New Jersey
New Jersey
Data Series |
Back Data |
July 2012 |
Aug 2012 |
Sept 2012 |
Oct 2012 |
Nov 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
Labor Force Data |
|
Civilian Labor Force |
|
4,594.9 |
4,579.9 |
4,577.2 |
4,594.2 |
4,605.1 |
4,621.0 |
Employment |
|
4,144.1 |
4,124.7 |
4,128.8 |
4,146.4 |
4,160.5 |
4,177.2 |
Unemployment |
|
450.8 |
455.2 |
448.4 |
447.8 |
444.5 |
443.8 |
Unemployment Rate |
|
9.8 |
9.9 |
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment |
|
Total Nonfarm |
|
3,904.3 |
3,906.6 |
3,903.9 |
3,902.9 |
3,892.4 |
3,922.6 |
12-month % change |
|
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
Mining and Logging |
|
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
12-month % change |
|
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-7.1 |
-7.1 |
Construction |
|
123.7 |
121.9 |
118.4 |
122.8 |
121.0 |
125.3 |
12-month % change |
|
-5.6 |
-6.8 |
-9.7 |
-5.8 |
-6.8 |
-2.8 |
Manufacturing |
|
246.9 |
244.1 |
244.7 |
244.4 |
244.4 |
247.4 |
12-month % change |
|
-2.9 |
-3.9 |
-2.7 |
-2.9 |
-2.6 |
-1.5 |
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities |
|
822.5 |
824.6 |
824.4 |
822.7 |
825.5 |
831.5 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
Information |
|
68.3 |
68.2 |
70.3 |
69.3 |
69.5 |
70.6 |
12-month % change |
|
-11.4 |
-4.7 |
-2.8 |
-1.7 |
-2.1 |
0.6 |
Financial Activities |
|
251.2 |
251.2 |
251.8 |
251.2 |
251.2 |
253.5 |
12-month % change |
|
-0.1 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-0.4 |
0.2 |
Professional & Business Services |
|
607.7 |
612.1 |
609.5 |
610.6 |
616.9 |
620.8 |
12-month % change |
|
1.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
Education & Health Services |
|
636.1 |
635.4 |
637.7 |
639.1 |
634.9 |
640.5 |
12-month % change |
|
4.3 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
353.6 |
352.0 |
349.3 |
340.6 |
334.2 |
337.5 |
12-month % change |
|
5.1 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
Other Services |
|
170.6 |
170.5 |
173.1 |
174.0 |
171.0 |
172.4 |
12-month % change |
|
4.0 |
3.3 |
6.5 |
4.9 |
3.0 |
3.6 |
Government |
|
622.3 |
625.2 |
623.3 |
626.8 |
622.5 |
621.8 |
12-month % change |
|
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
Mass layoffs |
|
Layoff events, all industries |
|
35 |
25 |
26 |
17 |
215 |
78 |
Initial claimants, all industries |
|
2,667 |
1,960 |
2,156 |
1,616 |
33,307 |
8,472 |
Data extracted on:
February 21, 2013
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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