New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
New Jersey |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
4,292.7 |
4,297.7 |
4,302.4 |
4,298.4 |
4,313.5 |
4,330.0 |
4,316.4 |
4,319.8 |
4,341.5 |
4,343.5 |
4,353.2 |
4,366.3 |
2024 |
4,376.0 |
4,372.8 |
4,385.3 |
4,377.2 |
4,389.5 |
4,385.3 |
4,373.8 |
4,373.9 |
4,388.5 |
4,387.0 |
|
|
Construction |
|
2023 |
165.3 |
166.4 |
165.8 |
164.6 |
165.1 |
165.5 |
165.6 |
165.8 |
166.0 |
165.0 |
163.6 |
167.7 |
2024 |
170.8 |
168.2 |
169.7 |
169.2 |
168.6 |
168.1 |
167.3 |
166.3 |
168.4 |
169.1 |
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
253.9 |
254.2 |
254.3 |
254.3 |
255.1 |
255.6 |
254.9 |
255.9 |
256.6 |
255.6 |
255.1 |
255.0 |
2024 |
254.8 |
254.8 |
254.5 |
253.2 |
253.3 |
253.5 |
251.6 |
252.9 |
253.4 |
253.8 |
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
909.3 |
909.2 |
909.3 |
906.9 |
911.4 |
913.1 |
907.3 |
908.8 |
914.2 |
913.6 |
914.1 |
918.0 |
2024 |
918.5 |
914.9 |
916.6 |
919.2 |
920.6 |
921.4 |
921.8 |
921.6 |
924.3 |
922.8 |
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
79.6 |
78.8 |
78.7 |
78.2 |
78.3 |
78.4 |
77.7 |
77.4 |
78.0 |
76.5 |
76.1 |
76.9 |
2024 |
77.2 |
77.8 |
76.7 |
75.6 |
76.0 |
74.7 |
73.7 |
73.6 |
72.7 |
71.8 |
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
267.2 |
267.9 |
268.5 |
268.7 |
269.1 |
270.0 |
268.7 |
269.4 |
270.0 |
270.1 |
270.4 |
270.3 |
2024 |
268.9 |
268.9 |
268.8 |
268.6 |
269.1 |
267.8 |
266.3 |
267.3 |
267.3 |
267.3 |
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
723.0 |
721.9 |
721.5 |
718.2 |
718.4 |
719.2 |
716.1 |
713.5 |
719.9 |
721.9 |
723.1 |
722.9 |
2024 |
724.7 |
721.6 |
724.1 |
721.8 |
721.4 |
722.7 |
719.6 |
716.4 |
717.0 |
714.1 |
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
735.8 |
738.5 |
741.1 |
742.7 |
746.7 |
753.7 |
755.0 |
755.1 |
759.5 |
761.9 |
766.5 |
770.4 |
2024 |
774.2 |
778.7 |
782.8 |
783.8 |
788.0 |
788.1 |
791.0 |
794.9 |
804.7 |
806.1 |
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
393.8 |
394.1 |
395.6 |
396.4 |
399.2 |
402.1 |
399.3 |
401.5 |
404.0 |
405.7 |
409.1 |
408.5 |
2024 |
406.6 |
407.9 |
409.0 |
401.6 |
406.0 |
402.3 |
399.3 |
400.3 |
399.4 |
399.4 |
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
168.7 |
169.2 |
169.5 |
169.8 |
170.5 |
171.2 |
171.0 |
171.5 |
171.7 |
173.3 |
174.0 |
174.5 |
2024 |
176.5 |
175.1 |
175.5 |
175.0 |
175.5 |
174.8 |
173.3 |
172.8 |
173.5 |
175.3 |
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
594.7 |
596.0 |
596.7 |
597.2 |
598.3 |
599.7 |
599.3 |
599.4 |
600.1 |
598.4 |
599.7 |
600.6 |
2024 |
602.4 |
603.5 |
606.1 |
607.7 |
609.5 |
610.4 |
608.4 |
606.3 |
606.3 |
605.8 |
|
|
Labor Force data from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program
(seasonally adjusted data)
|
New Jersey |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Labor Force |
|
2023 |
4,802,664 |
4,813,871 |
4,824,433 |
4,832,802 |
4,837,877 |
4,839,708 |
4,838,977 |
4,836,467 |
4,833,817 |
4,832,097 |
4,831,775 |
4,832,330 |
2024 |
4,824,539 |
4,819,665 |
4,819,879 |
4,824,210 |
4,821,230 |
4,829,272 |
4,840,076 |
4,849,802 |
4,846,506 |
4,845,006 |
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
4,615,271 |
4,622,488 |
4,629,154 |
4,633,005 |
4,632,272 |
4,627,564 |
4,619,902 |
4,611,114 |
4,603,906 |
4,599,565 |
4,599,624 |
4,600,849 |
2024 |
4,592,192 |
4,588,497 |
4,590,776 |
4,598,066 |
4,597,346 |
4,606,945 |
4,614,124 |
4,618,410 |
4,617,427 |
4,617,998 |
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
187,393 |
191,383 |
195,279 |
199,797 |
205,605 |
212,144 |
219,075 |
225,353 |
229,911 |
232,532 |
232,151 |
231,481 |
2024 |
232,347 |
231,168 |
229,103 |
226,144 |
223,884 |
222,327 |
225,952 |
231,392 |
229,079 |
227,008 |
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
2024 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
|
|
United States Department of Labor
