New Jersey: Nonfarm employment and labor force data, not seasonally adjusted
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Employment data from the Current Employment Statistics program
(not seasonally adjusted data, all employees, in thousands)
Sector
|
New Jersey |
| Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Annual
Avg |
Total Nonfarm |
|
2023 |
4,216.0 |
4,232.8 |
4,257.1 |
4,267.2 |
4,329.0 |
4,407.0 |
4,329.4 |
4,315.3 |
4,345.6 |
4,365.2 |
4,386.5 |
4,396.7 |
4,320.7 |
2024 |
4,286.4 |
4,292.8 |
4,328.3 |
4,349.2 |
4,400.0 |
4,463.2 |
4,405.5 |
4,377.1 |
4,393.6 |
4,405.2 |
|
|
|
Mining & Logging |
|
2023 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2024 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
|
|
|
Construction |
|
2023 |
156.6 |
157.7 |
160.2 |
163.8 |
166.7 |
169.4 |
170.1 |
170.2 |
169.3 |
169.4 |
165.7 |
167.3 |
165.5 |
2024 |
160.2 |
158.7 |
162.3 |
168.8 |
169.8 |
171.6 |
173.8 |
172.1 |
171.9 |
173.5 |
|
|
|
Manufacturing |
|
2023 |
252.2 |
252.8 |
253.4 |
253.0 |
254.7 |
257.4 |
256.2 |
256.6 |
256.4 |
255.4 |
254.8 |
255.3 |
254.9 |
2024 |
251.7 |
253.2 |
253.7 |
252.8 |
253.5 |
255.3 |
253.0 |
253.6 |
253.0 |
253.4 |
|
|
|
Trade, Transportation, & Utilities |
|
2023 |
910.3 |
897.7 |
897.4 |
890.4 |
902.8 |
915.2 |
903.8 |
903.9 |
908.2 |
917.5 |
935.0 |
945.9 |
910.7 |
2024 |
915.0 |
903.3 |
902.6 |
904.5 |
913.1 |
925.1 |
921.4 |
916.8 |
920.6 |
926.3 |
|
|
|
Information |
|
2023 |
78.3 |
78.7 |
78.0 |
77.4 |
78.7 |
79.3 |
78.2 |
78.0 |
77.7 |
77.2 |
76.6 |
76.8 |
77.9 |
2024 |
75.4 |
77.0 |
75.8 |
74.3 |
75.6 |
75.3 |
74.3 |
74.5 |
73.2 |
72.1 |
|
|
|
Financial Activities |
|
2023 |
264.8 |
265.6 |
266.8 |
266.5 |
268.2 |
272.3 |
271.7 |
272.3 |
270.1 |
269.6 |
269.5 |
270.8 |
269.0 |
2024 |
267.3 |
268.0 |
267.1 |
266.7 |
267.7 |
268.6 |
268.9 |
270.3 |
267.7 |
266.8 |
|
|
|
Professional & Business Services |
|
2023 |
707.5 |
709.0 |
713.4 |
713.7 |
722.3 |
730.1 |
717.9 |
714.1 |
722.0 |
730.2 |
734.0 |
730.0 |
720.4 |
2024 |
702.4 |
700.7 |
710.9 |
718.9 |
721.2 |
731.5 |
725.5 |
717.9 |
720.6 |
722.1 |
|
|
|
Educational & Health Services |
|
2023 |
732.3 |
740.6 |
745.7 |
746.6 |
752.5 |
757.4 |
742.4 |
736.2 |
757.9 |
764.5 |
771.3 |
775.5 |
751.9 |
2024 |
770.6 |
778.3 |
786.9 |
784.8 |
792.0 |
791.0 |
784.2 |
782.1 |
800.6 |
808.8 |
|
|
|
Leisure & Hospitality |
|
2023 |
358.7 |
360.0 |
369.0 |
379.0 |
405.3 |
437.7 |
444.5 |
443.3 |
414.7 |
397.2 |
390.5 |
387.0 |
398.9 |
2024 |
370.1 |
369.2 |
380.7 |
388.1 |
415.3 |
445.2 |
451.3 |
443.4 |
407.6 |
389.5 |
|
|
|
Other Services |
|
2023 |
165.1 |
166.1 |
167.1 |
169.1 |
171.7 |
175.9 |
174.3 |
173.9 |
170.8 |
172.6 |
173.4 |
173.5 |
171.1 |
2024 |
172.9 |
171.8 |
172.9 |
173.6 |
176.1 |
179.6 |
176.4 |
174.9 |
171.8 |
174.8 |
|
|
|
Government |
|
2023 |
588.8 |
603.2 |
604.7 |
606.3 |
604.7 |
610.8 |
568.8 |
565.3 |
597.0 |
610.1 |
614.2 |
613.1 |
598.9 |
2024 |
599.4 |
611.2 |
613.9 |
615.2 |
614.2 |
618.5 |
575.2 |
570.0 |
605.1 |
616.4 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
2023 |
4,786,023 |
4,820,462 |
4,835,499 |
4,804,763 |
4,821,413 |
4,874,332 |
4,878,125 |
4,854,917 |
4,803,602 |
4,824,862 |
4,829,088 |
4,822,968 |
4,829,671 |
2024 |
4,769,527 |
4,807,251 |
4,842,974 |
4,824,872 |
4,786,276 |
4,890,221 |
4,916,847 |
4,887,769 |
4,775,650 |
4,826,987 |
|
|
|
Employment |
|
2023 |
4,581,555 |
4,603,069 |
4,630,838 |
4,628,778 |
4,615,062 |
4,649,621 |
4,642,970 |
4,617,863 |
4,586,525 |
4,608,565 |
4,618,632 |
4,605,191 |
4,615,722 |
2024 |
4,523,420 |
4,563,073 |
4,612,126 |
4,626,558 |
4,572,070 |
4,657,185 |
4,649,110 |
4,624,611 |
4,579,528 |
4,626,002 |
|
|
|
Unemployment |
|
2023 |
204,468 |
217,393 |
204,661 |
175,985 |
206,351 |
224,711 |
235,155 |
237,054 |
217,077 |
216,297 |
210,456 |
217,777 |
213,949 |
2024 |
246,107 |
244,178 |
230,848 |
198,314 |
214,206 |
233,036 |
267,737 |
263,158 |
196,122 |
200,985 |
|
|
|
Unemployment Rate |
|
2023 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
2024 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
4.8 |
4.1 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
|
|
|
United States Department of Labor
