260,803	(1)258,895	(1)257,769	(1)258,713	(2)-	(1)264,112	(1)263,497	(1)(3)260,358
2026	260,809	259,790	(p)263,186
Unemployment
2025	(1)15,149	(1)16,032	(1)15,425	(1)14,414	(1)14,959	(1)16,082	(1)18,020	(1)17,872	(1)17,505	(2)-	(1)14,520	(1)13,794	(1)(3)15,797
2026	14,439	15,924	(p)14,138
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)5.5	(1)5.8	(1)5.6	(1)5.2	(1)5.5	(1)5.8	(1)6.5	(1)6.5	(1)6.3	(2)-	(1)5.2	(1)5.0	(1)(3)5.7
2026	5.2	5.8	(p)5.1
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (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
2025	(1)165,548	(1)165,758	(1)166,383	(1)166,430	(1)164,910	(1)166,960	(1)167,076	(1)166,096	(1)166,281	(2)-	(1)167,964	(1)167,129	(1)(3)166,412
2026	166,058	166,441	(p)167,302
Employment
2025	(1)157,383	(1)157,254	(1)158,253	(1)158,901	(1)157,082	(1)158,278	(1)157,204	(1)156,452	(1)157,037	(2)-	(1)160,243	(1)159,792	(1)(3)157,989
2026	158,313	157,748	(p)159,742
Unemployment
2025	(1)8,165	(1)8,504	(1)8,130	(1)7,529	(1)7,828	(1)8,682	(1)9,872	(1)9,644	(1)9,244	(2)-	(1)7,721	(1)7,337	(1)(3)8,423
2026	7,745	8,693	(p)7,560
Unemployment Rate
2025	(1)4.9	(1)5.1	(1)4.9	(1)4.5	(1)4.7	(1)5.2	(1)5.9	(1)5.8	(1)5.6	(2)-	(1)4.6	(1)4.4	(1)(3)5.1
2026	4.7	5.2	(p)4.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (2) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (3) Annual estimates for 2025 are 11-month averages that exclude October. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown. (p) Preliminary