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
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total Nonfarm

  

2007

 532.5 531.1 534.8 537.4 542.9 549.8 540.2 538.5 540.5 545.1 548.2 550.1 540.9

2008

 535.9 535.6 540.1 543.0 545.7 550.0 541.2 (P) 540.1          

Natural Resources, Mining, & Construction

  

2007

 23.8 22.7 23.4 24.9 25.8 26.4 26.2 26.5 26.2 25.9 25.7 25.0 25.2

2008

 23.6 23.4 24.3 25.2 25.6 25.8 26.1 (P) 26.3          

Manufacturing

  

2007

 46.1 45.9 45.7 45.4 45.4 45.8 45.9 45.5 45.3 45.1 45.2 45.1 45.5

2008

 44.7 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.8 44.9 44.9 (P) 44.7          

Trade, Transportation, & Utilities

  

2007

 123.0 120.6 121.0 121.0 122.4 123.9 123.1 122.8 122.7 123.9 126.0 128.3 123.2

2008

 122.3 120.7 121.3 121.6 122.6 122.2 121.4 (P) 121.1          

Information

  

2007

 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.4

2008

 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 (P) 9.5          

Financial Activities

  

2007

 34.3 34.2 34.3 34.1 34.0 34.2 34.2 33.9 33.2 33.1 33.0 33.0 33.8

2008

 32.6 32.7 32.7 32.6 32.4 32.6 32.5 (P) 32.4          

Professional & Business Services

  

2007

 70.1 70.3 71.4 72.5 73.4 73.9 73.3 73.0 73.1 73.5 73.4 73.8 72.6

2008

 71.3 71.4 72.1 73.2 73.7 74.4 73.8 (P) 74.3          

Educational & Health Services

  

2007

 77.1 77.4 77.8 77.7 78.2 78.8 78.6 78.2 78.1 78.5 79.1 79.5 78.3

2008

 78.7 78.6 79.1 79.2 79.7 80.4 80.3 (P) 80.0          

Leisure & Hospitality

  

2007

 38.3 38.1 38.9 39.8 41.9 44.1 42.9 42.8 42.1 41.1 40.9 40.8 41.0

2008

 39.9 39.6 40.6 41.1 42.2 44.3 43.7 (P) 43.2          

Other Services

  

2007

 23.2 23.2 23.4 23.5 23.8 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.6 24.8 24.8 24.1

2008

 24.4 24.5 24.7 24.5 24.8 25.2 24.9 (P) 24.7          

Government

  

2007

 87.3 89.4 89.7 89.2 88.5 88.7 82.2 81.9 86.1 89.9 90.5 90.3 87.8

2008

 88.9 90.7 91.3 91.4 90.4 90.7 84.1 (P) 83.9          

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

  

2007

 (1) 659,558 (1) 658,740 (1) 658,967 (1) 654,805 (1) 654,378 (1) 661,659 (1) 662,143 (1) 655,214 (1) 652,957 (1) 656,921 (1) 661,701 (1) 661,003 (1) 658,171

2008

 661,651 665,647 664,668 664,207 665,764 670,999 (P) 671,932            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 628,027 (1) 628,019 (1) 630,365 (1) 628,213 (1) 627,630 (1) 633,081 (1) 629,859 (1) 628,085 (1) 625,762 (1) 631,413 (1) 635,613 (1) 633,724 (1) 629,983

2008

 628,348 630,592 631,417 633,462 631,144 635,387 (P) 632,224            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 31,531 (1) 30,721 (1) 28,602 (1) 26,592 (1) 26,748 (1) 28,578 (1) 32,284 (1) 27,129 (1) 27,195 (1) 25,508 (1) 26,088 (1) 27,279 (1) 28,188

2008

 33,303 35,055 33,251 30,745 34,620 35,612 (P) 39,708            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.7 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.2 (1) 3.9 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.3

2008

 5.0 5.3 5.0 4.6 5.2 5.3 (P) 5.9            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(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

  

2007

 (1) 240,769 (1) 240,538 (1) 240,801 (1) 239,537 (1) 239,052 (1) 241,547 (1) 241,790 (1) 239,489 (1) 238,736 (1) 240,333 (1) 242,074 (1) 241,710 (1) 240,531

2008

 241,727 243,078 242,764 242,660 243,274 245,253 (P) 245,386            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 230,747 (1) 230,744 (1) 231,606 (1) 230,815 (1) 230,601 (1) 232,604 (1) 231,420 (1) 230,768 (1) 229,915 (1) 231,991 (1) 233,534 (1) 232,840 (1) 231,465

2008

 230,865 231,689 231,993 232,744 231,892 233,451 (P) 232,289            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 10,022 (1) 9,794 (1) 9,195 (1) 8,722 (1) 8,451 (1) 8,943 (1) 10,370 (1) 8,721 (1) 8,821 (1) 8,342 (1) 8,540 (1) 8,870 (1) 9,066

2008

 10,862 11,389 10,771 9,916 11,382 11,802 (P) 13,097            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.7 (1) 4.3 (1) 3.6 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.5 (1) 3.7 (1) 3.8

2008

 4.5 4.7 4.4 4.1 4.7 4.8 (P) 5.3            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(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

  

2007

 (1) 265,787 (1) 265,331 (1) 265,441 (1) 263,703 (1) 263,636 (1) 266,699 (1) 266,832 (1) 263,872 (1) 262,987 (1) 264,567 (1) 266,351 (1) 266,089 (1) 265,108

2008

 266,372 268,130 267,711 267,569 268,294 270,405 (P) 270,846            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 251,762 (1) 251,759 (1) 252,699 (1) 251,837 (1) 251,603 (1) 253,788 (1) 252,497 (1) 251,785 (1) 250,854 (1) 253,120 (1) 254,803 (1) 254,046 (1) 252,546

2008

 251,891 252,790 253,121 253,941 253,012 254,713 (P) 253,445            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 14,025 (1) 13,572 (1) 12,742 (1) 11,866 (1) 12,033 (1) 12,911 (1) 14,335 (1) 12,087 (1) 12,133 (1) 11,447 (1) 11,548 (1) 12,043 (1) 12,562

2008

 14,481 15,340 14,590 13,628 15,282 15,692 (P) 17,401            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 5.3 (1) 5.1 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.8 (1) 5.4 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.6 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.3 (1) 4.5 (1) 4.7

2008

 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.8 (P) 6.4            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(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

  

2007

 (1) 153,002 (1) 152,871 (1) 152,725 (1) 151,565 (1) 151,691 (1) 153,414 (1) 153,521 (1) 151,852 (1) 151,234 (1) 152,021 (1) 153,276 (1) 153,204 (1) 152,531

2008

 153,553 154,438 154,193 153,978 154,195 155,341 (P) 155,701            

Employment

  

2007

 (1) 145,518 (1) 145,516 (1) 146,060 (1) 145,561 (1) 145,426 (1) 146,689 (1) 145,942 (1) 145,531 (1) 144,993 (1) 146,302 (1) 147,276 (1) 146,838 (1) 145,971

2008

 145,592 146,112 146,303 146,777 146,240 147,223 (P) 146,490            

Unemployment

  

2007

 (1) 7,484 (1) 7,355 (1) 6,665 (1) 6,004 (1) 6,265 (1) 6,725 (1) 7,579 (1) 6,321 (1) 6,241 (1) 5,719 (1) 6,000 (1) 6,366 (1) 6,560

2008

 7,961 8,326 7,890 7,201 7,955 8,118 (P) 9,211            

Unemployment Rate

  

2007

 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.8 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.0 (1) 4.1 (1) 4.4 (1) 4.9 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.1 (1) 3.8 (1) 3.9 (1) 4.2 (1) 4.3

2008

 5.2 5.4 5.1 4.7 5.2 5.2 (P) 5.9            

Footnotes
(1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls.
(P) Preliminary