New Jersey

New Jersey
Data Series	May 2021	June 2021	July 2021	Aug 2021	Sept 2021	Oct 2021
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)	4,414.1	4,417.5	4,425.9	4,430.2	4,432.0	(p)4,438.1
Employment(1)	4,095.3	4,097.5	4,104.9	4,110.4	4,116.3	(p)4,129.4
Unemployment(1)	318.8	320.0	321.1	319.8	315.7	(p)308.7
Unemployment Rate(2)	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.2	7.1	(p)7.0
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)	3,919.0	3,939.5	3,960.7	3,979.0	4,005.3	(p)4,025.3
12-month % change	11.4	10.2	6.9	5.4	3.8	(p)4.2
Mining and Logging(3)	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	(p)1.5
12-month % change	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)7.1
Construction(3)	146.9	145.7	149.2	149.6	151.9	(p)154.6
12-month % change	4.9	-0.7	0.1	-0.8	-0.4	(p)2.0
Manufacturing(3)	242.6	242.7	244.4	245.8	247.0	(p)248.0
12-month % change	7.1	4.7	4.5	4.2	4.2	(p)4.3
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)	850.0	858.7	864.3	864.8	868.2	(p)872.2
12-month % change	13.0	10.0	4.9	4.0	3.3	(p)4.0
Information(3)	67.3	67.1	67.7	67.1	67.4	(p)67.1
12-month % change	-0.6	0.9	0.6	0.1	-0.3	(p)-1.2
Financial Activities(3)	247.8	246.7	246.0	246.4	246.4	(p)247.4
12-month % change	3.9	3.6	2.9	2.5	2.2	(p)1.4
Professional & Business Services(3)	657.2	659.0	668.9	673.2	679.9	(p)688.8
12-month % change	7.2	6.7	6.0	5.7	6.2	(p)6.9
Education & Health Services(3)	678.7	685.3	685.4	686.9	686.3	(p)686.6
12-month % change	10.6	8.2	6.5	5.1	3.7	(p)3.3
Leisure & Hospitality(3)	312.6	315.0	316.5	318.8	321.9	(p)325.1
12-month % change	71.4	74.1	35.9	26.3	13.5	(p)10.3
Other Services(3)	145.7	147.6	149.1	146.7	146.7	(p)147.8
12-month % change	25.9	27.8	13.1	6.8	2.0	(p)3.6
Government(3)	568.8	570.3	567.8	578.3	588.2	(p)586.2
12-month % change	0.0	1.5	3.1	1.9	-0.5	(p)2.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: November 23, 2021

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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