Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Job Growth

There were 134,900 jobs in Atlantic City, New Jersey in October 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 116,456 employed persons for the month. Atlantic City added 300 jobs in October 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment rose by 455 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Atlantic City job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	134,900	+300	+5,099
CPS	116,456	+455	+4,124

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 19,900 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 7,900 jobs according to CES employment figures.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 131,443 for Atlantic City in July 2006. 14,987 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 5,205 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
October 2018	134,900	300	116,456	455
September 2018	134,600	-700	116,001	10
August 2018	135,300	600	115,991	955
July 2018	134,700	4,899	115,036	3,088
June 2018	129,800	-399	111,948	-168
May 2018	130,199	-900	112,116	-941
April 2018	131,100	-200	113,057	-459
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