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October 2006
Preface
Acknowledgements
Employment ............................................................................................ 5
Wages ...................................................................................................... 7
Population ...............................................................................................10
∑ Business and professional services employers have been the prime drivers of job growth
in Camden County. Payrolls in this sector have increased by 10.6 percent, ten times
faster than the state’s gain (+0.7%). The county is home to many office parks, typically
filled with companies in this sector, ranging from engineering and data processing ser-
vices to employment agencies.
∑ Over the 1999-2004 period, trade, transportation and utilities employment declined
by 5.1 percent in the county in contrast to the state’s 0.5 percent gain. The loss was
centered in the retail and warehousing components as more stores and distribution
centers have opened in neighboring Burlington and Gloucester counties.
∑ Manufacturing job losses were less in the county (-14.3%) than in the state (-19.8%). A
combination of factors including a good transportation network, relatively modern fac-
tory buildings and access to an ample supply of well-trained workers have made the
county’s plants more competitive.
Note: Use of an index facilitates comparison between two separate data elements.
Camden County and New Jersey Camden County and New Jersey
Total Private Sector Employment: 1999-2004 Construction Employment: 1999-2004
110 130
105 120
100 110
95 100
(1999=100) (1999=100)
90 90
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Camden County and New Jersey Camden County and New Jersey
Manufacturing Employment: 1999-2004 Trade, Transportation & Utilities Employment: 1999-2004
120 115
110 110
100 105
90 100
80 95
(1999=100)
(1999=100)
70 90
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Camden County and New Jersey Camden County and New Jersey
Information Employment: 1999-2004 Financial Activities Employment: 1999-2004
120 115
110
110
105
100
100
90
95
80
90
(1999=100) (1999=100)
70 85
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
115 115
110 110
105 105
100 100
95 95
(1999=100) (1999=100)
90 90
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Camden County and New Jersey Camden County and New Jersey
Leisure & Hospitality Employment: 1999-2004 Other Services Employment: 1999-2004
125 120
120 115
110
115
105
110
100
105
95
100 90
(1999=100) (1999=100)
95 85
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
175,000
B
170,000
B B
B B
B
165,000
160,000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Camden County
Private Sector Employment by Industry: 1999 & 2004
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade/Transp./Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Prof./Business Services
Educ./Health Services
Leisure/Hospitality
Other Services
2004 1999
∑ In 2004, trade, transportation and utilities was the county’s largest industry em-
ployer, accounting for 25.2 percent of all private sector workers. However, in 1999
this industry employed 27.0 percent. The percentage of workers employed in this
industry has declined as stores and distribution centers have moved to Burlington
and Gloucester counties.
3,000
2,000
1,000
-1,000
-2,000
-3,000
Construction Manufact- Trade/ Information Financial Prof./ Education/ Leisure/ Other
uring Transport./ Activities Business Health Hospitality Services
Utilities Services Services
∑ In Camden County, the sectors that added the most private sector jobs between
1999 and 2004 were professional and business services (+3,000) and education and
health care (+2,300). The county’s close proximity to Philadelphia has attracted many
businesses to its office parks. The county is also home to Cooper University Medical
Center and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, both noted for providing specialty
medical care.
12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
-2,000
Construction Manufact- Trade/ Information Financial Prof./ Education/ Leisure/ Other
uring Transport./ Activities Business Health Hospitality Services
Utilities Services Services
Source: Local Employment Dynamics (LED) data from the US Census Bureau.
∑ Within each industry sector, new jobs were created, while other positions were elimi-
nated. In 2004, the sector with the most new job openings was trade, transportation
and utilities (+12,000). Many of these openings were in the highly competitive retail
trade component where new stores often draw customers away from older establish-
ments. The adversely affected stores may reduce employment or close as sales vol-
ume drops. In this industry, closings and staff reductions produced a loss of 9,500
jobs, leaving a net gain of 2,500 positions. Fewer new positions were created in the
less volatile education and health services sector (+8,700), but netted a larger job
gain (+4,100) because fewer jobs were lost (-4,600).
6 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Wages
Camden County, Private Sector
Average Annual Wage: 1999 — 2004
$45,000
$30,000
$25,000
$20,000
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
∑ Between 1999 and 2004 the annual average private sector wage in Camden County
increased by 18.8 percent. This exceeded the state’s rate of growth for that time
(+16.7%). Despite the increase, Camden County’s annual average private sector wage
has remained lower than the state’s ($47,639).
Construction
Manufacturing
Trade/Transp./Utilities
Information
Financial Activities
Prof./Business Services
Education/Health Services
Leisure/Hospitality
Other Services
∑ The sector in Camden County with the highest average annual private wage in 2004
was financial activities ($52,626). The statewide average wage for this sector was
much higher ($74,794), mainly because of differences in sector composition. In
Camden, the relatively low-paying credit intermediation and related activities compo-
nent made up a larger proportion of the financial activities payrolls (38.3%) compared
with the state (29.9%) and the relatively high paying securities, commodities, and
investments component employed a smaller percentage of the industry’s workers in
the county (5.0%) than in the state (18.5%).
Unemployment Rates
Camden County and New Jersey ∑ From 1999 to 2005, Camden County’s un-
Unemployment Rate Trends: 1999 — 2005 employment rate has been slightly higher
7.0 than the state’s.
6.0 JB BJ J ∑ From 1999 to 2005, the county’s labor
5.0
JB B JB force grew by 3,400 or 1.3 percent, com-
JB
4.0 JB pared with 3.1 percent growth in the
state’s civilian labor force. The labor force
3.0
grew more slowly mainly because of the
2.0 county’s slow population growth.
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Camden County
Unemployment Insurance Claimants: 2004-2005
2004 2005
Annual Annual Change 2004-2005
Category Average Average Number Percent
Total Insured Unemployed 5,407 4,939 -467 -8.6
By Gender
Male 3,071 2,878 -193 -6.3
Female 2,336 2,061 -275 -11.8
By Race
White 3,055 2,759 -296 -9.7
Black 1,515 1,426 -89 -5.9
Asian 99 84 -15 -15.1
Other 738 671 -67 -9.0
By Ethnicity
Hispanic 842 728 -114 -13.6
Not Hispanic 4,340 3,968 -372 -8.6
Chose Not To Answer 225 244 19 8.3
By Age of Claimant
Under 25 552 588 36 6.6
25 through 34 1,430 1,308 -123 -8.6
35 through 44 1,409 1,268 -141 -10.0
45 through 54 1,151 1,040 -111 -9.7
55 through 64 635 538 -97 -15.3
65 and over 229 198 -31 -13.6
By Industry
Construction 674 677 2 0.3
Manufacturing 485 424 -61 -12.6
Trade, Transportation and Utilities 1,125 981 -144 -12.8
Wholesale Trade 295 280 -15 -4.9
Retail Trade 622 526 -96 -15.5
Information 93 55 -38 -40.7
Financial Activities 331 245 -86 -26.0
Professional and Business Services 916 791 -125 -13.7
Educational and Health Services 645 606 -39 -6.0
Leisure and Hospitality 411 352 -59 -14.3
Other Services 409 310 -99 -24.1
∑ As the economy improved, the number of Camden County unemployment insurance claims
dropped by 467 from 2004 to 2005. This represented an improvement of 8.6 percent.
Declines in the number of claims by females (-275 or -11.8%), whites (-296 or -9.6%)
and 35 through 44year olds (-141 or -10.0%) led the way.
∑ The largest declines in the number of unemployment insurance claims from 2004 to
2005 occurred in trade, transportation and utilities (-144 or -12.8%), professional and
business services (-123 or -13.7%) and other services (-99 or -24.1%). The sector the
recorded the largest percentage drop in claims was information (-40.7%).
Camden County Community Fact Book 9
Population
∑ From 1970 through 2005, Camden County’s Camden County
population increased at a slower rate Total Population: 1970 — 2005
550,000
(+13.6%) than the state’s (+21.6%). More
525,000
recently, from 2000 to 2005, the number
of people living in Camden County grew by 500,000
470,000
450,000
2002* 2007** 2012**
*estimate **projection
25,000
0
0-14 15-24 25-44 45-64 65+
2002* 2012**
*estimate **projection
30
cline (-9,200). In this chart, the “other
20
races” category includes Asian, American
10
Indian/Alaska Native and Hawaiian/Pacific
Islander. 0
-10
White Black Other Races Multi-Racial
∑ The industries with the largest projected gains are professional and technical ser-
vices (3,900) and ambulatory health care services (3,550).
∑ Camden County is projected to average 7,790 job openings per year through 2012.
The county’s top 20 ranked occupations by annual job openings are anticipated to
account for 37.4 percent of all annual job openings.
∑ Between 2002 and 2012, the number of jobs in the county with high educational or
training requirements are projected to increase by 16.4 percent or almost twice as
fast as the total increase for all occupations (8.9%). Of the 2,010 positions with high
requirements expected to become available each year during this period, 480 will re-
quire an associate’s degree. Most of the jobs in the county that require an associate’s
degree are for registered nurses and technicians in the medical and engineering fields.
Black
43.6%
Note: Multi-racial refers to persons that 7.7%
are of two or more races. “Other races”
Multi-Racial
includes Asian, American Indian/Alaska
Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Is-
lander.
Camden County
∑ Hispanics are projected to account for
Projected Labor Force Growth by most (+55.2%) of Camden County’s labor
Hispanic Origin, 2002 - 2012 force gain through 2012. In 2012, Hispan-
ics are expected to constitute 12.1 per-
cent of the labor force, up from 9.2 per-
cent in 2002.
Non-Hispanic
55.2%
44.8% Hispanic
51.7% Female
Male 48.3%