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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
2008	534.4	532.7	536.9	540.8	542.2	546.0	533.5	530.9	532.8	537.4	534.5	530.0	536.0
2009	515.6	511.5	(P) 515.7
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2008	23.5	23.2	23.6	24.7	25.1	25.5	25.6	25.6	25.3	25.1	24.6	24.0	24.7
2009	22.3	21.3	(P) 22.1
Manufacturing
2008	45.7	45.3	45.5	45.2	45.1	45.3	44.9	44.8	44.2	44.0	43.9	43.7	44.8
2009	43.4	43.1	(P) 43.0
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2008	122.8	120.3	120.7	121.0	121.6	121.8	119.8	119.2	119.6	118.9	118.6	119.3	120.3
2009	114.0	113.2	(P) 114.8
Information
2008	9.0	9.0	8.9	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.6	8.5	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.7
2009	8.4	8.3	(P) 8.2
Financial Activities
2008	32.9	33.0	33.0	32.7	32.6	32.7	32.4	32.1	31.5	31.4	31.3	31.4	32.3
2009	31.0	31.0	(P) 31.0
Professional & Business Services
2008	71.7	71.3	72.9	74.2	74.5	74.8	74.1	74.2	73.8	74.5	72.9	68.5	73.1
2009	65.0	63.0	(P) 64.4
Educational & Health Services
2008	78.0	78.2	78.6	79.0	79.2	79.5	79.3	79.1	79.0	80.5	80.8	80.8	79.3
2009	80.3	80.4	(P) 79.6
Leisure & Hospitality
2008	39.7	39.4	40.2	41.6	42.6	44.7	43.5	43.0	41.7	40.0	39.3	39.2	41.2
2009	37.9	38.0	(P) 38.4
Other Services
2008	23.3	23.4	23.5	23.5	23.9	24.3	24.1	24.1	23.9	24.1	23.9	23.9	23.8
2009	23.7	23.7	(P) 23.7
Government
2008	87.8	89.6	90.0	90.1	88.8	88.7	81.1	80.2	85.3	90.3	90.7	90.7	87.8
2009	89.6	89.5	(P) 90.5
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
2008	(1) 659,624	(1) 658,752	(1) 660,410	(1) 659,872	(1) 659,432	(1) 665,293	(1) 665,638	(1) 661,334	(1) 656,900	(1) 662,631	(1) 661,227	(1) 661,362	(1) 661,040
2009	658,858	659,035	(P) 665,605
Employment
2008	(1) 625,755	(1) 625,087	(1) 627,632	(1) 630,597	(1) 626,415	(1) 630,341	(1) 625,673	(1) 623,324	(1) 619,042	(1) 623,903	(1) 620,253	(1) 615,242	(1) 624,439
2009	606,083	600,391	(P) 607,769
Unemployment
2008	(1) 33,869	(1) 33,665	(1) 32,778	(1) 29,275	(1) 33,017	(1) 34,952	(1) 39,965	(1) 38,010	(1) 37,858	(1) 38,728	(1) 40,974	(1) 46,120	(1) 36,601
2009	52,775	58,644	(P) 57,836
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.0	(1) 4.4	(1) 5.0	(1) 5.3	(1) 6.0	(1) 5.7	(1) 5.8	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.2	(1) 7.0	(1) 5.5
2009	8.0	8.9	(P) 8.7
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
2008	(1) 239,575	(1) 239,218	(1) 239,829	(1) 239,739	(1) 239,620	(1) 241,784	(1) 241,666	(1) 240,393	(1) 238,719	(1) 240,765	(1) 239,989	(1) 239,701	(1) 240,083
2009	238,660	238,440	(P) 240,946
Employment
2008	(1) 228,552	(1) 228,308	(1) 229,237	(1) 230,320	(1) 228,793	(1) 230,227	(1) 228,522	(1) 227,664	(1) 226,100	(1) 227,875	(1) 226,542	(1) 224,712	(1) 228,071
2009	221,367	219,288	(P) 221,983
Unemployment
2008	(1) 11,023	(1) 10,910	(1) 10,592	(1) 9,419	(1) 10,827	(1) 11,557	(1) 13,144	(1) 12,729	(1) 12,619	(1) 12,890	(1) 13,447	(1) 14,989	(1) 12,012
2009	17,293	19,152	(P) 18,963
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.6	(1) 4.4	(1) 3.9	(1) 4.5	(1) 4.8	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.3	(1) 5.4	(1) 5.6	(1) 6.3	(1) 5.0
2009	7.2	8.0	(P) 7.9
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
2008	(1) 264,649	(1) 264,383	(1) 265,053	(1) 264,830	(1) 264,757	(1) 267,152	(1) 267,438	(1) 265,587	(1) 263,980	(1) 266,328	(1) 265,881	(1) 266,085	(1) 265,510
2009	264,887	265,092	(P) 267,783
Employment
2008	(1) 249,922	(1) 249,655	(1) 250,672	(1) 251,856	(1) 250,186	(1) 251,754	(1) 249,889	(1) 248,951	(1) 247,241	(1) 249,182	(1) 247,725	(1) 245,723	(1) 249,396
2009	242,065	239,792	(P) 242,739
Unemployment
2008	(1) 14,727	(1) 14,728	(1) 14,381	(1) 12,974	(1) 14,571	(1) 15,398	(1) 17,549	(1) 16,636	(1) 16,739	(1) 17,146	(1) 18,156	(1) 20,362	(1) 16,114
2009	22,822	25,300	(P) 25,044
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.4	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.8	(1) 6.6	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.3	(1) 6.4	(1) 6.8	(1) 7.7	(1) 6.1
2009	8.6	9.5	(P) 9.4
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
2008	(1) 155,400	(1) 155,151	(1) 155,528	(1) 155,303	(1) 155,055	(1) 156,358	(1) 156,534	(1) 155,355	(1) 154,200	(1) 155,537	(1) 155,357	(1) 155,576	(1) 155,446
2009	155,312	155,503	(P) 156,877
Employment
2008	(1) 147,281	(1) 147,124	(1) 147,723	(1) 148,421	(1) 147,437	(1) 148,361	(1) 147,262	(1) 146,709	(1) 145,701	(1) 146,845	(1) 145,986	(1) 144,807	(1) 146,971
2009	142,651	141,311	(P) 143,048
Unemployment
2008	(1) 8,119	(1) 8,027	(1) 7,805	(1) 6,882	(1) 7,618	(1) 7,997	(1) 9,272	(1) 8,646	(1) 8,499	(1) 8,692	(1) 9,371	(1) 10,769	(1) 8,475
2009	12,661	14,192	(P) 13,829
Unemployment Rate
2008	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.2	(1) 5.0	(1) 4.4	(1) 4.9	(1) 5.1	(1) 5.9	(1) 5.6	(1) 5.5	(1) 5.6	(1) 6.0	(1) 6.9	(1) 5.5
2009	8.2	9.1	(P) 8.8
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised inputs, reestimation, and new statewide controls. (P) Preliminary