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Unemployed people in Atlantic City, NJ

Unemployed people in Atlantic City, NJ was 1,533 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,533
Change on 2024+13.4%
Rank16th of 39Cities in New Jersey ranked
Series high4,0532020
Series low9902022

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Unemployed people in Atlantic City, NJ, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 2,033 persons1991: 2,952 persons1992: 3,476 persons1993: 3,218 persons1994: 2,902 persons1995: 2,885 persons1996: 2,845 persons1997: 2,687 persons1998: 2,701 persons1999: 2,436 persons2000: 1,368 persons2001: 1,382 persons2002: 1,787 persons2003: 1,878 persons2004: 1,725 persons2005: 1,375 persons2006: 1,475 persons2007: 1,457 persons2008: 1,538 persons2009: 2,472 persons2010: 2,788 persons2011: 2,942 persons2012: 2,974 persons2013: 2,808 persons2014: 2,513 persons2015: 2,149 persons2016: 1,556 persons2017: 1,489 persons2018: 1,110 persons2019: 1,055 persons2020: 4,053 persons2021: 2,089 persons2022: 990 persons2023: 1,154 persons2024: 1,352 persons2025: 1,533 persons01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019902002201420251990: 2,033 persons1991: 2,952 persons1992: 3,476 persons1993: 3,218 persons1994: 2,902 persons1995: 2,885 persons1996: 2,845 persons1997: 2,687 persons1998: 2,701 persons1999: 2,436 persons2000: 1,368 persons2001: 1,382 persons2002: 1,787 persons2003: 1,878 persons2004: 1,725 persons2005: 1,375 persons2006: 1,475 persons2007: 1,457 persons2008: 1,538 persons2009: 2,472 persons2010: 2,788 persons2011: 2,942 persons2012: 2,974 persons2013: 2,808 persons2014: 2,513 persons2015: 2,149 persons2016: 1,556 persons2017: 1,489 persons2018: 1,110 persons2019: 1,055 persons2020: 4,053 persons2021: 2,089 persons2022: 990 persons2023: 1,154 persons2024: 1,352 persons2025: 1,533 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,533
20241,352
20231,154
2022990
20212,089
20204,053
20191,055
20181,110
20171,489
20161,556
20152,149
20142,513
20132,808
20122,974
20112,942
20102,788
20092,472
20081,538
20071,457
20061,475
20051,375
20041,725
20031,878
20021,787
20011,382
20001,368
19992,436
19982,701
19972,687
19962,845
19952,885
19942,902
19933,218
19923,476
19912,952
19902,033

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Atlantic City, NJ, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Atlantic City, NJ, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/atlantic-city-nj. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Atlantic City, NJ, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/atlantic-city-nj.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Atlantic City, NJ, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/atlantic-city-nj (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Atlantic City, NJ?

Unemployed people in Atlantic City, NJ was 1,533 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.4% from 2024. That is the 16th highest of 39 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Atlantic City, NJ?

4,053 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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