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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
2022	544.7	552.8	556.6	561.1	563.6	568.4	562.0	562.0	565.4	569.4	571.5	573.9	562.6
2023	562.4	558.5	563.1	(p)569.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2022	22.0	22.4	23.0	23.4	23.9	24.1	24.5	24.7	24.4	24.0	23.1	22.7	23.5
2023	22.4	22.3	22.2	(p)22.5
Manufacturing
2022	38.8	39.4	39.7	40.1	40.1	40.7	40.6	40.3	40.2	39.9	40.5	41.0	40.1
2023	41.1	41.3	40.7	(p)41.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2022	136.2	137.5	137.2	136.6	136.4	137.4	136.8	136.7	136.8	138.8	139.8	142.4	137.7
2023	137.2	135.7	135.2	(p)136.7
Information
2022	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.1	6.2	5.9	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0
2023	5.8	5.9	5.9	(p)5.9
Financial Activities
2022	29.9	30.1	30.1	30.1	30.0	29.9	29.9	29.8	29.5	29.0	29.2	29.4	29.7
2023	28.9	28.6	28.6	(p)28.7
Professional & Business Services
2022	76.7	78.0	79.2	80.7	81.3	81.3	80.8	79.9	81.2	81.8	82.9	81.5	80.4
2023	79.4	77.6	79.5	(p)80.0
Educational & Health Services
2022	99.5	100.9	101.2	102.2	102.8	102.8	102.6	103.4	104.1	104.6	106.2	106.5	103.1
2023	106.1	106.6	108.0	(p)107.2
Leisure & Hospitality
2022	43.5	44.3	45.6	46.7	48.6	51.4	52.7	52.4	50.0	49.8	47.9	48.0	48.4
2023	47.2	44.7	46.8	(p)50.9
Other Services
2022	19.8	20.2	20.4	20.5	20.8	21.1	20.9	20.8	20.7	20.7	21.0	21.0	20.7
2023	20.5	20.7	20.8	(p)21.0
Government
2022	72.5	74.1	74.3	74.7	73.5	73.8	67.2	68.0	72.6	74.9	75.0	75.5	73.0
2023	73.8	75.1	75.4	(p)75.3
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
2022	(1)670,157	(1)675,463	(1)679,515	(1)676,937	(1)677,670	(1)680,269	(1)682,600	(1)683,860	(1)679,940	(1)686,035	(1)682,477	(1)684,323	(1)679,937
2023	693,643	693,730	698,198	(p)695,092
Employment
2022	(1)633,684	(1)642,242	(1)650,833	(1)652,825	(1)654,138	(1)656,055	(1)657,616	(1)661,600	(1)660,725	(1)665,417	(1)661,315	(1)662,626	(1)654,923
2023	665,816	665,577	672,004	(p)674,105
Unemployment
2022	(1)36,473	(1)33,221	(1)28,682	(1)24,112	(1)23,532	(1)24,214	(1)24,984	(1)22,260	(1)19,215	(1)20,618	(1)21,162	(1)21,697	(1)25,014
2023	27,827	28,153	26,194	(p)20,987
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)5.4	(1)4.9	(1)4.2	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.6	(1)3.7	(1)3.3	(1)2.8	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)3.2	(1)3.7
2023	4.0	4.1	3.8	(p)3.0
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (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
2022	(1)243,645	(1)245,681	(1)247,363	(1)246,611	(1)247,151	(1)247,973	(1)248,807	(1)249,792	(1)248,329	(1)250,678	(1)248,908	(1)249,370	(1)247,859
2023	252,433	252,426	254,163	(p)253,301
Employment
2022	(1)231,839	(1)234,829	(1)237,879	(1)238,638	(1)239,356	(1)239,915	(1)240,495	(1)242,355	(1)241,956	(1)243,816	(1)241,892	(1)242,384	(1)239,613
2023	243,462	243,286	245,544	(p)246,367
Unemployment
2022	(1)11,806	(1)10,852	(1)9,484	(1)7,973	(1)7,795	(1)8,058	(1)8,312	(1)7,437	(1)6,373	(1)6,862	(1)7,016	(1)6,986	(1)8,246
2023	8,971	9,140	8,619	(p)6,934
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)4.8	(1)4.4	(1)3.8	(1)3.2	(1)3.2	(1)3.2	(1)3.3	(1)3.0	(1)2.6	(1)2.7	(1)2.8	(1)2.8	(1)3.3
2023	3.6	3.6	3.4	(p)2.7
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (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
2022	(1)267,454	(1)269,413	(1)270,823	(1)269,613	(1)269,667	(1)270,850	(1)271,797	(1)271,866	(1)270,372	(1)272,718	(1)271,646	(1)272,628	(1)270,737
2023	276,494	276,621	278,368	(p)276,954
Employment
2022	(1)251,463	(1)254,981	(1)258,456	(1)259,198	(1)259,502	(1)260,411	(1)261,022	(1)262,260	(1)262,009	(1)263,778	(1)262,486	(1)263,028	(1)259,883
2023	264,328	264,312	266,922	(p)267,690
Unemployment
2022	(1)15,991	(1)14,432	(1)12,367	(1)10,415	(1)10,165	(1)10,439	(1)10,775	(1)9,606	(1)8,363	(1)8,940	(1)9,160	(1)9,600	(1)10,854
2023	12,166	12,309	11,446	(p)9,264
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)6.0	(1)5.4	(1)4.6	(1)3.9	(1)3.8	(1)3.9	(1)4.0	(1)3.5	(1)3.1	(1)3.3	(1)3.4	(1)3.5	(1)4.0
2023	4.4	4.4	4.1	(p)3.3
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (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
2022	(1)159,058	(1)160,369	(1)161,329	(1)160,713	(1)160,852	(1)161,446	(1)161,996	(1)162,202	(1)161,239	(1)162,639	(1)161,923	(1)162,325	(1)161,341
2023	164,716	164,683	165,667	(p)164,837
Employment
2022	(1)150,382	(1)152,432	(1)154,498	(1)154,989	(1)155,280	(1)155,729	(1)156,099	(1)156,985	(1)156,760	(1)157,823	(1)156,937	(1)157,214	(1)155,427
2023	158,026	157,979	159,538	(p)160,048
Unemployment
2022	(1)8,676	(1)7,937	(1)6,831	(1)5,724	(1)5,572	(1)5,717	(1)5,897	(1)5,217	(1)4,479	(1)4,816	(1)4,986	(1)5,111	(1)5,914
2023	6,690	6,704	6,129	(p)4,789
Unemployment Rate
2022	(1)5.5	(1)4.9	(1)4.2	(1)3.6	(1)3.5	(1)3.5	(1)3.6	(1)3.2	(1)2.8	(1)3.0	(1)3.1	(1)3.1	(1)3.7
2023	4.1	4.1	3.7	(p)2.9
Footnotes (1) Data were subject to revision on April 21, 2023. (p) Preliminary