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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	(p)581.0
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	(p)21.5
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	(p)39.4
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	(p)133.9
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	(p)5.7
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	(p)28.8
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	(p)83.8
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	(p)117.6
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	(p)47.7
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	(p)20.3
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	(p)82.3
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
2025	685,129	692,755	694,789	693,051	687,212	696,849	695,882	692,563	690,346	(1)-	698,973	(p)692,656
2026	689,917	(p)691,599
Employment
2025	651,670	658,290	660,863	661,270	655,449	660,890	656,195	652,464	649,752	(1)-	664,609	(p)660,778
2026	656,709	(p)654,261
Unemployment
2025	33,459	34,465	33,926	31,781	31,763	35,959	39,687	40,099	40,594	(1)-	34,364	(p)31,878
2026	33,208	(p)37,338
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.9	5.0	4.9	4.6	4.6	5.2	5.7	5.8	5.9	(1)-	4.9	(p)4.6
2026	4.8	(p)5.4
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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	246,617	249,337	250,164	249,529	247,471	250,864	250,557	249,370	248,460	(1)-	251,637	(p)249,288
2026	248,611	(p)249,072
Employment
2025	235,529	237,929	238,849	239,012	236,875	238,926	237,266	235,885	234,899	(1)-	240,197	(p)238,757
2026	237,587	(p)236,723
Unemployment
2025	11,088	11,408	11,315	10,517	10,596	11,938	13,291	13,485	13,561	(1)-	11,440	(p)10,531
2026	11,024	(p)12,349
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.5	4.6	4.5	4.2	4.3	4.8	5.3	5.4	5.5	(1)-	4.5	(p)4.2
2026	4.4	(p)5.0
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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	273,306	276,447	277,216	276,561	274,259	277,977	277,488	276,308	275,636	(1)-	278,909	(p)276,440
2026	275,248	(p)275,946
Employment
2025	258,791	261,402	262,429	262,613	260,378	262,400	260,458	259,039	257,964	(1)-	263,954	(p)262,514
2026	260,809	(p)259,790
Unemployment
2025	14,515	15,045	14,787	13,948	13,881	15,577	17,030	17,269	17,672	(1)-	14,955	(p)13,926
2026	14,439	(p)16,156
Unemployment Rate
2025	5.3	5.4	5.3	5.0	5.1	5.6	6.1	6.2	6.4	(1)-	5.4	(p)5.0
2026	5.2	(p)5.9
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (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	165,206	166,971	167,409	166,961	165,482	168,008	167,837	166,885	166,250	(1)-	168,427	(p)166,928
2026	166,058	(p)166,581
Employment
2025	157,350	158,959	159,585	159,645	158,196	159,564	158,471	157,540	156,889	(1)-	160,458	(p)159,507
2026	158,313	(p)157,748
Unemployment
2025	7,856	8,012	7,824	7,316	7,286	8,444	9,366	9,345	9,361	(1)-	7,969	(p)7,421
2026	7,745	(p)8,833
Unemployment Rate
2025	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.4	4.4	5.0	5.6	5.6	5.6	(1)-	4.7	(p)4.4
2026	4.7	(p)5.3
Footnotes (1) Data unavailable due to the 2025 lapse in appropriations. (p) Preliminary