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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Mid-Atlantic > New Jersey > Camden, NJ

Camden, NJ

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Camden, NJ, Division Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2025
Vineland Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Jun 2025
Camden, NJ: Nonfarm employment and labor force data Employment, Unemployment Table Jul 2025
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – Mid-Atlantic Consumer price indexes Table Jul 2025
Mid-Atlantic Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Sep 2014
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index, Northeast region — May 2025 Consumer price indexes News Release Jun 2025
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Consumer Price Index Historical Tables for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (1967=100) Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2022
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Occupational Employment and Wages in Camden — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Camden, NJ Economy at a Glance:
Camden, NJ
Data Series Back
Data		 Dec
2024		 Jan
2025		 Feb
2025		 Mar
2025		 Apr
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2025

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)689.7 685.1 692.8 694.8 (p)693.9  

Employment(1)

 (2)660.5 651.7 658.3 660.9 (p)662.0  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)29.2 33.5 34.5 33.9 (p)31.8  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)4.2 4.9 5.0 4.9 (p)4.6  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 594.6 577.4 580.2 582.9 587.7 (p)593.9

12-month % change

 1.3 1.2 1.4 0.8 1.5 (p)1.8

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 22.9 21.4 21.2 21.5 22.5 (p)22.1

12-month % change

 -0.4 0.0 -1.4 -2.7 0.0 (p)-3.9

Manufacturing(4)

 40.2 39.9 40.2 40.2 40.5 (p)40.5

12-month % change

 -2.0 -1.0 -0.2 -0.5 0.5 (p)0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 143.5 137.5 136.6 136.4 135.6 (p)137.5

12-month % change

 0.1 -0.6 0.4 0.3 0.1 (p)1.0

Information(4)

 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 (p)5.7

12-month % change

 -10.8 -10.9 -9.5 -11.1 -9.7 (p)-5.0

Financial Activities(4)

 30.0 29.6 29.7 29.4 29.7 (p)29.7

12-month % change

 1.0 2.1 2.4 0.7 2.1 (p)1.7

Professional and Business Services(4)

 86.2 82.2 83.4 83.8 84.8 (p)86.0

12-month % change

 4.0 3.5 3.9 1.8 2.8 (p)3.1

Education and Health Services(4)

 115.1 113.8 114.3 115.1 115.9 (p)116.2

12-month % change

 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.6 4.9 (p)4.4

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 49.4 48.2 47.4 48.8 50.7 (p)55.0

12-month % change

 -2.4 -2.6 -3.9 -3.9 -1.4 (p)2.4

Other Services(4)

 21.3 20.9 20.8 21.0 21.1 (p)21.1

12-month % change

 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 -0.5 (p)-1.4

Government(4)

 80.2 78.2 80.9 81.1 81.3 (p)80.1

12-month % change

 1.1 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.9 (p)1.5

Consumer Price Index: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

CPI-U, All items(5)

 316.543   320.935   322.548  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   3.3   3.1   2.9  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 317.558   321.743   322.821  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   3.3   3.3   2.6  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary