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 |
|
2024 |
4,351.5 |
4,356.2 |
4,360.0 |
4,362.3 |
4,369.2 |
4,375.6 |
4,360.6 |
4,360.3 |
4,375.4 |
4,375.9 |
4,375.4 |
4,393.2 |
2025 |
4,384.3 |
4,396.7 |
4,393.3 |
4,394.5 |
4,392.3 |
4,377.9 |
4,385.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2024 |
165.6 |
165.2 |
165.7 |
165.2 |
164.9 |
165.1 |
164.3 |
165.0 |
165.3 |
165.5 |
166.2 |
164.8 |
2025 |
164.4 |
164.5 |
162.7 |
161.4 |
159.7 |
157.9 |
156.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2024 |
254.7 |
254.6 |
254.9 |
255.4 |
255.5 |
255.8 |
255.3 |
255.6 |
255.9 |
256.1 |
256.0 |
256.6 |
2025 |
256.2 |
256.0 |
255.2 |
255.6 |
255.9 |
256.6 |
257.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2024 |
908.8 |
906.0 |
905.4 |
906.8 |
907.2 |
905.6 |
903.7 |
902.7 |
904.2 |
902.7 |
900.7 |
903.4 |
2025 |
904.5 |
906.4 |
905.5 |
902.8 |
900.6 |
897.0 |
896.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Information |
|
2024 |
78.3 |
78.0 |
78.3 |
77.8 |
76.8 |
76.6 |
76.0 |
75.9 |
76.1 |
73.6 |
73.2 |
74.0 |
2025 |
73.7 |
73.5 |
73.1 |
72.7 |
71.8 |
71.4 |
71.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2024 |
270.0 |
269.7 |
269.7 |
269.9 |
269.7 |
271.1 |
269.3 |
269.0 |
269.9 |
271.2 |
271.8 |
272.7 |
2025 |
271.5 |
270.2 |
270.0 |
271.0 |
271.2 |
272.2 |
272.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2024 |
713.4 |
712.5 |
712.4 |
708.3 |
710.1 |
711.0 |
705.2 |
706.6 |
707.8 |
705.5 |
701.0 |
708.6 |
2025 |
707.3 |
708.5 |
706.3 |
706.0 |
708.8 |
709.1 |
716.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2024 |
769.3 |
772.1 |
775.3 |
779.2 |
782.0 |
784.8 |
786.2 |
789.2 |
792.8 |
795.6 |
801.2 |
804.1 |
2025 |
805.0 |
808.4 |
813.4 |
818.7 |
816.9 |
817.8 |
818.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2024 |
405.1 |
405.6 |
405.9 |
406.1 |
407.5 |
409.5 |
405.5 |
401.5 |
406.3 |
408.2 |
409.8 |
411.1 |
2025 |
409.6 |
407.6 |
404.1 |
402.5 |
407.9 |
403.5 |
406.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2024 |
172.8 |
172.9 |
173.3 |
173.4 |
173.9 |
174.5 |
173.7 |
173.4 |
173.2 |
175.3 |
174.7 |
176.0 |
2025 |
175.5 |
174.9 |
175.7 |
176.3 |
174.6 |
172.6 |
175.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Government |
|
2024 |
612.1 |
618.1 |
617.7 |
618.7 |
620.1 |
620.1 |
619.9 |
619.9 |
622.4 |
620.7 |
619.3 |
620.4 |
2025 |
615.1 |
625.2 |
625.9 |
626.0 |
623.4 |
618.3 |
612.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
2024 |
4,876,755 |
4,881,124 |
4,887,906 |
4,895,749 |
4,903,227 |
4,908,736 |
4,910,706 |
4,909,638 |
4,907,142 |
4,904,466 |
4,903,351 |
4,903,331 |
2025 |
4,898,499 |
4,897,945 |
4,897,266 |
4,899,805 |
4,895,267 |
4,892,430 |
4,890,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2024 |
4,660,831 |
4,665,741 |
4,671,305 |
4,676,713 |
4,681,620 |
4,684,975 |
4,685,420 |
4,683,712 |
4,681,283 |
4,678,938 |
4,678,009 |
4,678,030 |
2025 |
4,673,290 |
4,672,171 |
4,668,218 |
4,665,422 |
4,659,310 |
4,653,524 |
4,648,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2024 |
215,924 |
215,383 |
216,601 |
219,036 |
221,607 |
223,761 |
225,286 |
225,926 |
225,859 |
225,528 |
225,342 |
225,301 |
2025 |
225,209 |
225,774 |
229,048 |
234,383 |
235,957 |
238,906 |
241,746 |
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2024 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
2025 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
|
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|
|
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United States Department of Labor
