Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 131,800 jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 113,325 employed persons for the month. Atlantic City added 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 191 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlantic City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	131,800	+500	+4,600
CPS	113,325	-191	+851

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 July 2006 at 154,800. Since then 23,000 jobs have been lost in Atlantic City according to the employer survey. From a trough of 127,000 in July 2017, Atlantic City has gained 4,800 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,443 for Atlantic City in July 2006. 18,118 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 2,074 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
April 2018	131,800	500	113,325	-191
March 2018	131,300	300	113,516	-306
February 2018	131,000	300	113,822	481
January 2018	130,699	-300	113,341	-429
December 2017	131,000	800	113,770	708
November 2017	130,199	399	113,062	730
October 2017	129,800	1,900	112,332	614
September 2017	127,900	600	111,718	467
August 2017	127,300	300	111,251	-10
July 2017	127,000	-300	111,261	-345
June 2017	127,300	-500	111,606	-370
May 2017	127,800	600	111,976	-498