Atlantic County Demographics
Source: www.nj.gov/labor

Data current as of February 2009. Click here to download a copy of the Southern Regional Community Atlantic County Fact Book.

Southern New Jersey Counties

Population (2007 estimate): 270,644
Change from Census 2000: +18,092 or +7.2%  
Percent of New Jersey Total: 3.1%

Total Private Sector
Employment (2007): 125,116
Percent of New Jersey Total: 3.7%    
Change from 2002: +4,383

Largest Industry (2007): Leisure and Hospitality
Employment: 54,285
Percent of Total County Employment: 43.4%

Private Sector Wage (2007 annual average): $36,526
Percent of New Jersey Average: 68.2%  
Change From 2002: +$5,172

Industry With Highest Average Annual Wage (2007): Construction: $57,490

Per Capita Personal Income (2006): $35,480
Percent of New Jersey Per Capita Income: 75.9%  

Number of Unemployment Insurance Claimants (2008 annual average): 3,976

Unemployment Rate (2007 annual average): 5.8%
5-year High (2003): 6.2%  
5-year Low (2005): 5.4%  
New Jersey Rate (2007): 4.2% 

Building Permits (single-family residential, 2007): 1,025.
Rank Among New Jersey Counties: 3 

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