New Jersey
New Jersey
Data Series |
Back Data |
Feb 2009 |
Mar 2009 |
Apr 2009 |
May 2009 |
June 2009 |
July 2009 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,514.6 |
4,540.6 |
4,572.4 |
4,560.4 |
4,550.5 |
4,563.1 |
Employment |
|
4,144.6 |
4,163.8 |
4,188.0 |
4,160.3 |
4,130.9 |
4,140.9 |
Unemployment |
|
370.0 |
376.8 |
384.4 |
400.0 |
419.6 |
422.2 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.4 |
8.8 |
9.2 |
9.3 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
3,973.3 |
3,960.0 |
3,941.3 |
3,933.3 |
3,930.2 |
3,936.1 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.8 |
-3.1 |
-3.4 |
-3.4 |
-3.3 |
-3.0 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Construction |
|
151.2 |
151.9 |
146.8 |
141.3 |
140.9 |
144.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.5 |
-10.5 |
-12.2 |
-14.8 |
-14.5 |
-12.2 |
Manufacturing |
|
276.9 |
273.2 |
271.4 |
271.4 |
272.8 |
275.9 |
12-month % change |
|
-9.1 |
-10.0 |
-10.7 |
-10.1 |
-9.5 |
-8.0 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
853.5 |
851.7 |
847.7 |
843.9 |
843.7 |
839.2 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.2 |
-2.3 |
-2.5 |
-2.8 |
-2.7 |
-3.0 |
Information |
|
89.8 |
88.9 |
90.1 |
88.8 |
87.7 |
88.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-4.6 |
-5.2 |
-3.6 |
-4.4 |
-5.4 |
-3.7 |
Financial Activities |
|
258.8 |
259.2 |
259.0 |
258.2 |
256.6 |
256.0 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.8 |
-5.6 |
-5.2 |
-5.2 |
-5.5 |
-4.8 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
584.4 |
581.1 |
577.8 |
578.3 |
578.3 |
581.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-6.4 |
-6.7 |
-6.9 |
-6.5 |
-6.2 |
-5.7 |
Education & Health Services |
|
599.1 |
598.3 |
599.2 |
597.7 |
596.7 |
596.2 |
12-month % change |
|
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
343.4 |
340.1 |
332.8 |
336.6 |
333.6 |
339.8 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.3 |
-1.5 |
-3.8 |
-2.5 |
-3.0 |
-0.5 |
Other Services |
|
164.2 |
163.1 |
162.8 |
164.1 |
167.8 |
169.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.5 |
-1.2 |
-1.3 |
-0.7 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
Government |
|
650.5 |
650.9 |
652.1 |
651.3 |
650.4 |
643.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
-0.1 |
-1.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
47 |
39 |
66 |
45 |
88 |
101 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
3,777 |
3,217 |
7,334 |
4,394 |
14,033 |
8,366 |
Data extracted on:
August 25, 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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