Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 137,300 jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 119,572 employed persons for the month. Atlantic City lost 0 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 214 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlantic City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	137,300	0	+2,300
CPS	119,572	+214	+836

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Atlantic City, New Jersey Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Atlantic City as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Atlantic City, New Jersey

CES employment for Atlantic City peaked in July 2006 at 154,800. Since then 17,500 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 134,400 in January 2011, Atlantic City has gained 2,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,830 for Atlantic City in August 2006. 12,258 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City since then according to the household survey. From a August 2011 low of 116,137, Atlantic City has added 3,435 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Atlantic City, New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	137,300	0	119,572	214
February 2012	137,300	600	119,358	453
January 2012	136,700	-400	118,905	373
December 2011	137,100	700	118,532	535
November 2011	136,400	700	117,997	609
October 2011	135,700	100	117,388	567
September 2011	135,600	100	116,821	684
August 2011	135,500	-600	116,137	-47
July 2011	136,100	1,100	116,184	-817
June 2011	135,000	-100	117,001	-1,023
May 2011	135,100	-900	118,024	-636
April 2011	136,000	1,000	118,660	-76
March 2011	135,000	100	118,736	-1