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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
2018	535.3	537.4	538.8	538.1	541.7	548.2	534.6	534.9	540.6	545.2	547.9	548.5	540.9
2019	531.1	534.0	537.6	542.5	544.4	(p)552.2
Mining, Logging, & Construction
2018	21.8	22.3	22.6	22.6	23.0	23.3	23.6	23.8	23.4	24.6	25.3	25.7	23.5
2019	24.4	23.6	24.1	25.3	25.6	(p)27.3
Manufacturing
2018	38.5	38.6	38.9	39.0	39.1	39.4	39.3	39.3	39.1	39.3	39.8	39.7	39.2
2019	39.9	39.7	39.7	39.8	39.5	(p)40.1
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2018	121.8	120.4	120.4	121.1	122.6	123.3	122.3	121.6	121.9	123.8	127.8	128.1	122.9
2019	124.0	122.7	122.7	122.3	122.9	(p)124.0
Information
2018	6.8	7.0	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.1	6.9	6.9	6.8	6.9	6.9
2019	6.7	6.8	6.7	6.7	6.6	(p)6.6
Financial Activities
2018	29.9	29.9	29.9	29.8	29.9	30.0	29.5	29.4	29.3	29.3	29.2	29.7	29.7
2019	28.7	28.5	28.4	28.0	28.2	(p)28.3
Professional & Business Services
2018	77.7	77.8	77.6	74.1	75.0	76.7	74.6	74.3	76.0	76.1	75.4	74.4	75.8
2019	68.6	71.0	73.0	74.9	74.9	(p)76.7
Educational & Health Services
2018	98.9	99.2	99.0	99.3	99.5	99.5	98.5	98.7	99.1	98.3	98.7	98.7	99.0
2019	99.0	98.7	99.0	98.4	99.3	(p)99.0
Leisure & Hospitality
2018	45.8	46.1	47.2	48.8	50.4	53.2	52.6	52.5	50.9	50.2	47.6	48.3	49.5
2019	46.2	46.8	47.3	50.2	51.7	(p)54.3
Other Services
2018	18.2	18.2	18.3	18.6	18.8	19.3	18.9	18.9	18.7	18.8	18.8	18.9	18.7
2019	18.5	18.4	18.6	18.9	19.0	(p)19.5
Government
2018	75.9	77.9	78.0	77.9	76.5	76.5	68.3	69.3	75.3	77.9	78.5	78.1	75.8
2019	75.1	77.8	78.1	78.0	76.7	(p)76.4
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
2018	(r)627,347	(r)631,077	(r)627,669	(r)621,552	(r)620,223	(r)627,334	(r)627,095	(r)621,019	(r)618,847	(r)623,232	(r)623,304	(r)626,077	(r)624,565
2019	624,742	630,323	629,470	622,667	(p)623,345
Employment
2018	(r)596,418	(r)600,259	(r)599,250	(r)596,814	(r)595,743	(r)599,029	(r)596,587	(r)593,385	(r)594,690	(r)600,777	(r)602,028	(r)603,103	(r)598,174
2019	595,648	600,521	603,517	604,098	(p)604,172
Unemployment
2018	(r)30,929	(r)30,818	(r)28,419	(r)24,738	(r)24,480	(r)28,305	(r)30,508	(r)27,634	(r)24,157	(r)22,455	(r)21,276	(r)22,974	(r)26,391
2019	29,094	29,802	25,953	18,569	(p)19,173
Unemployment Rate
2018	(r)4.9	(r)4.9	(r)4.5	(r)4.0	(r)3.9	(r)4.5	(r)4.9	(r)4.4	(r)3.9	(r)3.6	(r)3.4	(r)3.7	(r)4.2
2019	4.7	4.7	4.1	3.0	(p)3.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised
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
2018	(r)228,157	(r)229,442	(r)228,359	(r)226,346	(r)226,106	(r)228,280	(r)228,178	(r)226,191	(r)225,558	(r)227,275	(r)227,305	(r)228,141	(r)227,445
2019	227,294	229,397	229,105	227,132	(p)227,660
Employment
2018	(r)218,250	(r)219,586	(r)219,216	(r)218,394	(r)218,118	(r)219,075	(r)218,154	(r)217,130	(r)217,655	(r)219,897	(r)220,388	(r)220,655	(r)218,877
2019	217,838	219,639	220,644	221,133	(p)221,412
Unemployment
2018	(r)9,907	(r)9,856	(r)9,143	(r)7,952	(r)7,988	(r)9,205	(r)10,024	(r)9,061	(r)7,903	(r)7,378	(r)6,917	(r)7,486	(r)8,568
2019	9,456	9,758	8,461	5,999	(p)6,248
Unemployment Rate
2018	(r)4.3	(r)4.3	(r)4.0	(r)3.5	(r)3.5	(r)4.0	(r)4.4	(r)4.0	(r)3.5	(r)3.2	(r)3.0	(r)3.3	(r)3.8
2019	4.2	4.3	3.7	2.6	(p)2.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2018	(r)251,070	(r)252,733	(r)251,380	(r)248,769	(r)248,042	(r)251,219	(r)251,110	(r)248,564	(r)247,576	(r)249,258	(r)249,200	(r)250,417	(r)249,945
2019	250,144	252,311	252,012	248,893	(p)248,856
Employment
2018	(r)237,633	(r)239,238	(r)238,843	(r)237,806	(r)237,280	(r)238,790	(r)237,846	(r)236,452	(r)236,926	(r)239,340	(r)239,800	(r)240,332	(r)238,357
2019	237,422	239,377	240,632	240,624	(p)240,423
Unemployment
2018	(r)13,437	(r)13,495	(r)12,537	(r)10,963	(r)10,762	(r)12,429	(r)13,264	(r)12,112	(r)10,650	(r)9,918	(r)9,400	(r)10,085	(r)11,588
2019	12,722	12,934	11,380	8,269	(p)8,433
Unemployment Rate
2018	(r)5.4	(r)5.3	(r)5.0	(r)4.4	(r)4.3	(r)4.9	(r)5.3	(r)4.9	(r)4.3	(r)4.0	(r)3.8	(r)4.0	(r)4.6
2019	5.1	5.1	4.5	3.3	(p)3.4
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised

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
2018	(r)148,120	(r)148,902	(r)147,930	(r)146,437	(r)146,075	(r)147,835	(r)147,807	(r)146,264	(r)145,713	(r)146,699	(r)146,799	(r)147,519	(r)147,175
2019	147,304	148,615	148,353	146,642	(p)146,829
Employment
2018	(r)140,535	(r)141,435	(r)141,191	(r)140,614	(r)140,345	(r)141,164	(r)140,587	(r)139,803	(r)140,109	(r)141,540	(r)141,840	(r)142,116	(r)140,940
2019	140,388	141,505	142,241	142,341	(p)142,337
Unemployment
2018	(r)7,585	(r)7,467	(r)6,739	(r)5,823	(r)5,730	(r)6,671	(r)7,220	(r)6,461	(r)5,604	(r)5,159	(r)4,959	(r)5,403	(r)6,235
2019	6,916	7,110	6,112	4,301	(p)4,492
Unemployment Rate
2018	(r)5.1	(r)5.0	(r)4.6	(r)4.0	(r)3.9	(r)4.5	(r)4.9	(r)4.4	(r)3.8	(r)3.5	(r)3.4	(r)3.7	(r)4.2
2019	4.7	4.8	4.1	2.9	(p)3.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary (r) Revised