New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data

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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector	New Jersey
Sector	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Total Nonfarm
2012	3,793.8	3,812.1	3,850.2	3,865.1	3,914.3	3,976.0	3,898.1	3,890.4	3,912.0	3,930.6	3,932.5	3,970.6	3,895.5
2013	3,848.8	3,864.7	3,894.0	(P) 3,934.1
Mining & Logging
2012	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3
2013	1.1	1.1	1.2	(P) 1.2
Construction
2012	123.6	122.1	123.3	128.0	129.9	132.6	133.4	134.6	133.8	136.0	134.3	133.0	130.4
2013	120.4	118.8	123.1	(P) 130.6
Manufacturing
2012	244.8	244.4	246.2	245.3	246.5	247.8	244.8	244.9	244.9	245.5	245.5	247.7	245.7
2013	245.1	245.1	248.1	(P) 247.2
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities
2012	815.5	806.2	810.9	807.4	820.8	831.5	819.7	817.9	821.7	822.1	837.6	857.2	822.4
2013	828.8	815.7	818.2	(P) 823.9
Information
2012	76.5	77.8	79.0	76.5	77.5	78.8	78.3	79.7	77.6	76.2	77.2	77.5	77.7
2013	74.0	76.1	74.7	(P) 75.2
Financial Activities
2012	246.4	246.3	247.4	247.0	248.6	251.8	251.2	251.5	249.3	248.4	248.4	251.3	249.0
2013	248.7	248.1	248.6	(P) 249.5
Professional & Business Services
2012	591.0	594.7	602.9	610.1	616.3	626.0	620.2	627.2	628.2	625.2	630.4	632.1	617.0
2013	603.2	606.6	612.6	(P) 621.0
Educational & Health Services
2012	610.6	619.0	623.8	621.0	625.9	624.0	609.0	606.7	619.5	631.3	629.1	634.2	621.2
2013	623.7	630.0	636.7	(P) 640.4
Leisure & Hospitality
2012	311.1	314.0	323.2	335.4	355.0	381.2	382.8	381.2	364.0	341.6	326.9	331.5	345.7
2013	315.9	318.7	325.5	(P) 340.1
Other Services
2012	160.0	160.1	161.6	163.3	165.6	169.8	168.4	167.6	165.4	166.5	164.8	166.9	165.0
2013	164.3	164.8	165.4	(P) 166.4
Government
2012	613.1	626.3	630.7	629.8	626.9	631.2	589.0	577.8	606.3	636.5	637.0	638.0	620.2
2013	623.6	639.7	639.9	(P) 638.6
Footnotes (P) Preliminary

Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(not seasonally adjusted data)
	New Jersey
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual Avg
Labor Force
2012	(1) 4,528,113	(1) 4,556,691	(1) 4,558,333	(1) 4,551,329	(1) 4,583,984	(1) 4,637,510	(1) 4,656,716	(1) 4,607,064	(1) 4,585,372	(1) 4,626,664	(1) 4,618,140	(1) 4,635,599	(1) 4,595,460
2013	4,612,959	4,592,398	4,582,499	(P) 4,595,331
Employment
2012	(1) 4,088,449	(1) 4,109,590	(1) 4,125,448	(1) 4,139,417	(1) 4,157,817	(1) 4,184,845	(1) 4,180,296	(1) 4,165,261	(1) 4,163,848	(1) 4,200,348	(1) 4,193,362	(1) 4,202,752	(1) 4,159,286
2013	4,147,275	4,158,265	4,171,920	(P) 4,210,328
Unemployment
2012	(1) 439,664	(1) 447,101	(1) 432,885	(1) 411,912	(1) 426,167	(1) 452,665	(1) 476,420	(1) 441,803	(1) 421,524	(1) 426,316	(1) 424,778	(1) 432,847	(1) 436,174
2013	465,684	434,133	410,579	(P) 385,003
Unemployment Rate
2012	(1) 9.7	(1) 9.8	(1) 9.5	(1) 9.1	(1) 9.3	(1) 9.8	(1) 10.2	(1) 9.6	(1) 9.2	(1) 9.2	(1) 9.2	(1) 9.3	(1) 9.5
2013	10.1	9.5	9.0	(P) 8.4
Footnotes (1) Reflects revised population controls and model reestimation. (P) Preliminary

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