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News Releases:
Oct
23
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23

Households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, metropolitan area spent an average of $86,509 per year in 2022–23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — September 2024

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area increased 0.4 percent in September.

Oct
10
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2024

Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.3 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

New Jersey Economy at a Glance:
New Jersey
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Data		 Apr
2024		 May
2024		 June
2024		 July
2024		 Aug
2024		 Sept
2024

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 4,824.2 4,821.2 4,829.3 4,840.1 4,849.8 (p)4,846.7

Employment(1)

 4,598.1 4,597.3 4,606.9 4,614.1 4,618.4 (p)4,617.6

Unemployment(1)

 226.1 223.9 222.3 226.0 231.4 (p)229.1

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 (p)4.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 4,377.2 4,389.5 4,385.3 4,373.8 4,373.9 (p)4,393.1

12-month % change

 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 (p)1.2

Mining and Logging(3)

 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 (p)1.5

12-month % change

 7.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Construction(3)

 169.2 168.6 168.1 167.3 166.3 (p)168.0

12-month % change

 2.8 2.1 1.6 1.0 0.3 (p)1.2

Manufacturing(3)

 253.2 253.3 253.5 251.6 252.9 (p)254.2

12-month % change

 -0.4 -0.7 -0.8 -1.3 -1.2 (p)-0.9

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 919.2 920.6 921.4 921.8 921.6 (p)925.4

12-month % change

 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.4 (p)1.2

Information(3)

 75.6 76.0 74.7 73.7 73.6 (p)73.3

12-month % change

 -3.3 -2.9 -4.7 -5.1 -4.9 (p)-6.0

Financial Activities(3)

 268.6 269.1 267.8 266.3 267.3 (p)266.7

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.9 -0.8 (p)-1.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

 721.8 721.4 722.7 719.6 716.4 (p)717.7

12-month % change

 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 (p)-0.3

Education & Health Services(3)

 783.8 788.0 788.1 791.0 794.9 (p)805.0

12-month % change

 5.5 5.5 4.6 4.8 5.3 (p)6.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 401.6 406.0 402.3 399.3 400.3 (p)401.8

12-month % change

 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 -0.3 (p)-0.5

Other Services(3)

 175.0 175.5 174.8 173.3 172.8 (p)173.0

12-month % change

 3.1 2.9 2.1 1.3 0.8 (p)0.8

Government(3)

 607.7 609.5 610.4 608.4 606.3 (p)606.5

12-month % change

 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.2 (p)1.1

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
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Current Employment Statistics - New Jersey Employment Table Oct 2024
Local Area Unemployment Statistics - New Jersey Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Oct 2024
Mid-Atlantic - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Oct 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Philadelphia Area Employment — July 2024 Employment News Release Aug 2024
Consumer Expenditures in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — 2022–23 Consumer spending News Release Oct 2024
Unemployment in the New York Area by County – July 2018 Unemployment News Release Sep 2018
Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region – September 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2024
Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – August 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Sep 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area — June 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2024
Average Energy Prices, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington – September 2024 Average energy prices News Release Oct 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in the Philadelphia Area — 2018 Workplace fatalities News Release Jun 2020
Workplace Fatalities in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD – Full Tables Workplace fatalities Table Feb 2014
Summary of annual and semi-annual indexes Consumer price indexes Table Jan 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Atlantic City-Hammonton — May 2020 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2021
Unemployment in the Philadelphia Area by County – June 2020 Unemployment News Release Aug 2020
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization, New Jersey — 2023 Unemployment News Release Mar 2024
New York Area Employment — April 2024 Employment News Release May 2024
County Employment and Wages in New Jersey — Third Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Mar 2024
Women’s Earnings in New Jersey - 2023 Pay News Release Oct 2024
Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area — June 2024 Benefits, Pay News Release Aug 2024
Average Energy Prices, New York-Newark-Jersey City – June 2024 Average energy prices News Release Jul 2024
Average Earnings and Hours in New Jersey - March 2013 Pay News Release May 2014
Consumer Price Index, New York-Newark-Jersey City — September 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Oct 2024
Fatal Work Injuries in the New York Area – 2016 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2018
Middlesex, NJ Area Economic Summary (PDF)
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Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Jersey City-White Plains — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Newark — May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017
Occupational Employment and Wages in Ocean City — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Occupational Employment and Wages in Vineland-Bridgeton — May 2019 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2020
Occupational Employment and Wages in Camden — May 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2018
Fatal Work Injuries in New Jersey — 2022 Workplace fatalities News Release Mar 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages for Emergency Responders in Selected Metropolitan Areas in New York and New Jersey – May 2014 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2015
Employer-reported workplace injuries and illnesses in New Jersey — 2022 Workplace injuries and illnesses News Release Dec 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in New York-Newark-Jersey City — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2023
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Union Members in New Jersey — 2023 Employment News Release Jan 2024
New Jersey Job Openings and Labor Turnover — July 2024 Employment, Unemployment News Release Sep 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Trenton — May 2023 Employment, Pay News Release May 2024