Ocean City, New Jersey Metro Area

MSA: Ocean City, NJ
county: Cape May

Population (2017 estimate): 94,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 13.2%

NFP Employment (2017): 43,000
Average Earnings (2017): $27,000

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,0.5000,1.7,
2013,1.2000,1.6,
2014,2.4000,1.9,
2015,1.4000,2.1,
2016,-0.7000,1.8,
2017,2.4000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,17.9000,2.3,
2013,0.3000,2.0,
2014,-7.0000,2.3,
2015,-1.9000,2.4,
2016,-1.6000,2.0,
2017,-10.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,15.5000,8.1000,
2013,14.3000,7.4000,
2014,12.2000,6.2000,
2015,11.1000,5.3000,
2016,9.8000,4.9000,
2017,9.1000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,33340.00,42068.00,
2013,33450.00,42900.00,
2014,31110.00,43888.00,
2015,30530.00,44928.00,
2016,30040.00,45812.00,
2017,27000.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	1,090	28.3	0.6	$97,990
Business and Financial Operations	850	22.1	0.4	$66,650
IT and Mathematical	190	5.0	0.2	$71,050
Architecture and Engineering	140	3.5	0.2	$67,800
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	140	3.7	0.5	$61,470
Community and Social Services	710	18.6	1.3	$56,920
Legal and Judicial	180	4.7	0.6	$68,310
Education, Training, and Library	2,510	65.2	1.1	$55,450
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	360	9.2	0.7	$38,740
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	2,020	52.6	0.9	$64,890
Healthcare Support	1,870	48.6	1.7	$29,250
Protective Services	1,150	29.9	1.2	$37,410
Food Preparation and Serving Related	6,300	163.9	1.8	$24,850
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	2,400	62.3	2.0	$26,470
Personal Care and Services	1,620	42.1	1.3	$29,230
Sales and Related	4,610	120.0	1.2	$24,900
Office and Administrative Support	6,380	166.0	1.1	$32,950
Construction and Extraction	2,010	52.3	1.3	$43,500
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	1,520	39.6	1.0	$43,080
Production	820	21.3	0.3	$35,060
Transportation and Material Moving	1,510	39.4	0.6	$30,480