Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 89,600 jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey in April 2020 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 83,152 employed persons for the month. Atlantic City lost 40,400 jobs in April 2020 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 32,580 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlantic City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	89,600	-40,400	-43,500
CPS	83,152	-32,580	-31,220

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 64,900 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,421 for Atlantic City in August 2006. 48,269 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Atlantic City, New Jersey Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2020	89,600	-40,400	83,152	-32,580
March 2020	130,000	-2,800	115,732	178
February 2020	132,800	-100	115,554	408
January 2020	132,900	100	115,146	-89
December 2019	132,800	600	115,235	166
November 2019	132,200	100	115,069	209
October 2019	132,100	500	114,860	206
September 2019	131,600	-800	114,654	208
August 2019	132,400	-300	114,446	174
July 2019	132,700	0	114,272	63
June 2019	132,700	600	114,209	-50
May 2019	132,100	-1,000	114,259	-113