Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 134,500 jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey in February 2019 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 115,334 employed persons for the month. Atlantic City lost 200 jobs in February 2019 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 21 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlantic City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	134,500	-200	+6,700
CPS	115,334	-21	+1,512

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 20,000 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 8,000 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,443 for Atlantic City in July 2006. 16,109 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City since then according to the household survey. From a August 2017 low of 111,251, Atlantic City has added 4,083 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
February 2019	134,500	-200	115,334	-21
January 2019	134,700	1,000	115,355	-1,667
December 2018	133,700	0	117,022	244
November 2018	133,700	0	116,778	143
October 2018	133,700	300	116,635	634
September 2018	133,400	-400	116,001	10
August 2018	133,800	0	115,991	955
July 2018	133,800	800	115,036	3,088
June 2018	133,000	5,000	111,948	-168
May 2018	128,000	-100	112,116	-941
April 2018	128,100	300	113,057	-459
March 2018	127,800	0	113,516	-306