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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	(p)516.1
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	(p)20.4
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	(p)37.5
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	(p)123.0
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	(p)6.1
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	(p)29.5
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	(p)75.3
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	(p)96.9
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	(p)38.3
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	(p)16.4
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	(p)72.7
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
2020	(1)645,560	(1)650,016	(1)646,462	(1)631,884	(1)633,989	(1)639,528	(1)659,368	(1)644,075	(1)617,379	(1)622,769	(1)639,447	(1)624,459	(1)637,912
2021	623,514	628,916	635,974	(p)629,330
Employment
2020	(1)619,059	(1)624,287	(1)619,936	(1)532,295	(1)534,571	(1)543,183	(1)576,078	(1)579,141	(1)574,386	(1)582,219	(1)582,151	(1)582,212	(1)579,127
2021	576,589	579,482	589,187	(p)587,013
Unemployment
2020	(1)26,501	(1)25,729	(1)26,526	(1)99,589	(1)99,418	(1)96,345	(1)83,290	(1)64,934	(1)42,993	(1)40,550	(1)57,296	(1)42,247	(1)58,785
2021	46,925	49,434	46,787	(p)42,317
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)4.1	(1)4.0	(1)4.1	(1)15.8	(1)15.7	(1)15.1	(1)12.6	(1)10.1	(1)7.0	(1)6.5	(1)9.0	(1)6.8	(1)9.2
2021	7.5	7.9	7.4	(p)6.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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
2020	(1)234,602	(1)236,492	(1)235,067	(1)226,385	(1)227,735	(1)229,926	(1)237,905	(1)233,077	(1)224,099	(1)226,293	(1)231,397	(1)226,429	(1)230,784
2021	225,798	227,697	230,170	(p)227,991
Employment
2020	(1)226,176	(1)228,161	(1)226,533	(1)194,692	(1)195,639	(1)198,638	(1)210,559	(1)211,905	(1)210,136	(1)213,154	(1)212,944	(1)212,915	(1)211,788
2021	210,793	211,841	215,316	(p)214,607
Unemployment
2020	(1)8,426	(1)8,331	(1)8,534	(1)31,693	(1)32,096	(1)31,288	(1)27,346	(1)21,172	(1)13,963	(1)13,139	(1)18,453	(1)13,514	(1)18,996
2021	15,005	15,856	14,854	(p)13,384
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.6	(1)14.0	(1)14.1	(1)13.6	(1)11.5	(1)9.1	(1)6.2	(1)5.8	(1)8.0	(1)6.0	(1)8.2
2021	6.6	7.0	6.5	(p)5.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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
2020	(1)257,931	(1)259,508	(1)258,247	(1)254,631	(1)255,575	(1)257,868	(1)265,528	(1)258,789	(1)247,491	(1)249,472	(1)257,091	(1)250,443	(1)256,048
2021	250,086	252,220	255,148	(p)252,369
Employment
2020	(1)246,344	(1)248,370	(1)246,657	(1)211,609	(1)212,421	(1)215,997	(1)229,185	(1)230,205	(1)228,344	(1)231,324	(1)231,463	(1)231,529	(1)230,287
2021	229,350	230,517	234,426	(p)233,455
Unemployment
2020	(1)11,587	(1)11,138	(1)11,590	(1)43,022	(1)43,154	(1)41,871	(1)36,343	(1)28,584	(1)19,147	(1)18,148	(1)25,628	(1)18,914	(1)25,761
2021	20,736	21,703	20,722	(p)18,914
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)4.5	(1)4.3	(1)4.5	(1)16.9	(1)16.9	(1)16.2	(1)13.7	(1)11.0	(1)7.7	(1)7.3	(1)10.0	(1)7.6	(1)10.1
2021	8.3	8.6	8.1	(p)7.5
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (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
2020	(1)153,027	(1)154,016	(1)153,148	(1)150,868	(1)150,679	(1)151,734	(1)155,935	(1)152,209	(1)145,789	(1)147,004	(1)150,959	(1)147,587	(1)151,080
2021	147,630	148,999	150,656	(p)148,970
Employment
2020	(1)146,539	(1)147,756	(1)146,746	(1)125,994	(1)126,511	(1)128,548	(1)136,334	(1)137,031	(1)135,906	(1)137,741	(1)137,744	(1)137,768	(1)137,052
2021	136,446	137,124	139,445	(p)138,951
Unemployment
2020	(1)6,488	(1)6,260	(1)6,402	(1)24,874	(1)24,168	(1)23,186	(1)19,601	(1)15,178	(1)9,883	(1)9,263	(1)13,215	(1)9,819	(1)14,028
2021	11,184	11,875	11,211	(p)10,019
Unemployment Rate
2020	(1)4.2	(1)4.1	(1)4.2	(1)16.5	(1)16.0	(1)15.3	(1)12.6	(1)10.0	(1)6.8	(1)6.3	(1)8.8	(1)6.7	(1)9.3
2021	7.6	8.0	7.4	(p)6.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 16, 2021. (p) Preliminary