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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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

2022

544.7 552.8 556.6 561.1 563.6 568.4 562.0 562.0 565.4 569.4 571.5 573.9 562.6

2023

562.4 558.5 563.1 (p)569.2                  

Mining, Logging, & Construction

2022

22.0 22.4 23.0 23.4 23.9 24.1 24.5 24.7 24.4 24.0 23.1 22.7 23.5

2023

22.4 22.3 22.2 (p)22.5                  

Manufacturing

2022

38.8 39.4 39.7 40.1 40.1 40.7 40.6 40.3 40.2 39.9 40.5 41.0 40.1

2023

41.1 41.3 40.7 (p)41.0                  

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

2022

136.2 137.5 137.2 136.6 136.4 137.4 136.8 136.7 136.8 138.8 139.8 142.4 137.7

2023

137.2 135.7 135.2 (p)136.7                  

Information

2022

5.8 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0

2023

5.8 5.9 5.9 (p)5.9                  

Financial Activities

2022

29.9 30.1 30.1 30.1 30.0 29.9 29.9 29.8 29.5 29.0 29.2 29.4 29.7

2023

28.9 28.6 28.6 (p)28.7                  

Professional & Business Services

2022

76.7 78.0 79.2 80.7 81.3 81.3 80.8 79.9 81.2 81.8 82.9 81.5 80.4

2023

79.4 77.6 79.5 (p)80.0                  

Educational & Health Services

2022

99.5 100.9 101.2 102.2 102.8 102.8 102.6 103.4 104.1 104.6 106.2 106.5 103.1

2023

106.1 106.6 108.0 (p)107.2                  

Leisure & Hospitality

2022

43.5 44.3 45.6 46.7 48.6 51.4 52.7 52.4 50.0 49.8 47.9 48.0 48.4

2023

47.2 44.7 46.8 (p)50.9                  

Other Services

2022

19.8 20.2 20.4 20.5 20.8 21.1 20.9 20.8 20.7 20.7 21.0 21.0 20.7

2023

20.5 20.7 20.8 (p)21.0                  

Government

2022

72.5 74.1 74.3 74.7 73.5 73.8 67.2 68.0 72.6 74.9 75.0 75.5 73.0

2023

73.8 75.1 75.4 (p)75.3                  

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

2022

(1)670,157 (1)675,463 (1)679,515 (1)676,937 (1)677,670 (1)680,269 (1)682,600 (1)683,860 (1)679,940 (1)686,035 (1)682,477 (1)684,323 (1)679,937

2023

693,643 693,730 698,198 (p)695,092                  

Employment

2022

(1)633,684 (1)642,242 (1)650,833 (1)652,825 (1)654,138 (1)656,055 (1)657,616 (1)661,600 (1)660,725 (1)665,417 (1)661,315 (1)662,626 (1)654,923

2023

665,816 665,577 672,004 (p)674,105                  

Unemployment

2022

(1)36,473 (1)33,221 (1)28,682 (1)24,112 (1)23,532 (1)24,214 (1)24,984 (1)22,260 (1)19,215 (1)20,618 (1)21,162 (1)21,697 (1)25,014

2023

27,827 28,153 26,194 (p)20,987                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

(1)5.4 (1)4.9 (1)4.2 (1)3.6 (1)3.5 (1)3.6 (1)3.7 (1)3.3 (1)2.8 (1)3.0 (1)3.1 (1)3.2 (1)3.7

2023

4.0 4.1 3.8 (p)3.0                  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(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

2022

(1)243,645 (1)245,681 (1)247,363 (1)246,611 (1)247,151 (1)247,973 (1)248,807 (1)249,792 (1)248,329 (1)250,678 (1)248,908 (1)249,370 (1)247,859

2023

252,433 252,426 254,163 (p)253,301                  

Employment

2022

(1)231,839 (1)234,829 (1)237,879 (1)238,638 (1)239,356 (1)239,915 (1)240,495 (1)242,355 (1)241,956 (1)243,816 (1)241,892 (1)242,384 (1)239,613

2023

243,462 243,286 245,544 (p)246,367                  

Unemployment

2022

(1)11,806 (1)10,852 (1)9,484 (1)7,973 (1)7,795 (1)8,058 (1)8,312 (1)7,437 (1)6,373 (1)6,862 (1)7,016 (1)6,986 (1)8,246

2023

8,971 9,140 8,619 (p)6,934                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

(1)4.8 (1)4.4 (1)3.8 (1)3.2 (1)3.2 (1)3.2 (1)3.3 (1)3.0 (1)2.6 (1)2.7 (1)2.8 (1)2.8 (1)3.3

2023

3.6 3.6 3.4 (p)2.7                  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(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

2022

(1)267,454 (1)269,413 (1)270,823 (1)269,613 (1)269,667 (1)270,850 (1)271,797 (1)271,866 (1)270,372 (1)272,718 (1)271,646 (1)272,628 (1)270,737

2023

276,494 276,621 278,368 (p)276,954                  

Employment

2022

(1)251,463 (1)254,981 (1)258,456 (1)259,198 (1)259,502 (1)260,411 (1)261,022 (1)262,260 (1)262,009 (1)263,778 (1)262,486 (1)263,028 (1)259,883

2023

264,328 264,312 266,922 (p)267,690                  

Unemployment

2022

(1)15,991 (1)14,432 (1)12,367 (1)10,415 (1)10,165 (1)10,439 (1)10,775 (1)9,606 (1)8,363 (1)8,940 (1)9,160 (1)9,600 (1)10,854

2023

12,166 12,309 11,446 (p)9,264                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

(1)6.0 (1)5.4 (1)4.6 (1)3.9 (1)3.8 (1)3.9 (1)4.0 (1)3.5 (1)3.1 (1)3.3 (1)3.4 (1)3.5 (1)4.0

2023

4.4 4.4 4.1 (p)3.3                  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(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

2022

(1)159,058 (1)160,369 (1)161,329 (1)160,713 (1)160,852 (1)161,446 (1)161,996 (1)162,202 (1)161,239 (1)162,639 (1)161,923 (1)162,325 (1)161,341

2023

164,716 164,683 165,667 (p)164,837                  

Employment

2022

(1)150,382 (1)152,432 (1)154,498 (1)154,989 (1)155,280 (1)155,729 (1)156,099 (1)156,985 (1)156,760 (1)157,823 (1)156,937 (1)157,214 (1)155,427

2023

158,026 157,979 159,538 (p)160,048                  

Unemployment

2022

(1)8,676 (1)7,937 (1)6,831 (1)5,724 (1)5,572 (1)5,717 (1)5,897 (1)5,217 (1)4,479 (1)4,816 (1)4,986 (1)5,111 (1)5,914

2023

6,690 6,704 6,129 (p)4,789                  

Unemployment Rate

2022

(1)5.5 (1)4.9 (1)4.2 (1)3.6 (1)3.5 (1)3.5 (1)3.6 (1)3.2 (1)2.8 (1)3.0 (1)3.1 (1)3.1 (1)3.7

2023

4.1 4.1 3.7 (p)2.9                  

Footnotes
(1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023.
(p) Preliminary