New Jersey
New Jersey
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2008 |
Mar 2008 |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,507.7 |
4,495.3 |
4,511.9 |
4,516.8 |
4,505.0 |
4,505.2 |
Employment |
|
4,291.3 |
4,278.2 |
4,288.6 |
4,273.9 |
4,267.4 |
4,260.8 |
Unemployment |
|
216.3 |
217.1 |
223.3 |
242.9 |
237.6 |
244.4 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
4,071.9 |
4,071.7 |
4,071.6 |
4,072.6 |
4,068.7 |
4,068.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.2 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
168.9 |
168.0 |
166.9 |
167.3 |
166.8 |
166.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.1 |
-1.8 |
-2.5 |
-2.7 |
-3.7 |
-3.0 |
Manufacturing |
|
308.7 |
308.3 |
306.9 |
304.6 |
301.9 |
301.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-2.0 |
-2.3 |
-2.7 |
-3.5 |
-3.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
874.2 |
874.7 |
873.3 |
873.8 |
873.0 |
872.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.6 |
Information |
|
97.8 |
97.6 |
98.5 |
98.5 |
98.6 |
99.0 |
12-month % change |
|
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
Financial Activities |
|
269.2 |
269.4 |
268.5 |
267.8 |
267.8 |
266.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.1 |
-2.7 |
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
609.5 |
608.9 |
611.7 |
613.3 |
612.7 |
615.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
Education & Health Services |
|
587.9 |
588.4 |
590.0 |
590.9 |
591.2 |
590.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
340.1 |
341.0 |
340.1 |
340.0 |
339.8 |
338.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.2 |
Other Services |
|
165.2 |
165.0 |
165.4 |
165.7 |
165.9 |
165.7 |
12-month % change |
|
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
Government |
|
648.9 |
648.8 |
648.6 |
649.0 |
649.3 |
649.2 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
35 |
34 |
34 |
38 |
60 |
56 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
3,439 |
4,007 |
3,070 |
3,813 |
9,512 |
4,110 |
Data extracted on:
September 12, 2008
Source: U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.
New Jersey includes the following metropolitan areas for which an Economy At A Glance table is available:
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ
- Camden, NJ (Metropolitan Division)
- Edison-New Brunswick, NJ (Metropolitan Division)
- New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ (Metropolitan Division)
- New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
- Newark-Union, NJ-PA (Metropolitan Division)
- Ocean City, NJ
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Trenton-Ewing, NJ
- Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ
- Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ (Metropolitan Division)
Geographically based survey data available from BLS:
Employment & Unemployment
Prices & Living Conditions
Compensation & Working Conditions
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