Vineland-Bridgeton, New Jersey Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Vineland fell 1.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 16.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the New Jersey rate. The unemployment rate in Vineland peaked in April 2020 at 17.3% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Vineland unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
New Jersey	15.4%	-0.9	+12.1
Vineland	16.1%	-1.2	+11.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Vineland, New Jersey, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Vineland, New Jersey Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Vineland peaked in April 2020 at 11,702. There are now 934 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Vineland employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Vineland, New Jersey) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Vineland	10,768	-934	+7,479

Number of Unemployed Persons

Vineland, New Jersey Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	New Jersey Unemployment Rate	Vineland Unemployment Rate	Vineland Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	16.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	15.4%	16.1%	10,768
April 2020	14.7%	16.3%	17.3%	11,702
March 2020	4.4%	3.7%	5.7%	3,776
February 2020	3.5%	3.8%	5.9%	3,858
January 2020	3.6%	3.8%	5.9%	3,890
December 2019	3.5%	3.7%	6.1%	4,024
November 2019	3.5%	3.7%	6.0%	3,948
October 2019	3.6%	3.7%	5.9%	3,852
September 2019	3.5%	3.6%	5.7%	3,740
August 2019	3.7%	3.5%	5.5%	3,611