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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
2021	512.6	516.3	521.7	526.6	530.1	537.5	533.2	532.5	538.4	546.5	552.6	555.9	533.7
2022	542.5	549.4	554.1	(p)560.5
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2021	21.5	20.6	21.9	22.7	23.0	23.1	23.7	23.9	23.9	24.7	24.4	24.2	23.1
2022	23.3	23.1	23.1	(p)23.1
Manufacturing
2021	37.7	37.6	37.7	37.7	37.7	38.0	38.2	38.2	37.9	38.2	38.2	38.5	38.0
2022	38.5	38.7	38.9	(p)39.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2021	127.3	126.7	127.1	126.4	126.9	127.8	127.5	128.1	129.4	133.4	136.9	138.4	129.7
2022	133.7	133.6	134.1	(p)135.1
Information
2021	6.1	6.2	6.0	6.0	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.0	5.8	5.8	5.6	5.3	6.0
2022	5.2	5.3	5.3	(p)5.4
Financial Activities
2021	29.3	29.5	29.7	29.7	29.6	29.9	29.8	29.8	29.5	29.6	30.1	30.7	29.8
2022	30.5	31.1	31.0	(p)31.2
Professional & Business Services
2021	71.7	72.7	73.9	75.9	76.4	77.9	77.6	76.8	77.3	78.2	79.1	79.6	76.4
2022	76.8	80.5	84.1	(p)85.8
Educational & Health Services
2021	94.7	95.6	95.9	96.1	96.5	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.6	97.1	98.5	98.7	96.7
2022	98.0	99.0	99.4	(p)100.3
Leisure & Hospitality
2021	36.0	36.6	38.1	40.1	42.3	45.5	47.5	47.1	46.0	45.3	45.2	45.9	43.0
2022	43.8	44.0	43.4	(p)45.6
Other Services
2021	18.1	18.2	18.5	18.9	19.1	19.4	19.4	19.2	19.3	19.6	19.9	19.9	19.1
2022	19.6	20.0	20.1	(p)20.1
Government
2021	70.2	72.6	72.9	73.1	72.3	72.7	66.4	66.4	72.7	74.6	74.7	74.7	71.9
2022	73.1	74.1	74.7	(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
2021	(1)662,000	(1)668,592	(1)670,032	(1)665,643	(1)664,163	(1)670,519	(1)672,582	(1)667,540	(1)662,727	(1)667,294	(1)667,934	(1)669,571	(1)667,383
2022	666,643	668,720	(p)672,453
Employment
2021	(1)613,325	(1)619,334	(1)624,055	(1)623,492	(1)622,544	(1)624,496	(1)627,747	(1)626,349	(1)626,658	(1)635,478	(1)638,800	(1)642,222	(1)627,042
2022	635,340	640,388	(p)646,653
Unemployment
2021	(1)48,675	(1)49,258	(1)45,977	(1)42,151	(1)41,619	(1)46,023	(1)44,835	(1)41,191	(1)36,069	(1)31,816	(1)29,134	(1)27,349	(1)40,341
2022	31,303	28,332	(p)25,800
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)7.4	(1)7.4	(1)6.9	(1)6.3	(1)6.3	(1)6.9	(1)6.7	(1)6.2	(1)5.4	(1)4.8	(1)4.4	(1)4.1	(1)6.0
2022	4.7	4.2	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (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
2021	(1)239,859	(1)242,274	(1)242,698	(1)241,319	(1)241,041	(1)243,220	(1)244,003	(1)242,757	(1)240,895	(1)242,704	(1)242,857	(1)243,276	(1)242,242
2022	242,190	243,060	(p)244,532
Employment
2021	(1)224,284	(1)226,471	(1)228,118	(1)228,005	(1)227,932	(1)228,627	(1)229,702	(1)229,446	(1)229,408	(1)232,668	(1)233,650	(1)234,841	(1)229,429
2022	232,448	234,155	(p)236,354
Unemployment
2021	(1)15,575	(1)15,803	(1)14,580	(1)13,314	(1)13,109	(1)14,593	(1)14,301	(1)13,311	(1)11,487	(1)10,036	(1)9,207	(1)8,435	(1)12,813
2022	9,742	8,905	(p)8,178
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)6.5	(1)6.5	(1)6.0	(1)5.5	(1)5.4	(1)6.0	(1)5.9	(1)5.5	(1)4.8	(1)4.1	(1)3.8	(1)3.5	(1)5.3
2022	4.0	3.7	(p)3.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (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
2021	(1)264,981	(1)267,502	(1)268,203	(1)266,358	(1)265,533	(1)268,264	(1)269,082	(1)266,657	(1)264,861	(1)266,491	(1)266,667	(1)267,460	(1)266,839
2022	266,246	266,926	(p)268,304
Employment
2021	(1)243,486	(1)245,889	(1)247,816	(1)247,477	(1)246,861	(1)247,683	(1)249,082	(1)248,292	(1)248,562	(1)252,048	(1)253,576	(1)254,992	(1)248,814
2022	252,118	254,243	(p)256,795
Unemployment
2021	(1)21,495	(1)21,613	(1)20,387	(1)18,881	(1)18,672	(1)20,581	(1)20,000	(1)18,365	(1)16,299	(1)14,443	(1)13,091	(1)12,468	(1)18,025
2022	14,128	12,683	(p)11,509
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)8.1	(1)8.1	(1)7.6	(1)7.1	(1)7.0	(1)7.7	(1)7.4	(1)6.9	(1)6.2	(1)5.4	(1)4.9	(1)4.7	(1)6.8
2022	5.3	4.8	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (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
2021	(1)157,160	(1)158,816	(1)159,131	(1)157,966	(1)157,589	(1)159,035	(1)159,497	(1)158,126	(1)156,971	(1)158,099	(1)158,410	(1)158,835	(1)158,303
2022	158,207	158,734	(p)159,617
Employment
2021	(1)145,555	(1)146,974	(1)148,121	(1)148,010	(1)147,751	(1)148,186	(1)148,963	(1)148,611	(1)148,688	(1)150,762	(1)151,574	(1)152,389	(1)148,799
2022	150,774	151,990	(p)153,504
Unemployment
2021	(1)11,605	(1)11,842	(1)11,010	(1)9,956	(1)9,838	(1)10,849	(1)10,534	(1)9,515	(1)8,283	(1)7,337	(1)6,836	(1)6,446	(1)9,504
2022	7,433	6,744	(p)6,113
Unemployment Rate
2021	(1)7.4	(1)7.5	(1)6.9	(1)6.3	(1)6.2	(1)6.8	(1)6.6	(1)6.0	(1)5.3	(1)4.6	(1)4.3	(1)4.1	(1)6.0
2022	4.7	4.2	(p)3.8
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 15, 2022. (p) Preliminary