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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	585.0	589.1	594.9	600.4	590.3	(p)588.2
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	22.1	23.0	23.2	23.9	23.7	(p)23.8
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	39.5	39.7	39.4	39.9	40.3	(p)40.4
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	133.7	133.9	135.0	135.8	134.3	(p)133.0
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	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	(p)5.6
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	28.7	28.7	28.8	28.9	28.7	(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	85.0	86.9	87.7	87.9	85.5	(p)85.3
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	118.2	118.2	118.8	119.6	118.5	(p)118.6
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	48.8	50.0	53.1	56.2	58.2	(p)57.3
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	20.1	20.3	20.6	21.1	20.7	(p)20.8
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	83.2	82.8	82.7	81.5	74.8	(p)74.7
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	687,765	689,004	691,792	692,097	686,140	693,757	694,001	690,546	691,647	(1)-	698,187	694,651	(2)691,781
2026	689,917	691,054	694,620	693,295	695,570	697,549	(p)698,749
Employment
2025	652,916	652,347	656,471	659,321	651,959	656,705	652,085	649,092	651,486	(1)-	664,854	663,097	(2)655,485
2026	656,709	654,261	662,070	665,641	666,735	667,188	(p)665,921
Unemployment
2025	34,849	36,657	35,321	32,776	34,181	37,052	41,916	41,454	40,161	(1)-	33,333	31,554	(2)36,296
2026	33,208	36,793	32,550	27,654	28,835	30,361	(p)32,828
Unemployment Rate
2025	5.1	5.3	5.1	4.7	5.0	5.3	6.0	6.0	5.8	(1)-	4.8	4.5	(2)5.2
2026	4.8	5.3	4.7	4.0	4.1	4.4	(p)4.7
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) 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	247,726	248,112	249,241	249,351	247,216	249,912	250,010	248,809	249,148	(1)-	251,591	250,231	(2)249,213
2026	248,611	248,899	250,368	250,016	250,738	251,581	(p)251,900
Employment
2025	236,191	235,991	237,475	238,518	235,822	237,624	235,986	234,871	235,736	(1)-	240,499	239,808	(2)237,138
2026	237,587	236,723	239,504	240,824	241,145	241,450	(p)240,953
Unemployment
2025	11,535	12,121	11,766	10,833	11,394	12,288	14,024	13,938	13,412	(1)-	11,092	10,423	(2)12,075
2026	11,024	12,176	10,864	9,192	9,593	10,131	(p)10,947
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.7	4.9	4.7	4.3	4.6	4.9	5.6	5.6	5.4	(1)-	4.4	4.2	(2)4.8
2026	4.4	4.9	4.3	3.7	3.8	4.0	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) 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	274,491	275,134	276,168	276,316	274,014	276,885	276,915	275,641	276,218	(1)-	278,632	277,291	(2)276,155
2026	275,248	275,714	277,087	276,457	277,485	277,987	(p)278,645
Employment
2025	259,342	259,102	260,743	261,902	259,055	260,803	258,895	257,769	258,713	(1)-	264,112	263,497	(2)260,358
2026	260,809	259,790	262,961	264,365	264,932	264,905	(p)264,443
Unemployment
2025	15,149	16,032	15,425	14,414	14,959	16,082	18,020	17,872	17,505	(1)-	14,520	13,794	(2)15,797
2026	14,439	15,924	14,126	12,092	12,553	13,082	(p)14,202
Unemployment Rate
2025	5.5	5.8	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.8	6.5	6.5	6.3	(1)-	5.2	5.0	(2)5.7
2026	5.2	5.8	5.1	4.4	4.5	4.7	(p)5.1
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) 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	165,548	165,758	166,383	166,430	164,910	166,960	167,076	166,096	166,281	(1)-	167,964	167,129	(2)166,412
2026	166,058	166,441	167,165	166,822	167,347	167,981	(p)168,204
Employment
2025	157,383	157,254	158,253	158,901	157,082	158,278	157,204	156,452	157,037	(1)-	160,243	159,792	(2)157,989
2026	158,313	157,748	159,605	160,452	160,658	160,833	(p)160,525
Unemployment
2025	8,165	8,504	8,130	7,529	7,828	8,682	9,872	9,644	9,244	(1)-	7,721	7,337	(2)8,423
2026	7,745	8,693	7,560	6,370	6,689	7,148	(p)7,679
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.9	5.1	4.9	4.5	4.7	5.2	5.9	5.8	5.6	(1)-	4.6	4.4	(2)5.1
2026	4.7	5.2	4.5	3.8	4.0	4.3	(p)4.6
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (2) 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