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New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program (not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
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New Jersey |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
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2007 |
3,993.6 |
3,989.4 |
4,020.6 |
4,050.1 |
4,100.6 |
4,157.0 |
4,098.7 |
4,079.4 |
4,073.3 |
4,093.7 |
4,108.5 |
4,121.2 |
4,073.8 |
2008 |
4,008.0 |
4,003.2 |
4,028.2 |
4,058.7 |
4,091.2 |
4,131.7 |
4,089.0 |
4,066.2 |
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Natural Resources & Mining |
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2007 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
2008 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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Construction |
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2007 |
161.2 |
155.4 |
160.7 |
169.7 |
175.5 |
179.2 |
178.2 |
179.3 |
177.4 |
175.9 |
174.4 |
171.4 |
171.5 |
2008 |
158.9 |
154.5 |
157.5 |
164.5 |
169.5 |
172.2 |
173.5 |
174.5 |
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Manufacturing |
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2007 |
314.5 |
313.5 |
313.5 |
312.8 |
313.2 |
315.0 |
313.0 |
312.6 |
312.3 |
311.4 |
311.4 |
311.0 |
312.9 |
2008 |
307.0 |
306.4 |
307.0 |
305.9 |
304.3 |
304.2 |
302.3 |
302.1 |
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Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
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2007 |
871.2 |
857.7 |
860.6 |
861.6 |
874.5 |
886.2 |
875.9 |
872.6 |
873.6 |
879.5 |
894.1 |
908.2 |
876.3 |
2008 |
870.3 |
858.6 |
861.9 |
863.2 |
871.4 |
879.6 |
871.4 |
868.6 |
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Information |
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2007 |
96.3 |
97.1 |
97.5 |
97.1 |
97.4 |
98.1 |
98.1 |
99.2 |
97.7 |
98.0 |
98.6 |
99.1 |
97.9 |
2008 |
98.3 |
97.2 |
97.6 |
97.9 |
98.3 |
99.0 |
98.7 |
99.6 |
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Financial Activities |
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2007 |
274.9 |
274.3 |
274.3 |
274.8 |
276.0 |
278.7 |
279.0 |
277.9 |
273.7 |
271.4 |
270.6 |
270.5 |
274.7 |
2008 |
267.9 |
267.4 |
267.7 |
267.4 |
267.7 |
269.8 |
268.8 |
268.4 |
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Professional & Business Services |
|
2007 |
584.4 |
585.3 |
594.0 |
604.8 |
610.6 |
620.1 |
617.2 |
620.2 |
615.8 |
615.3 |
615.3 |
614.5 |
608.1 |
2008 |
593.0 |
593.5 |
600.5 |
610.7 |
614.7 |
620.6 |
623.5 |
624.2 |
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Educational & Health Services |
|
2007 |
571.6 |
575.6 |
580.1 |
577.3 |
583.5 |
581.6 |
574.5 |
570.4 |
577.3 |
585.4 |
588.3 |
589.8 |
579.6 |
2008 |
584.3 |
587.4 |
590.4 |
591.6 |
594.5 |
593.6 |
586.3 |
582.7 |
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Leisure & Hospitality |
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2007 |
313.2 |
312.8 |
318.2 |
327.8 |
345.4 |
367.7 |
371.4 |
368.3 |
350.3 |
337.3 |
330.6 |
330.6 |
339.5 |
2008 |
316.4 |
316.0 |
321.2 |
330.4 |
344.8 |
363.8 |
369.5 |
365.7 |
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Other Services |
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2007 |
159.5 |
159.6 |
160.3 |
163.4 |
165.0 |
168.4 |
167.2 |
165.8 |
162.8 |
163.0 |
163.0 |
164.2 |
163.5 |
2008 |
162.5 |
162.8 |
163.4 |
165.3 |
166.6 |
168.8 |
169.3 |
168.4 |
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Government |
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2007 |
645.2 |
656.6 |
659.8 |
659.2 |
657.8 |
660.3 |
622.5 |
611.4 |
630.7 |
654.8 |
660.6 |
660.3 |
648.3 |
2008 |
647.8 |
657.9 |
659.4 |
660.1 |
657.7 |
658.4 |
624.0 |
610.3 |
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Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program (not seasonally adjusted data)
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New Jersey |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual Avg |
Labor Force |
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2007 |
4,459,213 |
4,456,056 |
4,461,382 |
4,439,018 |
4,445,126 |
4,505,723 |
4,526,353 |
4,475,234 |
4,441,634 |
4,447,103 |
4,472,155 |
4,466,302 |
4,466,275 |
2008 |
4,463,838 |
4,486,339 |
4,481,373 |
4,483,190 |
4,502,710 |
4,552,658 |
4,582,169 |
4,562,008 |
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Employment |
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2007 |
4,244,347 |
4,248,628 |
4,265,786 |
4,259,290 |
4,265,393 |
4,314,386 |
4,309,983 |
4,292,783 |
4,261,028 |
4,277,200 |
4,297,063 |
4,282,849 |
4,276,561 |
2008 |
4,235,755 |
4,248,154 |
4,250,604 |
4,269,811 |
4,267,230 |
4,311,693 |
4,314,190 |
4,300,707 |
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Unemployment |
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2007 |
214,866 |
207,428 |
195,596 |
179,728 |
179,733 |
191,337 |
216,370 |
182,451 |
180,606 |
169,903 |
175,092 |
183,453 |
189,714 |
2008 |
228,083 |
238,185 |
230,769 |
213,379 |
235,480 |
240,965 |
267,979 |
261,301 |
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Unemployment Rate |
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2007 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
2008 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
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