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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
2020	539.5	541.6	541.6	459.1	466.5	481.2	490.0	496.9	509.8	514.9	517.6	518.4	506.4
2021	501.7	504.1	511.8	515.4	522.7	528.8	526.1	529.4	(p)532.1
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2020	22.7	22.6	22.9	19.0	21.2	22.2	22.8	23.3	23.1	22.1	22.1	22.0	22.2
2021	20.6	20.1	21.0	20.5	21.5	22.3	23.4	24.1	(p)24.0
Manufacturing
2020	39.6	39.8	39.7	35.6	36.4	37.5	37.6	37.9	37.9	38.1	38.2	38.1	38.0
2021	37.2	37.2	37.5	37.6	37.6	37.6	38.1	37.9	(p)37.9
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2020	127.0	125.0	124.8	105.7	110.2	115.7	121.6	121.9	123.3	125.5	130.5	130.8	121.8
2021	122.5	121.6	122.7	122.8	125.2	126.5	129.5	130.3	(p)130.4
Information
2020	7.1	7.2	7.0	6.3	6.1	6.0	6.1	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.4	6.3	6.5
2021	5.9	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.1	6.1	(p)6.3
Financial Activities
2020	29.0	29.1	29.2	28.3	28.2	28.4	28.7	29.1	29.0	29.1	29.2	29.1	28.9
2021	29.5	29.7	29.9	29.4	29.6	29.3	29.3	29.3	(p)29.4
Professional & Business Services
2020	70.9	71.7	73.5	65.4	66.5	68.5	69.5	70.1	71.4	72.5	72.1	73.5	70.5
2021	71.6	73.2	74.4	74.8	76.0	75.9	77.2	77.6	(p)77.2
Educational & Health Services
2020	101.4	101.9	101.1	86.8	87.1	89.5	89.7	90.8	92.2	93.3	93.5	94.2	93.5
2021	93.9	93.9	95.9	96.7	96.8	98.9	96.3	97.7	(p)99.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2020	47.9	47.7	46.8	25.3	26.4	28.9	34.4	36.0	37.9	38.3	36.5	35.2	36.8
2021	33.6	34.3	35.7	38.4	41.3	44.3	44.8	45.1	(p)41.7
Other Services
2020	19.0	19.1	18.9	12.2	12.0	12.5	15.4	15.9	16.0	16.0	16.0	16.2	15.8
2021	16.0	16.0	15.8	16.4	16.5	16.9	16.5	16.3	(p)16.2
Government
2020	74.9	77.5	77.7	74.5	72.4	72.0	64.2	65.6	72.6	73.5	73.1	73.0	72.6
2021	70.9	72.1	72.8	72.7	72.1	71.1	64.9	65.0	(p)69.8
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
2020	645,560	650,016	646,462	631,884	633,989	639,528	659,368	644,075	617,379	622,769	639,447	624,459	637,912
2021	623,514	628,916	635,974	628,822	629,814	637,960	640,502	(p)634,371
Employment
2020	619,059	624,287	619,936	532,295	534,571	543,183	576,078	579,141	574,386	582,219	582,151	582,212	579,127
2021	576,589	579,482	589,187	586,945	587,938	587,726	592,653	(p)592,100
Unemployment
2020	26,501	25,729	26,526	99,589	99,418	96,345	83,290	64,934	42,993	40,550	57,296	42,247	58,785
2021	46,925	49,434	46,787	41,877	41,876	50,234	47,849	(p)42,271
Unemployment Rate
2020	4.1	4.0	4.1	15.8	15.7	15.1	12.6	10.1	7.0	6.5	9.0	6.8	9.2
2021	7.5	7.9	7.4	6.7	6.6	7.9	7.5	(p)6.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
The Camden, N.J. Metropolitan Division (MD) includes Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.