Camden, NJ Unemployment Rate Report

Camden, NJ Historical Unemployment Trends

Since 2005 the unemployment rate in Camden, New Jersey has ranged from 6.4% in April 2019 to 26.1% in June 1992. The current unemployment rate for Camden is 7.1% in August 2022. See how other local areas compare by using our Unemployment Compare tool.

Camden, NJ Unemployment Rate by Month

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Camden, NJ Current Unemployment - 7.1%

Camden, NJ Unemployment Rate

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2022	9.7%	4.8%	4.0%
2 / 2022	8.6%	4.5%	3.8%
3 / 2022	7.8%	4.2%	3.6%
4 / 2022	6.8%	3.6%	3.6%
5 / 2022	6.9%	3.4%	3.6%
6 / 2022	7.1%	3.6%	3.6%
7 / 2022	7.7%	3.7%	3.5%
8 / 2022	7.1%	3.7%	3.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2021	14.8%	8.0%	6.3%
2 / 2021	15.2%	8.2%	6.2%
3 / 2021	14.4%	7.8%	6.0%
4 / 2021	13.9%	6.7%	6.1%
5 / 2021	13.8%	7.0%	5.8%
6 / 2021	14.9%	7.8%	5.9%
7 / 2021	14.8%	6.9%	5.4%
8 / 2021	13.8%	6.4%	5.2%
9 / 2021	13.1%	5.7%	4.7%
10 / 2021	11.7%	5.0%	4.6%
11 / 2021	10.8%	4.6%	4.2%
12 / 2021	10.4%	4.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2020	9.1%	4.4%	3.6%
2 / 2020	8.5%	4.2%	3.5%
3 / 2020	7.7%	3.7%	4.4%
4 / 2020	19.8%	15.9%	14.7%
5 / 2020	20.2%	15.1%	13.3%
6 / 2020	22.9%	16.6%	11.1%
7 / 2020	21.8%	14.4%	10.2%
8 / 2020	18.2%	11.1%	8.4%
9 / 2020	11.5%	6.5%	7.9%
10 / 2020	16.4%	7.8%	6.9%
11 / 2020	20.6%	9.6%	6.7%
12 / 2020	14.9%	7.2%	6.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2019	9.1%	4.3%	4.0%
2 / 2019	8.7%	4.1%	3.8%
3 / 2019	8.0%	3.7%	3.8%
4 / 2019	6.4%	2.8%	3.6%
5 / 2019	6.8%	3.0%	3.6%
6 / 2019	7.6%	3.3%	3.7%
7 / 2019	8.8%	3.9%	3.7%
8 / 2019	8.4%	3.7%	3.7%
9 / 2019	7.7%	3.4%	3.5%
10 / 2019	7.8%	3.4%	3.6%
11 / 2019	7.7%	3.5%	3.5%
12 / 2019	8.1%	3.6%	3.5%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2018	10.3%	5.0%	4.1%
2 / 2018	10.2%	5.0%	4.1%
3 / 2018	9.6%	4.6%	4.0%
4 / 2018	8.7%	3.9%	3.9%
5 / 2018	8.4%	3.9%	3.8%
6 / 2018	9.3%	4.3%	4.0%
7 / 2018	9.7%	4.6%	3.9%
8 / 2018	9.2%	4.2%	3.8%
9 / 2018	8.2%	3.7%	3.7%
10 / 2018	7.7%	3.4%	3.8%
11 / 2018	7.1%	3.2%	3.7%
12 / 2018	7.4%	3.5%	3.9%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2017	9.9%	5.0%	4.7%
2 / 2017	10.0%	5.0%	4.7%
3 / 2017	9.2%	4.6%	4.4%
4 / 2017	8.6%	4.3%	4.4%
5 / 2017	9.0%	4.4%	4.4%
6 / 2017	9.6%	4.6%	4.3%
7 / 2017	10.8%	5.1%	4.3%
8 / 2017	11.1%	5.0%	4.4%
9 / 2017	10.3%	4.7%	4.2%
10 / 2017	9.8%	4.4%	4.1%
11 / 2017	9.7%	4.3%	4.2%
12 / 2017	9.4%	4.1%	4.1%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2016	10.4%	5.2%	4.9%
2 / 2016	10.7%	5.4%	4.9%
3 / 2016	10.6%	5.4%	5.0%
4 / 2016	10.1%	4.9%	5.0%
5 / 2016	9.9%	4.9%	4.8%
6 / 2016	10.9%	5.1%	4.9%
7 / 2016	11.6%	5.5%	4.8%
8 / 2016	11.4%	5.2%	4.9%
9 / 2016	11.1%	5.0%	5.0%
10 / 2016	9.9%	4.6%	4.9%
11 / 2016	9.1%	4.2%	4.7%
12 / 2016	8.6%	4.3%	4.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2015	13.4%	7.0%	5.7%
2 / 2015	13.2%	6.9%	5.5%
3 / 2015	12.2%	6.5%	5.4%
4 / 2015	11.4%	5.8%	5.4%
5 / 2015	11.7%	6.1%	5.6%
6 / 2015	11.7%	5.9%	5.3%
7 / 2015	12.6%	6.2%	5.2%
8 / 2015	11.6%	5.6%	5.1%
9 / 2015	10.8%	5.2%	5.0%
10 / 2015	10.3%	4.9%	5.0%
11 / 2015	9.8%	4.7%	5.1%
12 / 2015	9.5%	4.6%	5.0%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2014	14.1%	7.6%	6.6%
2 / 2014	13.9%	7.7%	6.7%
3 / 2014	13.4%	7.4%	6.7%
4 / 2014	11.9%	6.4%	6.2%
5 / 2014	12.5%	6.5%	6.3%
6 / 2014	12.7%	6.6%	6.1%
7 / 2014	14.1%	7.1%	6.2%
8 / 2014	13.5%	6.7%	6.1%
9 / 2014	13.0%	6.5%	5.9%
10 / 2014	12.1%	6.2%	5.7%
11 / 2014	12.0%	6.1%	5.8%
12 / 2014	11.9%	6.0%	5.6%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2013	17.8%	9.6%	8.0%
2 / 2013	17.5%	9.2%	7.7%
3 / 2013	16.7%	8.7%	7.5%
4 / 2013	15.6%	8.2%	7.6%
5 / 2013	15.8%	8.3%	7.5%
6 / 2013	15.7%	8.5%	7.5%
7 / 2013	16.3%	8.6%	7.3%
8 / 2013	15.5%	7.9%	7.2%
9 / 2013	15.1%	7.8%	7.2%
10 / 2013	14.1%	7.6%	7.2%
11 / 2013	12.9%	7.0%	6.9%
12 / 2013	12.8%	6.8%	6.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2012	19.1%	9.6%	8.3%
2 / 2012	18.7%	9.8%	8.3%
3 / 2012	18.5%	9.5%	8.2%
4 / 2012	17.7%	9.2%	8.2%
5 / 2012	17.8%	9.2%	8.2%
6 / 2012	18.1%	9.6%	8.2%
7 / 2012	18.4%	9.9%	8.2%
8 / 2012	17.5%	9.3%	8.1%
9 / 2012	16.8%	8.9%	7.8%
10 / 2012	16.6%	8.9%	7.8%
11 / 2012	15.9%	9.0%	7.7%
12 / 2012	16.6%	8.8%	7.9%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2011	19.1%	10.0%	9.1%
2 / 2011	19.0%	9.9%	9.0%
3 / 2011	18.9%	9.7%	9.0%
4 / 2011	18.1%	9.1%	9.1%
5 / 2011	19.0%	9.2%	9.0%
6 / 2011	19.6%	9.5%	9.1%
7 / 2011	19.5%	9.7%	9.0%
8 / 2011	19.4%	9.2%	9.0%
9 / 2011	19.4%	9.2%	9.0%
10 / 2011	18.9%	9.0%	8.8%
11 / 2011	18.5%	8.8%	8.6%
12 / 2011	18.3%	8.9%	8.5%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2010	18.6%	10.3%	9.8%
2 / 2010	18.4%	10.3%	9.8%
3 / 2010	18.4%	10.1%	9.9%
4 / 2010	17.5%	9.4%	9.9%
5 / 2010	17.8%	9.2%	9.6%
6 / 2010	18.0%	9.3%	9.4%
7 / 2010	18.6%	9.8%	9.4%
8 / 2010	18.2%	9.3%	9.5%
9 / 2010	18.5%	9.2%	9.5%
10 / 2010	18.5%	9.0%	9.4%
11 / 2010	18.9%	9.2%	9.8%
12 / 2010	18.5%	9.1%	9.3%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2009	15.8%	8.0%	7.8%
2 / 2009	16.6%	8.6%	8.3%
3 / 2009	16.9%	8.8%	8.7%
4 / 2009	16.4%	8.5%	9.0%
5 / 2009	17.1%	8.8%	9.4%
6 / 2009	17.7%	9.3%	9.5%
7 / 2009	18.4%	9.7%	9.5%
8 / 2009	17.7%	9.3%	9.6%
9 / 2009	18.5%	9.5%	9.8%
10 / 2009	19.3%	9.4%	10.0%
11 / 2009	18.6%	9.3%	9.9%
12 / 2009	18.7%	9.5%	9.9%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2008	10.4%	5.1%	5.0%
2 / 2008	10.6%	5.1%	4.9%
3 / 2008	10.5%	5.0%	5.1%
4 / 2008	9.5%	4.5%	5.0%
5 / 2008	10.8%	4.9%	5.4%
6 / 2008	11.2%	5.1%	5.6%
7 / 2008	12.1%	5.6%	5.8%
8 / 2008	11.6%	5.4%	6.1%
9 / 2008	12.1%	5.4%	6.1%
10 / 2008	12.4%	5.5%	6.5%
11 / 2008	12.6%	5.8%	6.8%
12 / 2008	14.0%	6.6%	7.3%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2007	10.5%	4.8%	4.6%
2 / 2007	10.2%	4.7%	4.5%
3 / 2007	9.7%	4.4%	4.4%
4 / 2007	9.2%	4.2%	4.5%
5 / 2007	9.4%	4.1%	4.4%
6 / 2007	9.6%	4.2%	4.6%
7 / 2007	10.2%	4.7%	4.7%
8 / 2007	8.8%	4.1%	4.6%
9 / 2007	9.5%	4.1%	4.7%
10 / 2007	9.1%	3.9%	4.7%
11 / 2007	8.9%	4.0%	4.7%
12 / 2007	9.7%	4.3%	5.0%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2006	11.4%	5.2%	4.7%
2 / 2006	12.4%	5.4%	4.8%
3 / 2006	11.9%	5.1%	4.7%
4 / 2006	11.2%	4.9%	4.7%
5 / 2006	11.4%	4.8%	4.6%
6 / 2006	11.3%	4.8%	4.6%
7 / 2006	12.0%	5.3%	4.7%
8 / 2006	10.8%	4.7%	4.7%
9 / 2006	11.0%	4.5%	4.5%
10 / 2006	9.9%	3.9%	4.4%
11 / 2006	9.5%	4.1%	4.5%
12 / 2006	9.3%	3.9%	4.4%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2005	10.7%	4.7%	5.3%
2 / 2005	10.9%	5.1%	5.4%
3 / 2005	10.5%	4.8%	5.2%
4 / 2005	9.2%	4.0%	5.2%
5 / 2005	9.2%	4.0%	5.1%
6 / 2005	9.3%	4.3%	5.0%
7 / 2005	9.4%	4.7%	5.0%
8 / 2005	8.5%	4.2%	4.9%
9 / 2005	10.2%	4.5%	5.0%
10 / 2005	9.5%	4.3%	5.0%
11 / 2005	10.4%	4.7%	5.0%
12 / 2005	10.3%	4.6%	4.9%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2004	16.3%	5.9%	5.7%
2 / 2004	15.8%	5.7%	5.6%
3 / 2004	15.9%	5.6%	5.8%
4 / 2004	14.3%	5.0%	5.6%
5 / 2004	13.8%	4.7%	5.6%
6 / 2004	14.4%	5.0%	5.6%
7 / 2004	15.0%	5.2%	5.5%
8 / 2004	13.4%	4.5%	5.4%
9 / 2004	13.4%	4.4%	5.4%
10 / 2004	12.8%	4.2%	5.5%
11 / 2004	12.3%	4.0%	5.4%
12 / 2004	12.0%	3.9%	5.4%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2003	17.4%	6.4%	5.8%
2 / 2003	17.5%	6.3%	5.9%
3 / 2003	16.9%	6.2%	5.9%
4 / 2003	15.6%	5.7%	6.0%
5 / 2003	16.2%	5.8%	6.1%
6 / 2003	17.3%	6.2%	6.3%
7 / 2003	17.9%	6.4%	6.2%
8 / 2003	16.0%	5.7%	6.1%
9 / 2003	16.2%	5.7%	6.1%
10 / 2003	15.2%	5.4%	6.0%
11 / 2003	14.8%	5.2%	5.8%
12 / 2003	14.1%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2002	15.6%	6.0%	5.7%
2 / 2002	15.8%	6.0%	5.7%
3 / 2002	16.1%	6.1%	5.7%
4 / 2002	15.2%	5.7%	5.9%
5 / 2002	15.5%	5.6%	5.8%
6 / 2002	16.3%	5.9%	5.8%
7 / 2002	16.9%	6.1%	5.8%
8 / 2002	15.7%	5.6%	5.7%
9 / 2002	15.8%	5.5%	5.7%
10 / 2002	15.8%	5.5%	5.7%
11 / 2002	15.8%	5.7%	5.9%
12 / 2002	15.6%	5.6%	6.0%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2001	12.0%	4.2%	4.2%
2 / 2001	11.7%	4.1%	4.2%
3 / 2001	11.4%	4.0%	4.3%
4 / 2001	10.5%	3.6%	4.4%
5 / 2001	10.9%	3.7%	4.3%
6 / 2001	11.9%	4.1%	4.5%
7 / 2001	12.7%	4.4%	4.6%
8 / 2001	12.5%	4.4%	4.9%
9 / 2001	12.4%	4.3%	5.0%
10 / 2001	12.5%	4.5%	5.3%
11 / 2001	12.7%	4.8%	5.5%
12 / 2001	13.2%	5.0%	5.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 2000	12.2%	4.2%	4.0%
2 / 2000	12.4%	4.3%	4.1%
3 / 2000	11.3%	3.9%	4.0%
4 / 2000	9.7%	3.3%	3.8%
5 / 2000	10.2%	3.5%	4.0%
6 / 2000	10.6%	3.5%	4.0%
7 / 2000	12.0%	4.1%	4.0%
8 / 2000	11.3%	3.8%	4.1%
9 / 2000	10.7%	3.6%	3.9%
10 / 2000	10.1%	3.4%	3.9%
11 / 2000	10.6%	3.5%	3.9%
12 / 2000	9.9%	3.3%	3.9%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1999	13.1%	4.8%	4.3%
2 / 1999	13.5%	5.0%	4.4%
3 / 1999	13.3%	4.9%	4.2%
4 / 1999	12.8%	4.7%	4.3%
5 / 1999	13.2%	4.6%	4.2%
6 / 1999	14.4%	5.0%	4.3%
7 / 1999	15.3%	5.3%	4.3%
8 / 1999	13.7%	4.5%	4.2%
9 / 1999	13.7%	4.3%	4.2%
10 / 1999	12.1%	3.9%	4.1%
11 / 1999	11.5%	3.7%	4.1%
12 / 1999	10.8%	3.5%	4.0%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1998	14.9%	5.5%	4.6%
2 / 1998	15.1%	5.5%	4.6%
3 / 1998	15.1%	5.5%	4.7%
4 / 1998	12.9%	4.5%	4.3%
5 / 1998	12.6%	4.5%	4.4%
6 / 1998	13.2%	4.6%	4.5%
7 / 1998	13.3%	4.8%	4.5%
8 / 1998	12.3%	4.2%	4.5%
9 / 1998	12.1%	4.2%	4.6%
10 / 1998	11.2%	4.0%	4.5%
11 / 1998	10.8%	3.9%	4.4%
12 / 1998	10.4%	3.9%	4.4%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1997	17.5%	6.5%	5.3%
2 / 1997	16.8%	6.2%	5.2%
3 / 1997	15.9%	5.9%	5.2%
4 / 1997	13.6%	5.1%	5.1%
5 / 1997	13.8%	5.1%	4.9%
6 / 1997	14.4%	5.3%	5.0%
7 / 1997	15.1%	5.6%	4.9%
8 / 1997	13.4%	5.0%	4.8%
9 / 1997	13.4%	4.9%	4.9%
10 / 1997	12.2%	4.6%	4.7%
11 / 1997	11.8%	4.4%	4.6%
12 / 1997	12.1%	4.5%	4.7%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1996	19.1%	7.1%	5.6%
2 / 1996	18.5%	6.9%	5.5%
3 / 1996	18.2%	6.8%	5.5%
4 / 1996	16.7%	6.3%	5.6%
5 / 1996	16.2%	6.2%	5.6%
6 / 1996	16.1%	5.9%	5.3%
7 / 1996	17.2%	6.4%	5.5%
8 / 1996	15.6%	5.7%	5.1%
9 / 1996	16.0%	5.7%	5.2%
10 / 1996	15.3%	5.5%	5.2%
11 / 1996	16.0%	5.7%	5.4%
12 / 1996	15.4%	5.6%	5.4%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1995	18.7%	7.0%	5.6%
2 / 1995	18.4%	6.8%	5.4%
3 / 1995	17.8%	6.6%	5.4%
4 / 1995	17.7%	6.4%	5.8%
5 / 1995	17.8%	6.5%	5.6%
6 / 1995	18.5%	6.6%	5.6%
7 / 1995	19.3%	6.9%	5.7%
8 / 1995	17.9%	6.3%	5.7%
9 / 1995	17.2%	6.1%	5.6%
10 / 1995	16.7%	5.8%	5.5%
11 / 1995	16.5%	5.9%	5.6%
12 / 1995	16.6%	6.0%	5.6%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1994	20.2%	7.7%	6.6%
2 / 1994	20.3%	7.8%	6.6%
3 / 1994	19.8%	7.7%	6.5%
4 / 1994	18.4%	7.0%	6.4%
5 / 1994	18.4%	6.7%	6.1%
6 / 1994	18.9%	6.8%	6.1%
7 / 1994	20.4%	7.2%	6.1%
8 / 1994	18.8%	6.6%	6.0%
9 / 1994	18.3%	6.4%	5.9%
10 / 1994	17.0%	6.2%	5.8%
11 / 1994	16.4%	6.0%	5.6%
12 / 1994	15.7%	5.8%	5.5%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1993	23.6%	8.8%	7.3%
2 / 1993	23.4%	8.7%	7.1%
3 / 1993	22.4%	8.4%	7.0%
4 / 1993	20.9%	7.9%	7.1%
5 / 1993	20.7%	7.7%	7.1%
6 / 1993	20.7%	7.7%	7.0%
7 / 1993	21.3%	7.8%	6.9%
8 / 1993	19.3%	7.2%	6.8%
9 / 1993	18.6%	7.0%	6.7%
10 / 1993	17.4%	6.8%	6.8%
11 / 1993	17.2%	6.6%	6.6%
12 / 1993	17.0%	6.6%	6.5%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1992	23.4%	8.2%	7.3%
2 / 1992	24.1%	8.5%	7.4%
3 / 1992	23.4%	8.2%	7.4%
4 / 1992	23.1%	7.8%	7.4%
5 / 1992	24.6%	8.4%	7.6%
6 / 1992	26.1%	8.9%	7.8%
7 / 1992	26.1%	9.2%	7.7%
8 / 1992	24.3%	8.5%	7.6%
9 / 1992	24.2%	8.4%	7.6%
10 / 1992	23.2%	8.1%	7.3%
11 / 1992	23.5%	8.1%	7.4%
12 / 1992	22.4%	8.0%	7.4%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1991	20.4%	6.8%	6.4%
2 / 1991	20.5%	7.0%	6.6%
3 / 1991	20.7%	6.9%	6.8%
4 / 1991	19.2%	6.3%	6.7%
5 / 1991	20.6%	6.6%	6.9%
6 / 1991	21.3%	6.6%	6.9%
7 / 1991	21.2%	6.8%	6.8%
8 / 1991	20.5%	6.4%	6.9%
9 / 1991	20.5%	6.4%	6.9%
10 / 1991	20.5%	6.6%	7.0%
11 / 1991	21.6%	6.9%	7.0%
12 / 1991	22.0%	7.1%	7.3%

Month/Year	Camden, NJ%	New-Jersey%	National %
1 / 1990	16.6%	5.1%	5.4%
2 / 1990	15.7%	5.0%	5.3%
3 / 1990	15.6%	4.8%	5.2%
4 / 1990	14.8%	4.6%	5.4%
5 / 1990	15.5%	4.7%	5.4%
6 / 1990	16.4%	4.7%	5.2%
7 / 1990	17.3%	5.2%	5.5%
8 / 1990	16.0%	4.9%	5.7%
9 / 1990	16.9%	5.2%	5.9%
10 / 1990	16.6%	5.2%	5.9%
11 / 1990	17.5%	5.6%	6.2%
12 / 1990	17.8%	5.7%	6.3%