Ocean City, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 44,700 jobs in Ocean City, New Jersey in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 53,210 employed persons for the month. Ocean City lost 1,400 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 309 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Ocean City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	44,700	-1,400	+4,300
CPS	53,210	+309	+796

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

Ocean City, New Jersey Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Ocean 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 Ocean City, New Jersey

CES employment for Ocean City peaked in February 2012 at 46,100. Since then 1,400 jobs have been lost in Ocean City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 54,202 for Ocean City in December 2005. 992 jobs have been lost in Ocean City since then according to the household survey. From a December 2009 low of 50,589, Ocean City has added 2,621 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Ocean City, New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	44,700	-1,400	53,210	309
February 2012	46,100	300	52,901	559
January 2012	45,800	5,200	52,342	717
December 2011	40,600	-600	51,625	69
November 2011	41,200	-500	51,556	314
October 2011	41,700	900	51,242	324
September 2011	40,800	-800	50,918	38
August 2011	41,600	500	50,880	18
July 2011	41,100	900	50,862	-51
June 2011	40,200	200	50,913	-339
May 2011	40,000	-100	51,252	-594
April 2011	40,100	-300	51,846	-568
March 2011	40,400	-100	52,414	61