Camden County, NJ jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Camden County’s unemployment rate is 5.2%. Employers filed 2 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 317 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Camden County economy

  • 5.2%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    6.5% the month before

  • 280,025

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 524,042

    people in Camden County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $86,384

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 42%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Camden County layoffs

  • 2

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 305

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 2

    employers

WARN notices filed in Camden County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Notions MarketingTakes effect Jul 2, 2026Gloucester179—State record
International Paper, Barrington Box PlantTakes effect Sep 24, 2026Barrington126—State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Camden County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

  1. L3HARRIS Technologies34 open roles
  2. NFI Industries26 open roles
  3. Cooper University Health Care24 open roles
  4. Campbell Soup Company17 open roles
  5. Conner Strong & Buckelew9 open roles
  6. Harris Health Strategic Fund9 open roles
  7. BAYADA Home Health Care8 open roles
  8. Hikma7 open roles
  9. Holtec International7 open roles
  10. L3HARRIS Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.6 open roles

Colleges in Camden County

Colleges in Camden County
CollegeCityTypeStudents
Rutgers University-CamdenCamdenPublic 4-year5,000–9,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Camden County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

  • Camden County Career Center

    Cherry Hill · Comprehensive · 856-549-0600

    Monday thru Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Cities in Camden County

Other New Jersey counties

All of New Jersey

Laid off or looking for work in Camden County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from New Jersey’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.