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Economy at a Glance
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Trenton-Ewing, NJ

Trenton, NJ
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2022

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 210.6 212.1 212.1 215.8 215.0 (p)214.5

Employment(1)

 203.8 205.4 207.2 210.4 209.6 (p)209.1

Unemployment(1)

 6.8 6.7 4.9 5.3 5.4 (p)5.4

Unemployment Rate(2)

 3.2 3.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 (p)2.5

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 281.1 281.9 283.1 285.9 288.0 (p)288.2

12-month % change

 2.5 3.0 2.9 2.4 2.2 (p)2.1

Mining, Logging, and Construction(3)

 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 (p)5.6

12-month % change

 -1.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 (p)-1.8

Manufacturing(3)

 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 (p)10.5

12-month % change

 1.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 (p)1.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 40.0 40.2 40.5 41.4 42.1 (p)42.5

12-month % change

 5.5 6.1 6.0 6.4 5.0 (p)5.5

Information(3)

 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.9 (p)4.9

12-month % change

 -2.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 -2.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

 20.7 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.6 (p)20.6

12-month % change

 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 (p)0.0

Professional and Business Services(3)

 51.1 53.0 51.4 51.5 51.8 (p)52.1

12-month % change

 1.0 6.2 3.2 0.8 0.8 (p)1.2

Education and Health Services(3)

 51.3 51.1 52.0 53.0 54.2 (p)54.0

12-month % change

 6.9 6.7 7.2 6.6 7.5 (p)6.9

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 14.4 14.1 13.6 13.1 13.0 (p)12.2

12-month % change

 6.7 3.7 2.3 2.3 -1.5 (p)-3.9

Other Services(3)

 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.2 (p)9.3

12-month % change

 8.1 7.0 5.8 2.2 3.4 (p)4.5

Government(3)

 73.2 72.5 74.7 76.1 76.1 (p)76.5

12-month % change

 -0.7 -2.2 -0.8 -0.4 -0.5 (p)-0.4

Consumer Price Index: Northeast

CPI-U, All items(4)

 305.916 306.855 307.152 308.001 308.394 308.150

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(4)

   7.3 7.4 7.2 6.9 6.4 6.1

CPI-W, All items(5)

 304.731 305.502 305.102 305.672 306.017 305.734

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   8.1 8.1 7.6 7.0 6.4 6.0

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(4) All Urban Consumers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(5) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: February 06, 2023

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.

 

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