Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 135,300 jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey in July 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 115,476 employed persons for the month. Atlantic City added 200 jobs in July 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 207 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlantic City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	135,300	+200	+1,500
CPS	115,476	+207	+2,060

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Atlantic City as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 September 2006 at 154,500. Since then 19,200 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 126,500 in April 2017, Atlantic City has gained 8,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,421 for Atlantic City in August 2006. 15,945 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City since then according to the household survey. From a February 2018 low of 109,292, Atlantic City has added 6,184 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
July 2019	135,300	200	115,476	207
June 2019	135,100	1,200	115,269	160
May 2019	133,900	-100	115,109	-15
April 2019	134,000	-600	115,124	143
March 2019	134,600	-300	114,981	358
February 2019	134,900	200	114,623	402
January 2019	134,700	1,000	114,221	261
December 2018	133,700	0	113,960	-19
November 2018	133,700	0	113,979	20
October 2018	133,700	300	113,959	137
September 2018	133,400	-400	113,822	196
August 2018	133,800	0	113,626	210