Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Atlantic City rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2019 to 4.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the New Jersey rate. The unemployment rate in Atlantic City peaked in November 2012 at 14.1% and is now 9.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.7% in July 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Atlantic City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.6%	+0.1	-0.2
New Jersey	3.2%	+0.1	-0.7
Atlantic City	4.8%	+0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2019 data as November metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Atlantic City, New Jersey, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Atlantic City, New Jersey Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Atlantic City peaked in November 2012 at 20,024. There are now 14,160 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,650 in July 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 214. Atlantic City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Atlantic City	5,864	+164	-602

Number of Unemployed Persons

Atlantic City, New Jersey Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Jersey Unemployment Rate	Atlantic City Unemployment Rate	Atlantic City Unemployed
November 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
October 2019	3.6%	3.2%	4.8%	5,864
September 2019	3.5%	3.1%	4.7%	5,700
August 2019	3.7%	3.2%	4.7%	5,651
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	4.7%	5,650
June 2019	3.7%	3.5%	4.8%	5,856
May 2019	3.6%	3.8%	5.1%	6,150
April 2019	3.6%	3.9%	5.3%	6,395
March 2019	3.8%	4.1%	5.4%	6,607
February 2019	3.8%	4.0%	5.5%	6,612
January 2019	4.0%	4.0%	5.4%	6,545
December 2018	3.9%	3.9%	5.4%	6,491