New Jersey
New Jersey
Data Series |
Back Data |
Oct 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
Dec 2008 |
Jan 2009 |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,507.4 |
4,510.4 |
4,520.8 |
4,503.0 |
4,514.6 |
4,540.4 |
Employment |
|
4,235.6 |
4,224.9 |
4,215.1 |
4,172.5 |
4,144.6 |
4,162.8 |
Unemployment |
|
271.8 |
285.5 |
305.7 |
330.5 |
370.0 |
377.6 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
6.0 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
4,037.4 |
4,014.6 |
4,000.5 |
3,987.8 |
3,973.3 |
3,956.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-1.3 |
-1.8 |
-2.1 |
-2.5 |
-2.8 |
-3.2 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-6.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
161.8 |
158.7 |
156.6 |
153.8 |
151.2 |
151.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.6 |
-7.8 |
-8.5 |
-9.8 |
-11.5 |
-10.7 |
Manufacturing |
|
292.5 |
290.1 |
286.2 |
280.1 |
276.9 |
273.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.0 |
-5.6 |
-6.5 |
-8.4 |
-9.1 |
-10.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
855.2 |
848.6 |
844.0 |
851.3 |
853.5 |
851.7 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-3.0 |
-3.5 |
-2.7 |
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
Information |
|
90.7 |
90.2 |
90.1 |
90.4 |
89.8 |
89.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.1 |
-4.3 |
-3.5 |
-4.0 |
-4.6 |
-5.1 |
Financial Activities |
|
264.4 |
260.1 |
260.8 |
259.6 |
258.8 |
258.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-3.7 |
-5.2 |
-4.8 |
-5.4 |
-5.8 |
-5.8 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
606.3 |
603.7 |
599.3 |
591.5 |
584.4 |
579.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.6 |
-3.1 |
-3.7 |
-5.3 |
-6.4 |
-6.9 |
Education & Health Services |
|
599.8 |
599.9 |
600.3 |
597.9 |
599.1 |
599.5 |
12-month % change |
|
2.6 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
344.3 |
346.0 |
345.7 |
346.0 |
343.4 |
337.5 |
12-month % change |
|
0.2 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
-0.3 |
-2.2 |
Other Services |
|
166.2 |
162.5 |
163.4 |
163.7 |
164.2 |
162.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.0 |
-1.3 |
-0.7 |
-0.7 |
-0.5 |
-1.3 |
Government |
|
654.5 |
653.1 |
652.4 |
652.0 |
650.5 |
650.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
45 |
46 |
80 |
90 |
47 |
39 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
3,670 |
5,665 |
6,910 |
7,179 |
3,777 |
3,217 |
Data extracted on:
May 01, 2009
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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