New Jersey
New Jersey
Data Series |
Back Data |
Apr 2008 |
May 2008 |
June 2008 |
July 2008 |
Aug 2008 |
Sept 2008 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,511.9 |
4,516.8 |
4,505.0 |
4,505.6 |
4,525.5 |
4,539.7 |
Employment |
|
4,288.6 |
4,273.9 |
4,267.4 |
4,260.1 |
4,258.1 |
4,276.1 |
Unemployment |
|
223.3 |
242.9 |
237.6 |
245.5 |
267.4 |
263.6 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
4.9 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
4,071.6 |
4,072.6 |
4,068.7 |
4,068.8 |
4,065.4 |
4,061.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.2 |
-0.2 |
Natural Resources and Mining |
|
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
12-month % change |
|
6.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
166.9 |
167.3 |
166.8 |
166.9 |
167.0 |
166.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.5 |
-2.7 |
-3.7 |
-2.8 |
-2.7 |
-2.8 |
Manufacturing |
|
306.9 |
304.6 |
301.9 |
302.1 |
301.6 |
299.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.3 |
-2.7 |
-3.5 |
-3.4 |
-3.3 |
-3.6 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
873.3 |
873.8 |
873.0 |
872.9 |
872.9 |
873.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.6 |
-0.5 |
-0.5 |
-0.4 |
Information |
|
98.5 |
98.5 |
98.6 |
98.7 |
99.2 |
98.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
Financial Activities |
|
268.5 |
267.8 |
267.8 |
266.3 |
266.2 |
264.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
-3.0 |
-3.1 |
-2.9 |
-3.3 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
611.7 |
613.3 |
612.7 |
616.4 |
615.7 |
615.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
Education & Health Services |
|
590.0 |
590.9 |
591.2 |
590.3 |
590.9 |
591.9 |
12-month % change |
|
2.3 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
340.1 |
340.0 |
339.8 |
338.5 |
337.8 |
337.9 |
12-month % change |
|
0.6 |
0.2 |
-0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
Other Services |
|
165.4 |
165.7 |
165.9 |
166.1 |
165.8 |
165.7 |
12-month % change |
|
1.5 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
Government |
|
648.6 |
649.0 |
649.3 |
648.9 |
646.6 |
646.4 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
0.0 |
-0.1 |
0.3 |
-0.1 |
0.0 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
34 |
38 |
60 |
56 |
38 |
17 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
3,070 |
3,813 |
9,512 |
4,110 |
3,151 |
1,663 |
Data extracted on:
October 31, 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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